Tennessee Flora. 10''' 



M. Dillenii (Darl.) Kuntze. Desmodium Dillenii Darl, 

 O. S. July. 



M. Canadensis (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium Canadense DC. 

 Cumberland Mts., Cowan. July-September. 



M. rigida (Ell.) Kuntze. Desmodium rigidum DC. Ce- 

 dar glades. Lavergne. July-October. 



M. Marylandica (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium Marylandicum 

 Boott. Cedar and oak barrens. M. Tenn. July-September. 



M. obtusa (AlMhl.) Vahl. Desmodium ciliare DC. Bar- 

 rens. July-October. 



LESPEDEZA Michx. 



Lespedeza repens ( L.) IrJart. Creeping bush clover. Sili- 

 ceous soils. O. S. August, September. 



L. procumbens Michx. L. repens var. procumbens. Gray's 

 l\lan. O. S. August, September. 



L. violacea (L.) Pers. Dry copses. O. S. August, Sep- 

 tember. 



L. Stuvei Nutt. Highlands of M. Tenn. August. Var. 

 intermedia S. Watson. With preceding. 



L, frutescens (L.) Britton. L. reticulata S. Watson. Har- 

 peth hills. August, September. 



L. hirta (L.) Ell. L. polystachya Michx. Dry, siliceous 

 soils. O. S. August-October. 



L. capitata Michx. Elarpeth hills. Tullahoma. 



L. leptostachya Engelm. Dry hill lands. W. Tenn. Au- 

 gust. September. 



L. striata (Thunb.) H. & A. Japan clover. Widely spread 

 over the whole State, carpeting the ground with a beautiful 

 sod. Has been in the remotest mountain settlements since 

 fifty years, and is probably indigenous. Also found in Japan, 

 from whence it is believed to have been imported. July, Au- 

 gust. It is an annual. 



VICIA L. 



Vicia Americana Miihl. Thickets, vicinity of Nashville. 

 May-July. 



V. Caroliniana Walt. Valleys of E. Tenn. May-July. 



V. micrantha Nutt. Copses and edge of woods. M. Tenn. 

 Nashville. April, May. 



V. sativa L. Common vetch or tare. Sometimes sown 

 with rye and cut for fodder. Native of Europe. May-August. 



V. Faba L. Common field pea. Small patches are occa- 

 sionally found in gardens. 



