136 Tennessee Flora. 



Harpeth hills, near Nashville, Is a hybrid between F. Amer- 

 icana and viridis. Its copious seeds are sterile. March, April. 



ADELIA P. Bn (Forestiera Poir.) 



Adelia acuminata Michx. Forestiera acuminata Poir. At 

 the water's edge of Cumberland River and its tributaries. 

 March, April. 



A. ligustrina Michx. Forestiera ligustrina Poir. A shrub 

 characteristic of the cedar glades of M. Tenn. July. Fruit in 

 October. 



LIGUSTRUM L. 



Ligustrum vulgare L. Privet. Used for hedges. Native 

 of Europe, but well naturalized and producing perfect fruits. 

 June, July. 



LOGANIACE^ Dumort. 



GELSEMIUM JusS. 



Gelsemium sempervirens (L.) Ait. f. Yellow jessamine. 

 Lookout Mt. Frequent in the southern part of M. Tenn. 

 March-October. 



SPIGELIA L. t 



Spigelia Marylandica L. Pink root. O. S. May, June. 



CYNOCTONUM J. G, Gmelin. (Mitreola R. Br.) 



Cynoctonum Mitreola (L.) Britton. Mitreola petiqlata T. 

 & Gray. Mitrewood. Near Kingston Springs. J. M. Bain. 

 June-September. 



POLYPREMUM L. 



Polypremum procumbens L. Sandy soil. Scatteringly O. 



S. May-September. 



GENTIANACE.^ Dumort. 

 SABBATIA Adans. 



Sabbatia lanceolata (Walt.) Torr. & Gray. Elizabethtown, 

 E. Tenn. May-September. 



S. angustifolia (Michx.) Britton. S. brachiata Ell. Cen- 

 tury. Barrens. O. S. June, July. M. 



S. angularis (L.) Pursh. Rose pink. Pastures in rich soil. 

 O. S. July, August. M. . 



S. campanulata (L.) Torr. S. gracilis Pursh. Slender 

 marsh pink. Barrens at Tullahoma. July. M. 



