Tennessee Flora. l"l 



H. tuberosus L. Jerusalem artichoke. Rich soil. River 

 banks. Also sometimes in cultivation. Deserves more at- 

 tention as a foodstuff for hogs. Hard to eradicate from fields 

 where it once has been planted. September, October. 



VERBESINA L. (Actinomeris Nutt.) 



Verbesina Virginica L. V^irginia crownbeard. Limestone 

 soils. M. Tenn. August, September. 



V. occidentalis (L.) Walt. Western declivities of Smoky 

 Mts. In al)undance. September. 



V. helianthoides Michx. Actinomeris helianthoides Nutt. 

 Moist woods. C). S. June, July. 



V. alternifolia (L.) Britton. Actinomeris squarrosa Nutt. 

 Moist woods. O. S. August, September. 



HELIANTHELLA T. & G. 



Helianthella tenuifolia T. & G. In big patches, two miles 

 east of Tulahoma. July. 



COREOPSIS L. 



Coreopsis rosea Xutt. In a swamp in Ducktown, Polk 

 County. July. 



C. tinctoria Xutt. Garden tick seed. Frequently escaping 

 cultivation. July, September. 



C. major Walt. C. senifolia Michx. Siliceous soils. O. S. 

 July, August. 



C. major Oemleri (Ell.) Britton. C. senifolia var. stellata 

 T. & G. With the former. July, August. 



C. delphinifolia Lam. E. Tenn. June-September. 



C. verticillata L. L^pper E. Tenn. June-September. 



C. pubescens Ell. Cumberland Mts. June-August. 



C. crassifolia Ait. C. lanceolata var. villosa Michx. Banks 

 of Cumberland River at Nashville. May-September. 



C. auriculata L. Greenbrier, Robertson County. June. 



C. grandiflora Nutt. Harpeth hills, south of Nashville. 

 July-September. 



C. tripteris L. Common tick seed. Low lands and thick- 

 ets. O. S. August, September. 



BIDENS L. 



Bidens lasvis (L.) B. S. P. B. chrysanthemoides Michx. 

 Smooth marigold. Wet lands and ditches. O. S. August- 

 November. 



B. cernua L. Nodding burr marigold. In water and wet 

 lands. O. S. July-October. 



