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or small tree. M. Tenn. and southern part of E. Tenn. In 

 moist, rich soil. June-August. 



EBENACE.E Vent. 



DIOSPYROS L. 



Diospyros Virginiana L. Persimmon. Sometimes reach- 

 ing- 80 to 100 feet in licigrht by 3 to 4 feet diameter. O. S. 

 May. June. Fruit in September, November. 



SYMPLOCACE.E Miers. 



SYMPLOCOS L. 



Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Her. Sweet-leaf horse sugar. 

 Near Ducktown, Polk County, in North Carolina. iNIarch, 

 April. 



STYRACE.E A. DC. 



STYRAX L. 



Styrax Americana Lam. Smooth storax. Jackson, W. 

 Tenn. S. M. Bain. March, April. 



MOHRODENDRON Britt. (Halesia Ellis.) 



Mohrodendron Carolinum (L.) Britton. Halesia tetraptera 

 L. .Snowdrop tree. O. S. Along streams. Ocoee Valley. 

 March, April. 



M. dipterum (L.) Britton. Halesia diptera. Grounds of 

 St. Cecilia Academy, Nashville. Cultivated. April. 



OLEACE.E Lindl. 

 SYRINGA L. 



Syringa vulgaris L. Lilac. Frequently cultivated, and 

 sometimes remaining on deserted garden plots. Native of Eu- 

 rope. April, May. 



FRAXINUS L. 



Fraxinus Americana L. A\"hite ash. O. S. Attaining over 

 100 feet by 3 to 5 feet diameter. 



F. lanceolata Borck. F. viridis Michx. Green ash. Grow- 

 ing to 65 feet by 3 feet diameter. Low, moist grounds. Fre- 

 quent about Nashville. April. May. 



F. Pennsylvanica Marsh. F. pubescens Law. Swamps and 

 low grounds. O. S. April, Alay. 



F. quadrangulata Michx. Blue ash. Large tree, attaining 

 sometimes no feet by 3 feet diameter. O. S. March, April. 



F. Americana var. microcarpa A. Gray. Frequent in the 



