306 ECONOMIC BOTANY OF ALABA^^A 



Grows mostly on outcrops of limestone or shale. 



IB. Jackson County. Aladison County (Mohr). 



2B. On bluffs of Warrior River about 10 and 25 miles above Tusca- 

 loosa (if identified correctly). 



ADELIA, P. Browne. (Forcsficra, Poir.) 



Shru])s or small trees, uncommon and unimportant, so that 

 they seem to have no generally recognized common names. 



Adelia acuminata, Mx. (Borya acuiuiiiala, W'illd.) 



A deciduous shrub or small crooked tree with several trunks, 

 with inconspicuous greenish flowers in March and April. Occa- 

 sionally sold by nurserymen, and recommended by them for 

 hedges. 



Grows on banks of rivers that fluctuate several feet during 

 the year; often associated with PJancra. Chiefly in the western 

 half of the state. 



I. On Tennessee River near Florence and Sheffield. Some specimens 

 seen there about 6 inches in diameter and 25 feet tall. (See Bull. Torrey 

 Bot. Club 33:554. 1906.) Also near Plymouth Rock Landing, Morgan 

 County. 



6C. On Alabama River, about two miles north of Montgomery, and 

 at House Bluff, Autauga County. 



7. On Tombigbee River in Sumter County opposite Demopolis. On 

 Alabama River in Dallas and Wilcox Counties. 



8. On Tombigbee River in Sumter and Marengo Counties, 

 low. On Tombigbee River in Marengo and Choctaw Counties. 



II. Choctaw, Clarke and Monroe Counties, on Tombigbee and Ala- 

 bama Rivers. 



14. Near Mount Vernon and Stockton (Mohr). 



Adelia ligustrina, Mx. 



A slender but rather tall shrub. Sometimes cultivated for or- 

 nament. According to Dr. Mohr's observations it ought to be a 

 good honey plant. 



Grows mostly on limestone outcrops and river banks, where 

 it is well protected from fire. 



IB. Common on limestone slopes in Madison and Morgan Counties, 

 and seen in similar situations in Franklin and Blount. In small limy prairie 

 near Spring Valley, Colbert County. 



2B. Shale bluffs on Warrior River, Tuscaloosa County. 



3. Calcareous flatwoods near McCalla, Jefferson County. Near Pratt's 

 Ferry on Cahaba River, Bibb County (Mohr). 



12. Sandy banks of Choctawhatchee and Pea Rivers, Geneva County. 



