32 TENNESSEE FLORA. 



RHAMNACEaE. 



Berchemia voliibilis DC. Lookout Mt. Very luxuriant and 

 frequent in West Tenn. Brownsville. May-June. 



Rhanmns lanceolata Pursh. River banks and copses, Nash- 

 ville. 



Rli. Caroliniaua Walt. Barrens of Middle Tenn, etc. June. 



Oauothus Ainericaniis L. In argillaceous and siliceous soils, 

 woodlands throughout the State. June-July. 



VITACE.E. 



Vitis Labrusca L. Alleghany Mts., Ducktown. Cultivated 

 in Bayers settlement by the first settlers. June. 



V. aestivalis Michx. Uplands, cedar glades. Also in Alle- 

 ghany Mts. May. 



V. cordifolia Michx. Along water courses. April-May. 



V. riparia Michx. With the former. May. 



V. vulpina L. Cumberland and Alleghany Mts., abundant. 

 April-May. 



V. rupestris Trelease. Along Cumberland river, banks of 

 Stoner's creek etc., Nashville. May. 



T'. arbo7'ea Linn. West Tenn. in moist woodlands. May- 

 June. 



V. indivisa Willd. River banks and woodlands, Middle Tenn. 

 May. 



, Aiiipelopsis quinquefolia Michx. Common. 



SAPINDACE^. 



Acer dasycarpiim Ehrh. Low, damp grounds and bottom 

 lands. Frequently planted for shade-trees. Flowers in Febru- 

 ary and matures seeds before any other plant. 



A. I'ubruiii L. Wet and low lands. Also cultivated for shade- 

 trees. April. 



A. saccharinum Wanger. var. nigrum Torr. & Gray. Rich 

 soils. O. S. 



A. spicatum Lam. Smoky Mts. Summit of Thunderhead. 

 June. A middle-sized tree. 



