The Woody Plants of Kentucky. 53 



Leatherwood Family ( Thymeleaceae ) . 



Leathers ood (Dirca palustris). — A rather common shrub in 

 the mountains. Local elsewhere. 



Adair, Allen, Bath, Boyd, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Ed- 

 monson (frequent in shaded places along Xolin River, 4 feet in 

 height), Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Grant, Green, Hardin, Hart, Jessa- 

 mine, Johnson, Knott, Larue, Lawrence, Leslie, Lewis, Martin, Met- 

 calfe, Monroe, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, 

 Rowan, Russell, Spencer, Wayne, Whitley. 



Ginseng Family {Araliaceae). 



Hercules' Club (Aralia spinosa). — A shrub or small tree with 

 prickly stem and showy spreading panicle of flowers and fruit. 



Bell, Christian, Crittenden, Edmonson, Jefferson, Lincoln, 

 Todd, Warren, Wayne. 



Bristly Sarsaparilla (Aralia hispida). — 

 Kentucky (Miss Price). 



Dogwood Family ( Cornaceae ) . 



Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) . — A small tree, com- 

 mon in most woodland. The large white involucres of the blossoms 

 expand in spring before the leaves of the forest trees and render the 

 dogwood conspicuous for a time. 



Adair, Allen, Ballard Barren, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd ; 

 Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullittt, Butler, Campbell, Carroll, Casey, 

 Christian, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson. 

 Estill, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant. 

 Graves, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Hart. 

 Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, 

 Knott, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lin- 

 coln, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, McCracken, McLean, Menifee, Mer- 

 cer, Metcalfe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nich- 

 olas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, 

 Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Scott, Shelbv, 

 Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Trimble, Union, Wayne, 

 Webster, Whitley, Woodford. 



