Tennessee Ploka. ^ 1 9 



SIDA L. 



Sida spinosa L. A bad weed, covering acres. O. S. Sum- 

 m>er. 



S. Elliottii T. & G. Frequent in the cedar glades. July, 

 August. 



S. hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby. In a fence row near Knox- 

 villft. June-August. 



ABUTILON Gaertn. 



Abutilon Abutilon (L.) Rusby. Indian mallow. Abutilon 

 Avicennse Gsertn. Adventive from S. Asia. O. S. August- 

 October. 



HIBISCUS L. 



Hibiscus Moscheutos L. Swamp rose mallow. River 

 bank's and swamps. O. S. July, August. 



H. lasiocarpus Cav. Swamps, Hickman County. August. 



H. militaris Cav. H. Virginicus Walt. Along water 

 courses. O. *S. A white-flowered variety near Nashville. 

 June, July. 



H. Trionum L. Flower-of-an-hour. Adventive from S. 

 Europe. July-September. 



H. Syriacus L. Shrubby althaea. Rose of Sharon. Intro- 

 duced from W. Asia. Sometimes escaped from cultivation. 

 O. S. July-September. 



H. esculentus L. Okra. Two varieties are in cultivation 

 in gardens. June, July. 



GOSSYPIUM L. 



Gossypium Barbadense L. The cotton plant. The short 

 staple or upland cotton is largely cultivated in the State. M. 



THEACE^ DC. 

 STUARTIA L. 



Stuartia Malachodendron L. Stuartia Virginica Cav. 

 White Cliff Springs. Coal Creek. A. Ruth. 



S. pentagyna L'Her. Cumberland and Alleghany Mts. 

 June. 



HYPERICACE^ Lindl. 



ASCYRUM L. 



Ascyrum stans Michx. St. Peter's wort. Moist thickets in 

 the mountains. Siliceous soil. July, August. 



A. hypericoides L. A. Crux-Andrese L. St. Andrew's Cross. 

 Dry, siliceous soil. O. S. June-August. 



