('):>(> ri-ANT MFK OK ALABAMA. 



.liidromrda lifjustriiia var. /nibfMci iih (iray, Syii. Fl. N. A. 2, i)t. 1 : 33. 187S. 



Kll. sk. 1: »;•(>. (iray. Man. «'(1. (i. HlC. Cliaii. Fl. 'J«;3. (Jray, .Syii. Fl. N. A. 1. c. 



" riio »'\triiiio loriii iVoiii till' A I Ian lie loast and (Jnlf n'»;;i(>n has a docidt-dly diOV-r- 

 ont a-Hpfi t IVoni tlio typii al fdiiii, and is distinf^nisliid liy tlio denHci i)ani«ii'.s with 



Hloiilly ixMJi. I'l.-d titiwcrs, :{ or J lioin tlir sa Imd, and also by its i>ulK'8c«nce. It 



is iniiniatcly coMin'cird witli tlic t>iit' liy iiit<'i>;radin'; forme frequently met with 

 fartiicr nortii an<l can only take varietal rank." Molir. 



Carolini.in and l.ouisianiau areas. \irj,Mnia, along the low conntry to Florida, 

 west to I.onisiaua. 



Ai..\hama: Central rrairie region to Coast i)iain. Swampy banks of Htreams. 

 Montgomery Connty, banks of cypress pond on the Alabama Kiver. Most frei|iientin 

 the Coast ]>tain, on tiio borders of ]iine-barren streams, scarcely over 3 feet in height. 



Type l<»rality : "In sylvis Caroliiiao inferioris."' 



Ilerb. (Jeol. .Snrv. Herb. Molu. 



OXYDENDRUM DC. I'rodr. 7 :G01. 183'J. 



One sjiecies, Atlantic North America. 

 Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Prodr. 7 : tiOl. 1830. Sornwoon. 



Jiidromeda arhorea L. 8p. PI. 1 : 3;tl. 17.")3. 



Kll. Sk. 1 : I'll. (Jrav, Man. ed. 6, 317. Chap. Fl. 203. Cray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 

 1 : 33. Sargent, Silv. N.' A. 5 : 13."), /. .'.>7. 



Carolinian and Lonisianian areas. Pennsylvania and West A'irginia, along the 

 mountains to (Jeorgia and Florida, west to Arkansas and sonthern Missouri. 



Ai.aiiama: Mountain region to the Coast plain. Flowers white; .Inly. 'i'ree3()t« 

 40 feet high, 12 inches ami over in <liametcr. Most fre<ineut and in greatest perfec- 

 tion iu the siliceous dry soil of the table-lauds. In the swamps of the low country, 

 rarely 20 feet high or over 5 inches iu diameter. 



Economic uses: Of some value for the wood. It is also of ornamental use. 



'ryi)e locality: " Mab. iu Virginia, Carolina." 



Herb. Ceol. Surv. Herb. ^lohr. 



EPIGAEA I.. Sp. PI. 1 : 395. 1753. 



Two species. Japan, 1. Atlantic North America, 1. 



Epigaea repens L. Sp. PI. 1 : Sii."). 1753. Trailing Arbutus. 



Ell. sk. 1 : 501. Cray, Man. ed. ti. 315. Chap. Fl. 261 . Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2. pt. 1 : 2tt. 



Canadian /.one to Lonisianian area. Nova Scotia and Canada to Lake Superior and 

 the Saskatchewan Valley ; New England, west to Michigan, south to Florida and 

 Mississippi. 



Ai-ahama: Mountain region. Central Pine belt. Lower Pine region. In rocky 

 or sandy aud gravelly woods. Cullman County. Autauga County (£.//. (Sm/Z/i). 

 Mobile County, S])riugliill, ( 'itronelle. 1 lowers ]>ale pink; February, March. Four 

 to (j inches long, trailing. l're(|uent. Perennial. 



Economic usis: I'he herb, known as "gravel plant,'' is used medicinally. 



Type locality: " Hal), iu VMrgiuiae, Canadae pinetis." 



Herb. Ceol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



GAULTHERIA L. Sp. PI. 1 : 39.5. 17.53. 



Ninety to 100 species, temperate regions and in the mountains of the tropics in 

 both lieniisidieres, Asia, America. North America, 3. Shrubby or herbaceous per- 

 eiMii.il evergreens. 



Gaultheria procumbens L. Sp. PI. 1 : 395. Winter(}Reen. 



Ell. Sk. 1 :.501. (Jray, Man. ed. 6, 315. Cbaj). Fl. 261. Gray, Syu. Fl. N. A. 2. pt. 1 : .'{0. 



Allei;heuian and Caroliuiau areas. Mariliine provinces of Canada ; New England, 

 New "iork. New Jersey, south along the mountains to Nortli Carolina (,4,000 feet) 

 and Georgia. 



Alabama: Mountaiu region. One single specimen collected by G. R. Vasey. Local- 

 ity not given. 



Economic uses: The herb called " wintergreen"' is used medicinally, and the essen- 

 tial oil distilled from the herb is the "Oleum gaultheriae" of the United States 

 Pharmacopoia. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Canadae sterilibus arenosis." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



