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ter chinquapin. Lagoons and ponds. M. and W. Tenn. Nash- 

 ville. Very frequent. June-September. 



CERATOPHYLLACE^ A. Gray. 



Ceratophyllum demersum L. Hornwort. In ponds and 

 stagnant water. O. S. June, July. 



MAGNOLIACE.^ J. St. Hil. 

 MAGNOLIA L. 



Magnolia Fraseri Walt. Slopes of the Smoky Mts. June, 

 July. 



M. macrophylla Michx. Large-leaved umbrella tree. Alle- 

 ghanies. Cumberland Mts., near Rugby. J. F. James. 



M. tripetala L. Umbrella tree. Cumberland and Alle- 

 ghany Mts. June. 



M, Virginiana L. M. glauca L. Sweet bay. Madison 

 County, W. Tenn. S. M. Bain. May, June. 



M, acuminata L. Cucumber tree. Rich soil, river bottoms. 

 O. S. May, June. 



M. grandiflora L. In cultivation only. 



LIRIODENDRON L. 



Liriodendron Tulipifera L. Yellow poplar. O. S. At- 

 taining to a height of from lOO to 190 feet by from 4 to 12 feet 

 diameter. Most frequent in the Mississippi bottoms, where 

 it grows to greatest size. May, June. M. 



ANONACEiE DC. 



ASIMINA Adans. 



Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal. Papaw. A shrub or tree 

 Teaching from 20 to 40 feet in the river bottoms. Flowering 

 in March ; fruit maturing in October. 



RANUNCULACE^ Juss. 



HYDRASTIS Ellis. 



Hydrastis Canadensis L. Golden seal. Yellow puccoon. 

 Open woodlands and rich soil. O. S. Various places around 

 Nashville. April, May. M. 



CALTHA L. 



Caltha palustris L. Marsh marigold. Boggy mountain 

 meadows. Ducktown. April-June. 



