Tennessee Flora. IT 7 



RHAMNACE^ Dumort. 



BERCHEMIA Neck. . 



Berchemia scandens (Hill.) Trel. B. voktbilis DC. Supple 

 jack. Lookout Mt. Very luxuriantly in low grounds in 

 Brownsville, W. Tenn. March- June. > 



RHAMNUS L. 



Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh. Buckthorn. River banks and 

 copses. Nashville. May. M. 



Rh. Caroliniana Walt. Carolina buckthorn. Low grounds. 

 O. S. May, June. M. 



ZIZYPHUS Lam. 



Zizyphus vulgaris Lam. Jujuba. Cultivated in a few gar- 

 dens. Fosterville. Small tree. Perfectly hardy. Abundant 

 bearer. The fruit, a small plum of agreeable flavor, is com- 

 monly eaten in both fresh and dry state. Ought to be more 

 largely cultivated. May. ' 



CEANOTHUS L. 



Ceanothus Americanus L. New Jersey tea. Red root. In 

 siliceous soils. O. S. May, June. 



VITACEiE Lindl. 

 VITIS L. 



Vitis Labrusca L. Northern fox grape. Along the Alle- 

 ghany Mts,. Cultivated in Bayer's settlement, in the Frog 

 Mts., as early as 1848 by French and German immigrants, and 

 improved in size and flavor. It made very good wine. May. 

 Fruit ripens in August, September. 



V. aestivalis Michx. Summer grape. Uplands, cedar glades, 

 and mountains. May. Fruit ripe in September, October. 



V. cinerea Engelm. Downy grape. Along banks of Cum- 

 berland River, Nashville, and over M. Tenn. May. Fruit 

 ripe in September. 



V. cordifolia Michx. Frost grape. O. S. May. Fruit 

 ripe in October, November. 



V. rupestris Scheele. Sand grape. Islands of Cumberland 

 River. Bluffs on Mill Creek and Stoner's Creek. Fruit ripe 

 in July, August. 



V. rotundifolia Michx. V. vulpina T. & G. Southern fox 

 grape. Muscadine grape. In siliceous soil. Cumberland 

 Mts. May. ' Fruit ripe in August, September. 



V. palmata Vahl. River banks of Tennessee River. Fruit 

 mati'iring in September. 



