SAXIFRAGE FAMILY. 535 
PARNASSIA L. Sp. Pl. 1: 273. 1753. 
Nineteen species, temperate and cooler regions, Northern Hemisphere, Europe, 
Asia. North America, 6. 
Parnassia asarifolia Vent. Jard. Malmais. 39. 1803. ARABACCA-LEAF PARNASSIA. 
Ell. 8k.1:372. Gray, Man. ed. 6,173. Chap. F1. 38. 
Carolinian area. Allegheny Monntains from Virginia to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Clay County, Shinbone Valley, 1,000 feet. Margins 
of brooklets. Without flowers; rare. Perennial. 
Type locality not ascertained. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
PARNASSIA GRANDIFOLIA DC, Prodr. 1: 320, 1824, which occurs from south western 
Virginia to Florida, is not infrequent in the Pearl River Valley. Poplarville, Miss., 
and is to be looked for in the western parts of the long-leaf pine belt of this State. 
PARNASSIA CAROLINIANA Michx. FI. Bor. Am. 1: 184, 1808, is not rare in southeast- 
ern Mississippi, and is to be looked for in southwestern Alabama. 
PHILADELPHUS L. Sp. Pl. 1: 470. 1753. Syrinea. 
' i 20 species, shrubs, temperate regions. Japan, Himalayas. North Amer- 
ica 6, 
Philadelphus grandiflorus Willd. Enum. 511. 1809. LaRGE-FLOWERED SYRINGA. 
Ell. Sk. 1:538. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 174. Chap. FI. 156. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Mountaius of Virginia to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Metamorphic hills. Lee County, Auburn ( Under- 
wood §* Earle), April, 1896. Tuscaloosa County (Z. 4. Smith). 
Economic uses: An ornamental shrub. 
Type locality: ‘“ Hab. in America horeali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Philadelphus inodorus L. Sp. Pl. 1:470. 1753. ODORLESS SYRINGA. 
Ell. Sk.1:538. Gray, Man. ed. 6,174. Chap. FI. 156. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Mountains of Virginia to South Carolina. 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region. Upper division Coast Pine belt. Dry copses, 
hillsides. Wilcox County (S. B. Buckley). Clarke County, Lisbon, calcareous 
blutis of Alabama River. Flowers white, May. Shrub 4 to 6 feet high; not fre- 
quent. 
Economic uses: Ornamental. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Carolina.” 
Herb, Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Philadelphus hirsutus Nutt. Gen.1:301. 1818. RovGH-HAIRY SYKINGA. 
Chap. FI. 156. 
Carolinian area. Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee. Mountains of North Car- 
olina and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley and Mountain region. Dekalb County, cliffs Look- 
out Mountain, 1,600 to 1,800 feet, near Mentone. Lauderdale County, Florence, 
rocky banks Cypress Creek. Flowers white, May, first days of June. Shrub 3 or 
4 feet high; infrequent. 
Type locality: ‘‘On the rocky banks of French Broad river, Tennessee, near the 
Warm Springs, abundant.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
HYDRANGEA L. Sp. Pl. 1:397. 1753. HypRANGEA. 
Thirty species, warmer temperate eastern Asia. Atlantic North America. 
Hydrangea arborescens L. Sp. Pl. 1: 397. 1753. WiLtp HyDRANGEA. SEVENBARK. 
Hydrangea vulgaris Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 268. 1803. 
Ell. Sk.1:509. Gray, Man. ed.6,173. Chap. FI. 155. 
Carolinian and Lounisianian areas. Southern New York, Pennsylvania. Western 
Ohio Valley to Missouri, south to Florida, Mississippi, and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Central Pine belt. Wooded hillsides. Shaded 
banks of streams. Clay County, Moseley. Lauderdale County, Florence. Dekalb 
and Cullman counties. Walker County, near Jasper. Tuscaloosa County. Bibb 
County (£. 4. Smith). Flowers white, June. Shrub 1} to 2 feet high. 
Economic uses: The root, under the name ‘ Hydrangea,” is used medicinally. 
Type locality: “Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
