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3.’ Smilax biltmoreana (Small) J. B. Norton, comb. nov. 
Nemexia biltmoreana Small, Fl. SE. U. S. 281, 1328. 1903. 
“Type, Biltmore Herbarium, no. 906b, in Herb. N. Y. B. G.” 
Type seen. 
Woodlands; highlands of North Carolina and upper South 
Carolina. 
Flowers in May, fruits in August. 
Nortu CARoLinA. Buncombe: Biltmore, Biltmore Herbarium 
906, 906b > May 4 (B, Y). Cleveland: Kings Mountain, Biltmgre 
Herbarium 14954 p. p. (B). Henderson: Flat Rock, Dr. Shoolbred 
(Y). Rutherford: Hickory Nut Gap, J. K. Small & A. M. 
Huger < October 3 (Y). 
SoutH CAROLINA. Greenville: Caesars Head, L. M. Bragg 
3637 < August 26 (S).* 
4. SMILAX HERBACEA L. 
Smilax herbacea L. Sp. Pl. 1030. 1753. ‘‘ Habitat in Virginia, 
Marilandia.” Type, a specimen in the Linnaean herbarium, 
obtained evidently from Gronovius and labeled by him ‘‘Smilax 
annua inermis caule fusco purpureo glabro claviculis plurimis 
teneris vestito. Ex alis foliorum oritur pedunculus teres glaber 
semipedalis gerens flores in capitulos globos, collectos.” This 
is evidently a duplicate of Clayton’s No. 54! from Virginia, 
identified both in the Linnaean and Gronovian herbaria as 
the plant here considered. 
Smilax Pseudo China L. 1. c. 1031. 1753. ‘Habitat in Virginia, 
Jamaica.” Species clearly aggregate, represented in the 
Linnean herbarium by specimens written up by Linnaeus as 
follows, according to a letter of B. D. Jackson: ‘three sheets 
pinned together; the first is ‘II K Pseudo China,’ it is a 
barren branch, the leaves leathery: the second sheet is written 
up ‘11’ and seems quite the same plant as the former, but has 
one berry, the third sheet is of a West Indian species, coll. by 
Patrick Browne in Jamaica, probably 5. celastroides.”’ From 
the wording of the Linnaean description none of these can be 
considered the type of S. Pseudo China, but this would be 
* Specimens ra the Charleston Museum, Charleston, 
dicated by “*S.” 
South Carolina, are in- 
