130 Tennessee Flora. 



ERIGENIA Nutt. 



Erigenia bulbosa (Michx.) Nutt. Harbinger of spring. O. 

 S. March, April, 



CORIANDRUM Hoffm. 



Coriandrum sativum L. Cumin. Used as a condiment, and 

 hence escaping into garden plots. .lA. 



CUMINUM L. 



Cuminum sativum L. Cumin. A condiment. Sparsely es- 

 caping into open grounds. 



CORNACE^ Link. 

 CORNUS L, 



Cornus florida L. Flowering dogwood. O. S. March, 

 April. 



C, Amonum Mill. C. sericea L. Kinnikiniks. Moist 

 grounds. O. S. May-Jul3\ 



C. asperifolia Michx. Along streams. O. S. May, June. 



C. stolonifera Michx. Red osier dogwood. Banks of 

 streams. O. S. May, June. 



C. alternifolia L. fil. Copses and hillsides. E. Tenn. May, 

 June. 



NYSSA L. 



Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. N. multiflora Wang. Sour gum. 

 Low, moist grounds. Medium-sized tree, 30 to 35 feet high. 

 O. S. April-June. 



N. biflora Walt. N. sylvatica var. biflora Sargt. N. Caro- 

 liniana Poir. Along mountain streams. E. Tenn., and in 

 swamps in W. Tenn. Hollow Rock. April, May. 

 ■ N. aquatica L. N. uniflora Wang. Large tupelo gum. 

 Large tree, frequently 80 to 100 feet high in the lowlands of 

 W. Tenn. Also on uplands on Paradise Ridge, near Nashville. 

 April, May. 



CLETHRACE.E Klotsch. 



CLETHRA L. 



Clethra acuminata Michx. Mountain sweet pepper bush. 

 Throughout the Alleghanies. July, August. 



PYROLACE/E Agardh. 

 PYROLA L. 

 Pyrola rotundifolia L. Round-leaved wintergreen. Mts. 



