106 Tennessee Flora. 



R. hispida L. Rose Acacia. Lookout Mt., Chattanooga. 

 Young plants bear flowers when only a span high. Var. nana 

 Ell. Very ornamental in cultivation. Alay. 



ASTRAGALUS L. 



Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. A. caryocarpus Ker. Ground 

 plum. Cedar glades near Lavergne Station. 



A. Tennessiensis A. Gray. Milk vetch. Very frequent in 

 the rocky glades of M. Tenn. March-May. 



A. Carolinianus L. A. Canadensis L. O. S. July, August. 



STYLOSANTHES Sw. 



Stylosanthes biflora (L.) B. S. P. St. elatior Sw. Pencil 

 flower. Siliceous soils. O. S. June-September. 



S. riparia T. H. Kearney. At Sewanee both species occur 

 in close proximity. O. S. June-September. 



MEIBOMIA Adans. (Desmodium Desv.) 



Meibomia nudiflora (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium nudiflorum 

 DC. Woods. O. S. July, August. 



M. grandiflora (Walt.) Kuntze. Desmodium acuminatum 

 DC. Dry, rocky woods. O. S. June-September, 



M. paucifiora ( Nutt.) Kuntze. Desmodium pauciflorum DC. 

 In leaf mold. O. S. July. 



M. Michauxii Vail. Desmodium rotundifolium DC. Woods. 

 O. S. July-September. 



M. ochroleuca (I\L A. Curtis) Kuntze. Desmodium ochro- 

 leucum M. A. Curtis. Knoxville. A. Ruth. 



M. glabella (Michx.) Kuntze. Desmodium humifusum 

 Beck. Highlands of M. Tenn. Ridge Top, Baker's Station. 



M. sessilifolia (Torr.) Kuntze. Desmodium sessilifolium 

 T. & L Along railroad. Mitchellville, Sumner County. July- 

 September. 



M. canescens (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium canescens DC. 

 Highlands of W. Tenn. July-September. 



M. bracteosa (Michx.) Kuntze. Desmodium cuspidatum 

 Hook. Ridge Top, Sumner County. In siliceous soil. July, 

 August. 



M. paniculata (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium paniculatum DC. 

 The most common species in calcareous and siliceous soils. 

 July-September. 



M. laevigata (Nutt.) Kuntze. Desmodium h^vigatum DC. 

 O. S. 



M. viridif^ora (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium viridiflorum Beck. 

 Siliceous soils. O. S. August-October. 



