no Tennessee Flora. 



parts of both hemispheres, and cultivated with us as a runner 

 and a bush bean. 



P. multiflorus L. The scarlet runner. It succeeds only on 

 the higher mountains, but sets no pods in the lowlands of this 

 State. ^ 



ARACHIS Willd. 



Arachis hypogaea \\'illd. Peanut. Goober pea. Native of 

 tropical S. America. Largely cultivated in the western part 

 of the State for its seeds and the oil which is obtained from 

 them. August-October. M. 



STROPHOSTYLES Ell. (Phaseolus L.) 



Strophostyles Helvola (L.) Britton. Phaseolus Helvolus 

 L. Strophostyles angulosa Ell. Sandy soil. O. S. July- 

 October. 



S. umbellata (^liihl.) Britton. Ph. Helvolus T. & G. P. 

 peduncularis Ell. Abundant in the barrens. July-September. 



S. pauciflora (Benth.) S. Watson. In rich, moist grounds. 

 O. S. July-September. 



VIGNA Savi. 



*Vigna Sinensis (L.) Endl. and var. V. melanocarpa. Cow 

 pea. Planted between corn rows. In cultivation only. O. S. 

 July-September. 



GERANIACE.E J. St. Hilaire. 

 GERANIUM L. 



Geranium maculatum L. Spotted crane's bill. Woods. 

 O. S. April-July. M. 



G. Carolinianun L. Carolina crane's bill. AVaste grounds. 

 O. S. April-August. 



G. pusillum L.' Slopes of White Rock Mts., S. W. Va. Ad- 

 venti\e from Europe. May. 



:\ OXALIDACE.E Lindl. 



OXALIS L. 



Oxalis Acetosella L. White wood sorrel. Summits of the 

 high mountains of E. Tenn. May-July. 



O. violacea L. Rocky woods. O. S. May, June. 



O. macrantha Trelease. Rocky glades. M. Tenn. April- 

 September. 



*Two allied species have been recently introduced from the tropics, 

 the soja bean (Glycine hispida) and the velvet bean (Mucuna utilis 

 Wall.). It has been found that the seasons of Tennessee are not al- 

 ways long enough to perfect their growth. 



