(■)ll> I'l.ANI' 1,1 KK <•!•' A I, A MAMA. 



CEANOTHUS I,, sp. n. !:]!(:.. ivn:;. 



Almiit Id H|»('(i('H, t«MnjuT;itc wcHtrni Noitli Aiin>iir;i, a lew cxtcMuliiii^ into M(>xico. 

 KiiHt of tlu" SliH8is>i]i|)i altout 4 species. 



Ceanothus aniericanua 1.. Sjt. li. 1: I'.C). nr,'A. Nkw .Ikijsky Tka. Kick Kooi. 



Kll.sk. l:L''.t(l. C,v:\y. Man. <•«!. C. 112. Cliap. Fl. 74. (Joiilter, Coiitr. Nat. Mori). 2 Mil. 



Allefilniiiiiii to Louisianiaii area. Outario. .Manitoba; New Kuglaiul west to 

 Neliraska and Arkansas, sonth to Florida and Texas. 



Ai.AHAM.x: Tonnessoe ^'all^>y tf) C'(Mitral I'ine belt. Dry woodH. Lamlerdalo and 

 Cullman coiintios. Tuscaloosa County (A'. J. SmUh). Flowers May, .(iiue. Shrubby, 

 2 to 4 fet-t lii-ih. 



The typical plaut seems to bo continod to the northern part of tin; State, having 

 so far not been obscrvcfl south of the Central I'ine belt. 



Feononiic uses: The root, known as "red root,'" is used nu-diciiially. 



Type locality : " llab. in N'iriiiTiia, Carolina." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. llerli. .Mohr. 



Ceauothus americauus intermedins (I'lirsh) Torr. iV Gray, Fl. N. A. 1: 2»>4. 1S.'W. 



Lp:sskk CiCANoTiiu.s. Red 1{oot. 



Cianothiis intermedin>i Pursh, I'l. Am. Sci)t. 1 : KJT. 1X14. 



CeanothiiH itmrricanns pitchrri Torr. iV CJray, Fl. N. A. 1 : 2(54. 18)^^. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Tennessee, Carolina, Florida, west to eastern 

 Louisiana. 



Alabama: Lower hills to Coast plain. Dry sandy copses, open woods. Blount 

 County, Mulberry River Valley. Montgomery, Maldwin, and Mobile counties. 

 Shrub 1, or scarcely 2, feet high. Difiers from the typo by the small loaves from ^to 

 J inch wide and rarely over \\ inches in length, oval or ovate-ol)loug. more or le.ss 

 rounded at the base, obtuse, or but slightly pointed, nuicronately crenulati! orscrru- 

 late; thyrsus roundish to oval, looser-llowered, rarely 1^ inches long. This variety 

 includes a number of forms iirevailing in the Southern States, described under 

 various names, which, however, can not be separated. 



Type locality : "In the woods of Tennassee. Lyon." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



BALSAMINACEAE. Balsam Family. 



IMPATIENS L. Sp. PL 37. 17.">;3. ,Tewkl Weed. Toucii-mk-not. 



One hundred and forty to 150 species, mostly of tropical Asia, Africa, a few in 

 temperate Europe. North America, 2. 



Impatieus biflora Walt. Fl. Car. 219. 1788. Spotted Toucii-me-nut. 



ImpatieriH noli-tangcre var. fi Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2 : 149. 1803. Not L. 



/. /(/ZraNutt. Gen. 1:146. 1818. 



Ell. Sk. 1:.304. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 106. Ch.ap. Fl. G5. 



Canadian zone to Carolinian area. Canada to northern latitude 66^. Alaska; New 

 Engl.md west to Minnesota and Nebraska, south from New York to Florida, and 

 along the Gulf to Louisiana and Arkansas. 



Alabama: Mountain region. Damp shady copses, in rich soil. Clay County, 

 banks of Talladega Creek, SOd to 1,000 feet. Cullman County. Cleburne County. 

 Coosa County, Bradford (E. A. Smith). Flowers deep orange with reddish brown 

 spots. .July; not common. Annual. 



Type locality : South Carolina. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Impatiens aurea Muhl. Cat. 26. 1813. Yellow-klowekkd T<)i;cii-me-not. 



Impatkna noU-iangere (i Michx. Y\. Bor. Am. 2 : 149. 1803. 



/. paWida Nutt. (ien. 1 : 143. 1818. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 303. Gray, Man. ed. 6. 106. Chap. Fl. 65. 



Allegheuian and Carolinian areas. Ontario to Saskatchewan; New England west 

 to Minnesota and Nebraska, reaching the Pacific shore in Washington; south from 

 Missouri to Arkansas and Louisiana, and from New York to Florida. 



Alabama : Mountain region to Lower hills. Springy places, grassy swales. Cull- 

 man County. Tuscaloosa County (£. A. Smith). Flowers bright yellow. July ; infre- 

 fjuent. Annual. 



Type locality: "Pennsylvania."' 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



