No. 17] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS 165 
Prunus Caroliniana Ait. Laurel Cherry; Wild Peach. 
Low rich ereek banks in the southern counties. Hinds Co.; 
Hattiesburg. February-March. 
Geol. Survey Herb. 
CHRYSOBALANUS L. 
Chrysobalanus oblongifolius Michx. Deer Plum. 
Dry pine woods in the southern counties toward the coast. 
Hurley; McHenry. June. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
VICIACEAE. Vetch Family. 
MIMOSA. 
Mimosa strigillosa T. & G. Sensitive Plant. 
On low damp open ground. ‘Yazoo City; Tchula. May. 
ALBIZZIA. Durazz. 
Albizzia julibrissin (Willd.) Duraz. (Mimosa julibrissin Willd.) 
Silk Tree. (Int.) ; 
In yards and about dwellings throughout the state. May. 
NEPTUNIA Lour. 
Neptunia lutea (Leavenw.) Benth. (Desmanthus luteus Benth.) 
Open grass lands and limey soils. Rankin Co. (Hilg. Ms.) ; 
Jackson; Back Bay opposite Biloxi, 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
SHRANKIA Willd. Sensitive Brier. 
Shrankia angustata Torr. & Gray. 
Dry open woods. Lost Gap. May-July. 
Shrankia uncinata Willd. 
Open pastures on clay soil. Jackson (T. P. Bailey). 
ACUAN Medic. 
Acuan Illinoense (Michx.) Kuntze (Desmanthus brachylobus 
Benth.) 
Open lands, more commonly on prairie soils. Pontotoc; 
West Point; Greenwood; Jackson; Warren Co. July. 
Geol. Survey Herb. 
