106 Tennessee Flora. 



R. hispida L. Rose Acacia. Lookout Mt., Chattanooga. 

 Young plants bear flowers when only a span high. Var. nana 

 Ell. Very ornamental in cultivation. May. 



ASTRAGALUS L. 



Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. A. caryocarpus Ker. Ground 

 plum. Cedar glades near Lav^rgne Station. 



A. Tennessiensis A. Gray. Milk vetch. Very frequent in 

 the rocky glades of M. Tenfi. March-May. 



A. Carolinianus L. A. Canadensis L. O. S. July, August. 



STYLOSANTHES Sw. 



Stylosanthes biflora (L.) B. S. P. St. elatior Sw. Pencil 

 flower. Siliceous soils. O. S- June-September. 



S. riparia T. H. Kearney. At Sewanee both species occur 

 in close proximity. O. S. June-September. 



MEIBOMIA Adans. (Desmodium Desv.) ' 



Meibomia nudiflora (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium nudiflorum 

 DC. Woods. O. S. July, August. 



M. grandiflora (Walt.) Kuntze. Desmodium acuminatum 

 DC. Dry, rocky woods. O. S. June-September. 

 ■ M. pauciflora (Nutt.) Kuntze. Desmodium pauciflorum DC. 

 In leaf mold. O. S. July. 



M. Michauxii Vail. Desmodium rotundifolium DC. Woods. 

 O. S. July-September. 



M. ochroleuca (M. A. Curtis) Kuntze. Desmodium ochro- 

 leucum M. A. Curtis. Knoxville. A. Ruth. 



M. glabella (Michx.) Kuntze. Desmodium humifusum 

 Beck. Highlands of M. Tenn. Ridge Top, Baker's Station. 



M; sessilifolia (Torr.) Kuntze. Desmodium sessilifolium 

 T. & I. Along railroad, Mitchellville, Sumner County. July- 

 September. 



M. canescens (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium canescens DC. 

 Highlands of M. Tenn. July-September. 



M. bracteosa (Michx.) Kuntze. Desmodium cuspidatum 

 Hook. Ridge Top, Sumner County. In siliceous soil. July, 

 August. ' 



M. paniculata (L.) Kuntzfe. Desmodium paniculatum DC. 

 The most common species in calcareous and siliceous soils. 

 July-September. 



M. laevigata (Nutt.) Kuntze. Desmodium laevigatum DC. 

 O. S. 



M. viridiflora (L.) Kuntze. Desmodium viridiflorum Beck. 

 Siliceous soils. O. S. August-October. 



