BUCKTHORN FAMILY. 609 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri, south to 
Tennessee and Florida, west to eastern Texas and Arkansas. \ 
ALABAMA: Central Pine belt to Coast plain. Low thickets. Flowers greenish 
yellow, June; fruit ripe in October, plum-purple. A vigorous climbing shrub with 
slender stem and supple branches, ascending high.trees; frequent. Of most,vigorous 
growth and greatest frequence in the Central Prairie region and on rich ‘banks of 
water courses. 
Type locality (Hill, Veg. Syst.): ‘Native of Carolina,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mobr. 
RHAMNUS L. Sp. Pl. 193. 1753. 
About 75 species, of temperate regions North Hemisphere, Asia. North Ameri 
Shrubs or trees. 
Rhamuus lanceolata Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 1:166. 1814. BucktTu 
Gray, Man.ed.6,112. Chap. Fl. 73. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. 
ALABAMA: Central Prairie region, Shady banks. Sumter County, Epes Stz 
(4. A. Smith). Wilcox County (Buckley). Butler County. Rare. 
Type locality: ‘‘On the side of hills: Tennassee. Lyon.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. 
Rhamnus caroliniana Walt. Fl. Car. 101. 1788. INpIAN CHERRY. sal Ws 
Frangula caroliniana Gray, Man. ed. 5, 115. 1867. 
Ell. Sk. 1:289. Gray, Man. ed. 6,112. Chap. Fl. 73. Sargent, Silv. N..A.° 
t. 61, 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey, Missouri, and Arkansas, 
Florida and Louisiana, ; 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to the coast. Shaded banks and rich hillsi 
ferring calcareous soils, Clay County, Shinbone Valley, 1,000 feet. Madison 
New Market, 650 feet; Huntsville. Jackson County. Franklin County,: ~~ 
Baldwin County, shell banks. Flowers greenish, May; drupes black. 
25 feet high; 6 to 8 inches diameter. Most frequent on the calcareous kL 
Tennessee Valley; not rare. 
Type locality: South Carolina. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
SAGERETIA Brongn. Ann. Sci. Nat. 10:359. 1827. 
Ten species, warmer regions of Asia. South and North America, 2. 
Sageretia minutiflora (Michx.). MICHAUX’sS SAGERETIA. 
Rhamnu3 minutifiorus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 154. 1803. 
Sageretic michauxtt Brongn. Ann. Sci. Nat. 10: 360, t. 23, f.2. 1827. 
Ell. Sk 1:289. Chap. FI. 73. ‘i 
Louisianian area. Coast of Carolina to Florida, west to Mississippi. 
Avapawa: Coast plain. Gravelly, sandy exposed or wooded banks. Mobile. 
Flowers white, October; fruit ripe the following summer, dark red. In exposed dr— 
situations 0n the shores of Mobile Bay. A straggling shrub 6 to 10 feet high. On 
the borde’s of low rich woods a vigorous climber, ascending high trees. 
Type Iccality: “Hab. in maritimis, a Carolina septentrionali ad Floridam.” 
Herb. teol. Surv. Herb. Mohr, 
ZIZYPHUS Gaert. Fruct. 1:43. 1788. 
Zizyphis zizyphus (L.) Karst. Deutsche FI]. 870. 1880-1883. 
CoMMON JUJUBE TREE. 
Rhamnus ézyphus L. Sp. Pl. 1:194. 1753. 
Zhepgisis vugaris Lam. Encycl. 1:185. 1791. 
Mediterranea: Europe. 
AvaBaMA: Moble County. Escaped from cultivation. Flowers April, May; fruit 
mature July. Medum-sized tree. i 7; 
Economic uses: Thefruit, under the name of “ jnjube berries,” ‘‘ Baccae jujubebae,” 
is used cee omg Aa Racks re 
Type locality: ab. i Europa australi. 
See Canal awe: Herb. ‘fohr. 
