Tennessee Flora. 5T 



MELANTHIUM L. 



Melanthium Virginicum L. Bush flower. High moun- 

 tains of E. Tenn. July. 



M. parviflorum S. Watson. With the former. June, July. 



VERATRUM L. 



Veratrum viride Ait. American white hellebore. Indian 

 poke. Wolf Creek and Bench Mt., Cocke County, E. Tenn. 

 May-July. M. 



UVULARIA L. 



Uvularia perfoliata L. Bellworth. South Tunnel, Sumner 

 County. Highlands of M. Tenn. May, June. 



U. grandiflora J. E. Smith. Rich soil on the bluffs of Cum- 

 berland River. Paradise Ridge. April- June. 



U. sessilifolia L. Oakland Station, Robertson County. 

 June, July. 



U. puberula Michx. Oakesia puberula S. Watson. Southj 

 west Virginia, adjoining Tennessee. J. K. Small. 



LILIACE^ Adans. 

 HEMEROCALLIS L. 



Hemerocallis fulva L. Day lily. Introduced and e^scaped 

 from cultivation. Near old homesteads. June, July. 



H. flava L. Introduced and sometimes astray. June, July. 



ALLIUM L. 

 Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild leek. Mts. of E. Tenn. June, 



July. 



A. cemuum Roth. Wild onion. Frequent. • O. S. July,. 

 August. 



A. vineale L. Crow garlick. A weed in cultivated grounds. 

 Old City Cemetery, Nashville. June, July . 



A. Alleghanense John K. Small. Buffalo Park, Wolf Creek. 

 H. Allen. 



A. Canadense L. Moist thickets. O. S. May, June. 



A. mutabile Michx. Cedar glades, Lavergne. " May. 



The following species are in general cultivation : 



A. Cepa L. The onion, in several varieties. 



A. sativum L. Garlic. 



A.- Porrym L. Leek. 



A. Ascallonicum L. Shallot. 



A. Scorodoprasum L. Rocambole or potato onion. 



A. Schoenoprasum L. Chive. 



