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(Mass., R. L, Pa.); American Fringe (W. Va.); White Ash (W. Va.); 

 Old Man's Beard (1ST. C, S. 0., Ala., Fla.. Miss., La.); Flowering Ash 



(S. 0.); Sunflower-tree (Tenn.). 



OSMANTHUS Laureiro. 

 Osmanthus aniericanus (Linn.) Benth. & Hook. Devil-wood. 



Range. — Coast region from North Carolina (Cape Fear River) to Florida (Kis- 

 simmee River and Tampa Bay) and west to eastern Louisiana; Arkansas (?), 



Names in use. — Devilwood (Ala., Fla.) 5 Wild Olive (Fla.). 



Family BOEEAGINACE^. 



CORDIA Linn. 



Cordia sebestena Linn. Geigertree. 



Range. — Southern Florida islands (Key West and other southern islands); 

 Bahamas, West Indies, Guiana, New Granada. 



Name in use. — Geigertree (Fla.). 

 Cordia boissieri A. de C. Anacahuita. 



Range. — From Texas (Rio Grande River) and southern New Mexico into north- 

 ern Mexico. 



BOURRERIA Browne. 

 Bourreria havanensis (Roem. & Sch.) Miers. Strongback. 



Range. — Florida keys (Key West, Key Largo, Upper Metacombe, and Elliotts 

 Key) ; Bahamas and several of the West Indies. 



Names in use. — Strongbark (Fla.); Strongback (Bahama Islands). 

 Bourreria havanensis' radula (Poir.) Gray. 



Bristle-leaf Strongback. 



EHRETIA Browne. 

 Ehretia elliptica de C. Anaqua. 



Range. — Western Texas (from upper San Marcos River to the Rio Grande River) ; 

 Mexico (Nuevo Leon and Coahuila to mountains of San Luis Potosi). 



Names in use. — Knackaway (Tex.); Anaqua (Tex.). 



Family VEEBENACE^E. 



CITHAREXYLUM Linn. 



Citharexylum villosum Jacq. Fiddlewood. 



Range. — Southern Florida (from Cape Canaveral to the southern keys). 



Name in use. — Fiddlewood (Fla.). 



AVICENNIA Linn. 

 Avicennia nitida Jacq. Blackwood. 



Range. — Florida coast (from St. Augustine to the southern keys on the east coast 

 and on the west coast from Cedar Keys to Cape Sable); Louisiana (Mississippi 

 River delta) ; several of the West Indies and Brazil. 



Names in use.— Blackwood (Fla.); Blacktree (Fla.); Black Man- 

 grove (Fla.). 



