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MELIACEAE. 



MELIA L. Sp. PL 384 (1753). 



Melia Azederach L. Sp. PI. 384 (1753). 



This ornamental tree is cultivated extensively at Corpus Christ! and 

 at other places in Texas. A single tree was found growing along the 

 roadside, between Corpus Christ! and Nueces, altitude 30 feet. At 

 Corpus Christi it begins to bloom about the middle of March, but at 

 Kerrville, 270 miles northwest and 1600 feet higher, not until the latter 

 part of April. 



April 3 (1525); type locality, "in Syria." 



POLYGALACEAE. 



POLYGALA L. Sp. PL 701 (1753). 

 Polygala alba Nutt. Gen. 2: 87 (1818). 



Very abundant in the stony limestone ground about Kerrville, ranging 

 from the banks of Town Creek to almost the highest points on the hill- 

 sides, 1650-1900 feet. 



April 24 (1645) ; type locality, "on the plains of the Missouri. 1 ' 



KRAMERIA Loefl. It. Hisp. 195 (1758). 



Krameria secundiflora DC. Prodr. i : 341 (1824). 



Kramer ia lanceolata Torr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. 2 : 1 68 (1828). 



Very plentiful, and having the same range as Polygala alba, except 

 that it does not reach as great an altitude, its limit being about 1800 

 feet, stopping where the abrupt ascent of the ridges begins. The roots 

 are usually thick, sending out very long branches which penetrate deep 

 into the hard, stony ground. Flowers silky, maroon-colored. 



April 23 (1625); type locality, " in Mexico." 



EUPHORBIACEAE. 



PHYLLANTHUS L. Sp. PL 981 (1753). 

 Phyllanthus polygonoides Spreng. Syst. 3 : 23 (1826). 



Plentiful in gravelly ground about Kerrville, at low and medium ele- 

 vations, 1625-1700 feet. 



April 25 (1640); type locality, Arkansas. 



