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Celtis Mississippiensis Bosc. Encycl. Agric. 7: 577 (1822). 



Growing in company with C. occidentalis at San Antonio. Usually a 

 smaller tree, with smoother bark, and thin, light green leaves. The 

 fruit is bright light brown, smooth and clear-looking; altitude 600 feet. 



April 17 (1586). 



Celtis Tala Gill.; Planch. Ann. Sc. Nat. (III.) 10 : 310 (1848). 

 Celtis pallida Torn Mex. Bound. Surv. 2: 203 (1859). 



Very common in the coast region about Corpus Christi, altitude 10-40 

 feet. Usually a thick, spreading flexuous bush, but occasionally slender 

 and tree -like. 



Collected near Gregory, San Patricio county, April 14 in flower, and 

 at Corpus Christi June 8 in fruit. 



(1570); type locality, South America. 



MORACEAE. 



MORUS L. Sp. PI. 986 (1753). 



Morus rubra L. Sp. PI. 986 (1753). 



A small tree in rich shaded ground on the left bank of the Guadalupe 

 at Kerrville, altitude 1610 feet. A southern and western extension of 

 the range, which is given as " extending to the valley of the Colorado, 

 in Texas." 



April 19 (1605); type locality, Virginia. 

 Morus nigra L. Sp. PI. 986 (1753). 



Rather common in cultivation at Corpus Christi. A single tree found 

 growing wild near the beach, along the upper part of the Bay. Fruit 

 black, sour. 



March 14 (1448); type locality, Italy. 



URTICACEAE. 



URTICA L. Sp. PL 984 (1753). 



Urtica urens L. Sp. PI. 984 (1753). 



A common weed in yards, waste places, and along the streets at Cor- 

 pus Christi from sea level to 40 feet. Usually low and branching from 

 the decumbent base. The effects of contact with the stinging hairs of 

 this plant last about 1 8 or 20 hours. 



March 10 (1393) ; type locality, Europe. 



