SMALL: PLANT NOVELTIES FROM FLORIDA 385 
Inland sand-dunes (‘‘scrub’’), southern end of lake region, 
Florida. 
Chionanthus has really been a monotypic genus, unless the 
Asiatic plant described as Linociera chinensis be actually con- 
generic with it. The species described above is a true Chi- 
onanthus, differing from the typical species as indicated in the 
description, appended synopsis, and note. 
Corolla-lobes about 2 cm. long; anthers acuminate; drupe 
I-1.5 cm. lon 1. C. virginica. 
Corolla-lobes shout 1 cm. long; anthers abruptly blunt- 
tipped; drupe 2-2.5 cm. long. 2. C. pygmaes. 
The discovery of this plant adds another to the class of shrubs 
with underground stems—thus rendered less likely to elimination 
from the flora by fire. As far as we have observed, the present 
shrub has an average height of about a foot. In proportion to 
its size it is very floriferous. Curiously enough the flowers are 
about half the size of those of its larger relative, the well known 
fringe-tree (Chionanthus virginica), while the fruits are about 
twice as large or more. . 
The type specimens were collected by the writer on the 
ancient sand-dunes between Avon Park and Sebring, Florida, 
May 23, 1921 (flower) and August 30 and 31, 1922 (fruit). 
¥ Clinopodium Ashei (Weatherby) Small. Plants annual or 
biennial, but woody ; stem much-branched, 1-5 dm. tall, minutely 
usually mainly clustered on short branchlets; blades thick, 
elliptic or nearly so if flattened out, strongly revolute, almost 
tubular, 4-9 mm. long, obtuse, entire, pubescent like the stem, 
glan dular-punctate, sessile; flowers solitary in the leaf-axils, 
short-pedicelled ; calyx pubescent like the leaves, 7-8 mm. long, 
the tube slightly longer than the lips, with a ring of hairs in the 
throat; upper lip reniform, slightly 3-lobed, lower lip with two 
subulate- lanceolate lobes: corolla lavender, 12-13 mm. long, 
finely pubescent without; tube pubescent within; the upper lip 
flattish, with the slightly 2-lobed tip curved upward, the lower 
lip strongly 3-lobed, with the broad middle lobe again lobed; 
[Satureja Ashei Weatherby, Rhodora 26: 80. 1924.]—Inlan 
sand-dunes (‘‘scrub’’), lake region, Florida 
The “scrub” has long been known to ete a bright-red 
flowered calaminth. Several years ago a_ bright-lavender 
