158 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY [Bull. 
HYDRANGEA lL. Wild Hydrangea. 
Hydrangea arborescens L. (H. vulgaris Michx.) 
Common on rich shady slopes and creek banks. Tisho- 
mingo, Itawamba and Benton Cos.; Ripley; New Albany; 
Oxford; Pontotoc; Madison; Jackson. June. 
Geol. Survey Herb. 
Hydrangea radiata Walt. 
Rich shady banks. Southwestern Hinds Co. 
Geol. Survey Herb. 
Hydrangea quercifolia Bartram. Oak Leaf Hydrangea. Seven 
Bark. 
Very common in the northern counties; less so southward ; 
on shady slopes. Tishomingo, ‘Tippah, Benton, Lafayette, 
Union, Madison and Hinds Counties. May-June. 
Geol. Survey Herb. Allison Herb. 
ITEA L. 
Itea Virginica L. Virginian Itea. 
Borders of swamps and shaded stream banks. Tishomin- 
go Co.; Oxford; Newton; Lost Gap; Hattiesburg; Bay St. 
Louis. May-June. 
Geol. Survey Herb. Allison Herb. 
DECUMARIA L. 
Decumaria barbara lL. (D. sarmentosa Ell.) Carolina Decu- 
maria. 
Shaded alluvial flats bordering streams. Oxford; Taylor; 
Monticello; Simpson Co. (Hilg. Ms.) ; Amite Co. 
Geol. Survey Herb. Allison Herb. 
HAMAMELIDACEAE. Witch Hazel Family. 
HAMAMELIS. Witch Hazel. 
Hamamelis Virginiana L. 
Throughout the state on shady slopes. Tippah, Lafayette, 
Hinds, Amite Counties; Chunky; Bay St. Louis. October- 
November. 
Geol. Survey Herb. Allison Herb. 
