270 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. [ October, 
Its tall, simple stalk and long raceme of yellow flowers catch 
the eye here and there on the mountain side, though it is not 
abundant Uh 
Among the other interesting Leguminose which one may 
hope to find are Rhynchosia tomentosa, var. erecta, Phaseo- 
lus perennis and P. helvolus, Tephrosia spicata, and a dozen 
others. 
In striking contrast with the abundance of Leguminosz is 
the almost total lack of Crucifere. We found only four 
species in all the mountains. ye 
Of the Composite, the most conspicuous members in July 
are the Cacalias and the Silphiums. C. atriplicifolia and C. 
reniformis represent the former genus, while there are three 
species of Silphium found in abundance. Of course Asters 
are plenty, though our trip was a little too early for them, 
At Tuckaseege Falls we found Cynthia Dandelion and its 
variety montana growing abundantly on rocks continually 
wet by the spray. Elephantopus tomentosus was another 
Species new to us. ‘ 
he Rubiacee are everywhere well represented by Diodia 
teres, several species of Houstonia, which are among the 
commonest weeds, and by a number of Galiums. : 
he list of common flowers might be almost indefinitely 
extended, Probably none would sooner attract the attention 
of a stranger than the «wild potato vine,” Ipomeea pandu- 
rata, growing with the beautiful passion flower (Passiflora 1n- 
carnata), and its smaller relative, P. lutea, everywhere in the 
cornfields, . 
We have spoken thus far of some of the common flowers 
one may hope to meet with in a tramp through the mountains 
in the latter part of June or in July, purposely omitting the 
Ericacee till some future time. Now let us turn to the ques- 
tion of habitat, . 
e climbed Whiteside and Wayah Bald, two of the high- 
est peaks in that section of the state, naturally hoping to find 
nay new plants. In each case we were somewhat disap- 
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