No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 27I 



Nemopanthes fascicularis Raf. 

 Ilicioides mucronata Britton. 

 Mountain Holly. 



Low woods and shaded swamps. Rare near the coast, be- 

 coming occasional or frequent northward. May. 



CELASTRACEAE. STAFF TREE FAMILY. 



EVONYMUS L. Spindle Tree. 

 Evonymus atropurpureus Jacq. (dark purple). 

 Burning Bush. Waahoo. Indian Arrow-wood. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides and fence- 

 rows: Southington (Weatherby & Bissell), Milford (Eames 

 & C. C. Godfrey), Stratford, Bridgeport and Easton (Eames). 

 June — July; fruit Sept. — Oct. Adventive or fugitive from 

 the West. 



Planted for ornament. The bark of the root is medicinal 

 and is officinal. 



Evonymus alatus (Thunb.) Rupr. & Maxim, (winged). 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides: Plainfield 

 (Weatherby & Bissell), Milford (Eames), Oxford, Hunting- 

 ton and Monroe (Harger). June — July. Adventive from 

 eastern Asia. 



Planted for ornament. 



Evonymus europaeus L. 



European Spindle Tree. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadside in Stratford 

 (Eames), and Bridgeport (Miss A. E. Carpenter). June — 

 July. Adventive from Europe. 



Planted for ornament. 



CELASTRUS L. Staff Tree. Shrubby Bitter-sweet. 



Celastrus scandens L. (climbing). 

 Waxwork. Climbing Bitter-sweet. 



Frequent. Thickets, ftnce-rows and along streams. May 

 — June ; fruit Sept. — Oct., persisting into the winter. 



The dried pods are often gathered for home decorations. 

 A highly ornamental plant and worthy of cultivation. The 

 bark of the plant and root are medicinal. 



