Tennessee Flora. 1 1 5 



ILICINE.E Lowe. 

 ILEX L. 



Ilex opaca Ait. American holly. A slim tree in the Cum- 

 berland and Alleghany Mts. . Attains a height of 50 feet by 

 18 to 20 inches diameter in the Cumberland and Hiwassee 

 River bottoms. April. Fruit matures in November, Decem- 

 ber. J/. 



I. decidua Walt. Swamp holly. Brownsville, W. Tenn. 

 May. 



I. monticola A. Gray. L montana T. & G. Mts. of E. Tenn. 



I. monticola mollis A. Gray. Lookout Mt. June, July. 



I. verticillata (.L) A. Gray. Black alder. Swamps at Hol- 

 low Rock, W. Tenn. E. Tenn. A. Ruth. 



I. ambigua Chapm. Foot of mountains near tunnel at 

 Cowan. July, August. 



I. Bidleyi W. W. Ashe from the mountains of E. Tenn. 

 Is perhaps identical with the foregoing. 



CELASTRACE:E Lindl. 

 EVONYMUS L. 



Evonymus Americanus L. Strawberrv bush. O. S. June. 

 A[. 



E. atropurpureus Jacq. Burning bush. Wahoo. Along 

 streams. O. S. June. .1/. 



CELASTRUS L. 



Celastrus scandens L. Climbing bittersweet. Brownsville, 

 W. Tenn. Also Bushy Alts., S. W. Va. J. K. Small. M. 



STAPHYLEACE.E DC. 



STAPHYLEA L. 



Staphylea trifolia L. American Ijladdernut. Moist woods. 

 O. S. Nashville. April, Alay. 



ACERACE.E St. Hil. 

 ACER L. 



Acer saccharinum L. A. dasycarpum Ehrh. Silver maple. 

 A large tree reaching 100 feet by 3 feet diameter. Bottom 

 lands and river banks. Flowers in February, March, and ma- 

 tures its seeds the earliest of all our plants. 



A. rubrum L. Red or swamp maple. Wet or swampy 

 lands. O. S. March, April. 



A. saccharum Marsh. A. saccharinum Wanger. A. bar- 



