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TENNESSEE  ELORA; 


WITH  SPECIAL  REFERENCE  TO 


THE  FLORA  OF  NASHVILLE 


PH.-EXOGAMS  AND  VASCULAR  CRYPTOGAMS. 


BY 

DR.  AUGUST  GATTINGER, 

MEMBER  OF  AMERICAN  ASSOCIATION  FOR  ADVANCEMENT 
OF  SCIENCE. 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  AVTHOR. 

NASHVILLE.  TENNESSEE. 

1887. 


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PRINTED  BY 

CARLON  &  HOLLENBECKr 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 


PREFACE. 


Desiring  to  promote  the  study  of  botany  in  the  educational 
institutions  of  the  State,  and  to  awaken  an  interest  in  the  explor- 
ation of  the  Flora  of  Tennesseee,  I  tender  this  small  volume  to 
the  friends  and  promoters  of  scientific  pursuits. 

The  work  is  original,  being  founded  upon  a  botanical  collec- 
tion made  exclusively  by  myself,  during  thirty-eight  years'  res- 
idence in  this  State. 

I  am  yet  in  possession  of  specimens  collected  in  1849,  when 
[  first  took  up  my  residence  in  East  Tennessee  as  a  practicing 
physician.  Placed,  as  I  was  in  those  early  days,  amid  unfamiliar 
modes  of  life,  with  no  access  to  intellectual  resources,  without 
information  about  the  condition  and  advance  of  scientific  affairs 
in  this  country,  my  botanical  progress  could  for  many  years 
be  no  other  than  tedious  and  slow;  but  I  kept  up  a  pursuit, 
which  since  early  school-years  had  been  to  me  a  source  of  pleas- 
ure and  consolation. 

After  my  removal  to  Nashville,  in  1864,  I  paid  special  atten- 
tion to  the  exploration  of  the  vicinity  of  Nashville  and  the 
adjoining  counties.  Travel  by  railroads  made  it  possible  to 
make  frequent  short  visits  to  distant  points,  without  too  great 
infringement  on  professional  duties. 

Although  in  an  educational  center,  filled  with  display  of 
refinement,  I  soon  perceived  that  I  had  to  rely  upon  ray  own 
resources,  if  I  would  attempt  to  expand  my  botanical  efforts 
beyond  the  limits  of  personal  gratification.  For  the  want  of 
such  blessed  leisure  as  would  be  needed  to  assure  success,  I  never 
expected  to  publish  on  the  Flora,  considering  the  results  of  my 
investigations  too  insignificant.  That  I  have  now  prepared  this 
paper  is  purely  contingent  upon  the  meeting  of  the  American 
Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  in  Nashville,  August, 
1877. 

At  that  occasion  I  had  the  good  fortune  of  making  acquaint- 
ance with  some  well-known  Eastern  botanists,  who,  with  very 
obliging  politeness,  reviewed  my  collections,  and  assured  me 
that  a  survey  of  the  unexplored  region  of  Tennessee  would  be 
appreciated.     At  their  instance  I  continued,  with  all  care  and 


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pains  possible,  to  make  the  work  true  and  reliable,  with  the  ho|)e 
and  solicitude  to  make  this  insignifieant,  hut  to  me  only  possible 
one  contribution,  to  American  science. 

I  am  under  lasting  obligations  to  William  N.  Canby,  Esq., 
of  Wilmington,  Del.,  Prof.  J.  W.  Chickering,  Jun.,  and  Prof 
Lester  F.  Ward,  both  of  Washington,  D.  C,  for  their  advice  and 
the  attention  they  paid  to  me  at  the  Nashville  meeting.  From 
that  time  on  I  also  enjoyed  the  privilege  of  submitting  critical 
specimens  to  Dr.  Asa  Gray,  of  Cambridge,  for  his  decision.  The 
late  Dr.  George  Engelmann,  of  St.  Louis,  Dr.  A.  W.  Chapman, 
of  Apalachicola,  Fla.,  and  Dr.  George  Vasey,  botanist  of  the 
Department  of  Agriculture,  have  relieved  me  of  many  doubts 
nnd  supplied  me  with  a  great  number  of  authentic  specimens.  I 
^hall  ever  gratefully  remember  Dr.  Engelmann,  and  ex])ress  to 
the  other  gentlemen  my  sincere  thanks.  Acknowledgments  are 
also  due  to  many  active  botanists  in  distant  parts  of  the  Union, 
for  their  readiness  and  promptness  in  exchanging  plants  and 
opinions. 

I  have  no  knowledge  of  authentic  published  records  bearing 
on  the  Flora  of  Tennessee,  except  an  article  contributed  by  Prof. 
J.  W.  Chickering  to  the  Botanical  (jrazette,  December,  1880,  enti- 
tled ''A  Summer  on  Roane  Mountain."  In  a  number  of  SuUivanfs 
Journal,  of  1841,  I  find  a  sketch  of  a  botanical  tour  through  the 
Alleghanies  and  on  Roane  Mountain,  by  Dr.  Asa  Gray. 

It  is  much  to  be  regretted  that  Dr.  Rugel,  who  about  thirty 
vears  ago  resided  in  the  vicinity  of  Greenville  and  made  valu- 
able collections  and  discoveries  in  that  vicinity,  and  the  mount- 
ains of  East  Tennessee  and  North  Carolina,  died  without  leaving 
a  record  of  his  work.  His  collections  came  in  the  possession  of 
Mr.  Shuttleworth,  of  England.  Senecio  Rugelia  Gray,  Plantago 
Rugelii  Decaisne,  Siphonychia  Rugelii  Chapm.  commemorate  his 
name. 

Some  species  and  stations  which  fell  not  under  my  personal 
observation,  are  quoted  on  good  authority  or  credited  to  the  col- 
lector. 

For  description  of  species  I  refer  to  Dr.  Gray's  Manual  and 
Dr.  Chapman's  Flora  of  the  Southern  States. 

I  am  fully  aware  of  the  incompleteness  of  the  work,  but 
enough  is  now  done  to  give  a  satisfactory  estimate  of  our  Flora, 
and  nothing  short  of  j)ublication  can  near  its  completion. 

Pretending  to  no  otlier  merit  than  one,  due  to  a  persevering 
effort  to  illustrate  the  distribution  of  the  American  Flora  over 
the  territory  of  the  State  of  Tennessee,  and  the  accidental  dis- 


PREFACE.  5 

coverv  of  some  new  species,  I  hope  for  a  kind  reception  by  tliose 
for  whose  benefit  it  is  intended. 

]\Iy  botanical  friends  will  appreciate  the  difficidties  I  had  to 
enconnter,  and  I  solicit  contributions  and  corrections  from  those 
who  .are  favorably  inclined  towards  its  improvement. 

Parting  I  embrace  the  opportunity  to  urge  a  higher  appreci- 
ation of  the  study  of  Botany,  and  to  sum  up  the  present  standing 
of  the  science,  and  the  advantages  it  enjoys  in  other  States. 

American  botany  has  made  ra|)id  advances  within  the  last 
decade.  The  earlier  periods  passed  over  in  engagement  with  sys- 
tematic work,  collecting  and  systematizing  phsenogams  and  the 
higher  cryptogams.  The  general  sur-vey  being  very  far  advanced 
and  nearing  completeness,  by  degrees  a  state  of  maturity  for 
studies  of  a  higher  order  has  been  entered  upon,  which  demands 
greater  proficiency  in  analysis  and  dexterity  in  the  use  of  the 
microscope. 

The  intricate  study  of  the  life-history  of  plants  of  the  lowest 
orders  engages  now  the  attention  of  our  more  advanced  botanists. 
Detail  in  physiology  and  morphology  and  original  work  is  also 
fairly  attempted.  A  number  of  our  progressive  American  uni- 
versities have  attached  laboratories  to  the  botanical  lecture-rooms, 
and  provided  them  with  the  necessary  outfits,  as  powerful  auxili- 
aries to  the  study  of  botany.  Harvard  and  Cornell  since  1872, 
more  recently  the  universities  of  Pennsylvania  and  Michigan, 
Iowa  Agricultural  College,  Wabash  College,  Purdue  University, 
the  universities  of  Wisconsin  and  Nebraska,  Shaw  School  of 
Botany  at  St.  Louis,  etc. 

Why  is  it,  that  in  our  more  than  centennial  State,  so  little 
has  been  done  for  the  improvement  of  natural  knowledge  ?  What 
object  of  teaching  can  conduce  more  to  the  material  welfare  and 
and  progress  of  the  citizen  than  a  practical  information  how  to 
disclose  the  concealed  wealth,  to  collect  and  utilize  wasting-  ener- 
gies,  to  draw  from  the  soil  maintenance  of  life  and  means  of  com- 
fort, without  impairing  its  productiveness?  And  what  can  more 
than  the  improvement  of  natural  knowledge  enlargen  and  ele- 
vate the  intellectual  ethics  of  man,  than  the  ever  growing  con- 
ception of  a  definite  and  uninfringible  order  of  nature?  What 
can  add  more  to  his  personal  dignity,  inspire  him  with  more  self- 
reliance,  than  the  certainty  of  possessing  means  to  test  and  verify 
his  conceptions,  by  bringing  them  in  contact  with  Nature  herself, 
by  experiment  and  observation? 

Having  inadvertently  diverted  from  the  proposed  plan  of 
this  address,  I  siiall  avoid  to  make  further  reflections  for  the 
.same  caution  with  which  the  astrav  botanist  avoids  the  treachev- 


b  PREFACE. 

ous  briers.  Should  I  have  succeeded  to  bring  you  to  notice  that 
rambling  through  field  and  forest  after  plants,  implies  a  higher 
purpose  than  the  pleasure  of  analyzing  and  adding  them  to  the 
collection,  then  I  would  feel  like  the  aberrant  botanist,  who, 
aberrant,  made  a  precious  discovery.  Remember  of  all,  that  it  is 
not  for  every  one  to  penetrate  into  the  depths  of  a  science,  but 
that  a  plain  and  correct  knowledge  of  the  leading  principles  in 
botanical  science  is  attainable  and  useful  to  all. 

"  Ingenuas  didicisse  fideliter  artes 
Emollit  mores  nee  sinit  esse  feros." 

A.  GATTIXGER. 

NASHvrLKK,  Tenn.,  Feb.  ",  1887. 


GBNERAL  ASPECT  01-  THE  FLORA. 


The  boundaries  of  Tennessee  are  embraced  within  the  great 
Atlantic  forest  region.  The  whole  of  it  was  in  its  virgin  state, 
a  congeries  of  varied  woodlands,  being  in  the  lowlands  of  dense 
and  massive  growth,  filled  with  pathless  jangles  of  cane  and 
shrub,  or,  away  from  the  watercourses,  on  the  uplands,  reduced 
to  o{)en  and  airy  groves,  the  barrens.  Here  a  dense  sward  covers 
the  ground  and  herbaceous  growth  prevails.  Mountain  forests 
have  always  been  of  greater  uniformity  in  distribution  of  timber. 

Xearly  one-third  of  the  entire  area  is  now  reduced  to  fields 
or  occupied  by  buildings  or  roads.  Canebrakes  have  well  nigh 
<lisappeared,  and  the  forest  is  in  all  accessible  regions  depleted 
of  valuable  timber. 

Immigration  of  foreign  and  retirement  of  native  species  con- 
tinually modifv  the  aboriginal  flora  aad  tend  to  weaken  charac- 
teristics due  to  presence  of  peculiar  plantforras,  or  collocation  of 
species,  by  the  intricacies  of  mutual  ])redilection  and  adaptation 
to  surroundings. 

Such  ar(;a-,  which  differ  amongst  themselves  conspicuously  in 
such  properties,  admit  of  the  establishment  of  natural  floral 
arrondisements. 

Differences  of  elevation,  diversity  in  elementary  constitution 
of  the  soil,  and  inequality  in  distribution  of  atmospheric  humid- 
ity are,  in  our  territory,  sufficiently  potent  to  mark  out  four  dis- 
tinct regions. 

I.  The  high  crests  of  the  Alleghany  ^Mountains,  formed  of 
gneiss  or  mica-shists,  with  an  elevation  from  4,000  to  6,600  feet. 
Subalpine  region. 

II.  The  western  slopes  of  the  Alleghanies  and  their  outlying 
spurs,  and  the  Cumberland  Mountains.  .Sandstones  and  slates. 
Mountain-flora.     Elevation  2-4,000  feet. 

III.  Valley-flora,  the  lower  division  of  which  is  coextensive 
with  the  limestones  (silurian)  of  East  and  Middle  Tennessee. 
Elevation  350-500  feet.  The  upper  division  or  highlands  has 
siliceous  and  argillaceous  soils,  sometimes  lime-tone-*  of  the  sub- 
carboniferous   formation.      Elevation   about    1,000-1,200    feet. 


O  GENERAL    ASPECT    OF    THE    FT,()RA. 

The  former  division   is  characterized  tltroiigh   its  cedar  glades; 
the  latter  is  the  region  of  the  oak-barrens. 

IV.  West  Tennessee,  situated  between  two  powerful  rivers,, 
with  much  level  or  only  gently  undulating  surface,  owes  its  ))ecu- 
liarities  to  the  abundance  of  swampy  lands  and  predoniinantlv 
argillaceons  soils,  in  connection  with   a  more  humid  atmosphere. 

I.     8UBALPIXE    PvEGION. 

The  dividing  line  between  the  States  of  North  Carolina  and 
Tennessee  passes  over  and  along  the  crest  of  the  highest  ridges 
and  peaks,  known  as  the  Unaka,  Great  Smoky,  Bald  and  Frog 
mountains.  Their  average  elevation  is  about  5,000  feet,  but 
about  twenty-two  summits  are  6,000  feet  or  more.  The  highest 
stretch  lies  between  French  Broad  and  Little  Tennessee  rivers,, 
with  lifty-five  high  points,  eighteen  of  which  are  over  6,000  feet. 
Clingman's  Dome,  by  a  few  feet  the  highest,  rises  to  the  verv 
respectable  altitude  of  6,660  feet  above  tidewater,  according  to 
the  measurements  of  Prof.  Arnold  Guiot,  of  Princeton,  X.  J. 
(Vide  Am.  Jour.  Science,  Sept.  1857  and  Nov.  I860).  Geologic- 
ally they  consist  of  Huronian  shists  and  gneisses,  and  in  some 
spots  of  Laurentian  granites. 

Not  one  of  these  high  crests  presents  a  bleak  crag,  bare  of 
vegetation,  nor  is  there  a  timlber-line.  Some  are  evenly  timbered 
throughout,  others  support  only  a  scattered  and  stunted  arboreal 
growth,  and  some  bear  only  a  low  shrubby  or  herbaceous  vegeta- 
tion. The  absence  of  timber  on  the  so-called  "Balds"  is  per- 
haps due  to  waves  of  excessive  cold ;  such,  at  least,  seem  the 
naked  trunks  looming  up  here  and  there,  to  suggest.  There  are 
generally  groups  of  red  oak,  striped  or  mountain  maple,  mountain 
ash  and  chestnut,  with  open  spaces  between.  They  have  a  stunted 
and  gnarled  appearance,  their  sprawling  limbs  often  but  few  feet 
from  the  ground.  Chestnuts  of  the  summit  flower  from  three  to 
four  weeks  later  than  those  in  the  neighboring  valleys. 

Upon  these  lofty  retreats  dwells  a  limited  number  of  species 
peculiar  to  those  regions.  Many  more  are  denizens  of  the  com- 
mon flora  of  more  northern  latitudes,  but  are  not  found  in  the 
intervening  lowlands.  The  abundance  of  evergreen  Rhododen- 
drons, exuberant  flowering  ericaceous  and  liliaceous  ])lants  pro- 
duce a  floral  scenery  of  unsurpassing  beauty.  From  the  altitude 
of  the  region,  as  well  as  from  the  physiognomy  of  the  vegetation^ 
we  may  call  it  "subalpine." 

To  here  belongs  Abies  Fraseri  Pursh.  and  Rhododendron 
Cataicbiense  Michx.     Betula  Intea  jNIichx.  grows  to  moderate  size,. 


GENERAL    ASPECT    OF    THE    Fl.OKA. 


9 


and  Hamamelis  Virgiiiica  I  found  as  a  chunky  tree,  measuring: 
Hfty  inches  in  circumference  of  trunk.  Alnus  viridis'DC.,  Menz- 
ies'ia  globularis  Sali.sb.,  Salix  hiimUis  Marsh.,  Vaccinium  corymho- 
sum  L.  var.  pallidum  Gray,  Yaecinium  erythrocarpwn  Miehx., 
LeiophyUuin  buxifoliitui  Ell.,  Rihcs  rotundifolmm  Miohx.,  make 
up  the  small  shrubbery.  Of  herbaceous  plants  I  would  mention 
lllium  mperhvm  L.,  justly  called  so,  every  one  would  concede, 
who  had  traversed  at  the  beginning  of  summer  those  waving 
mountain-savannahs,  in  which  it  abounds.  It  attains  a  height  of 
six  feet,  with  jjyramidal  racemes  bearing  as  many  as  twenty-five 
blossoms.  Mekmihimn  Virginicum  L.,  a  worthy  companion^ 
spreads  its  enormous  panicles  at  the  same  time.  Other  interest- 
ing objects  are  Jlclcinf/iiuinparviflorum  Gray,  Stenanthium  angusti- 
folium  Gray,  Streptopus  rosens  Michx.,  Clintonia  umhellaia  Jarv.^ 
Liliiun  Grayi  Wats.,  Convallaria  majalis  L.,  Herackmn  lanatiim 
Michx.,  Angelica  Curtisii  Buckl.,  Eubus  odoratus  L.,  Galium 
latifolium  L.,  Hypericum  graveolens  Buckl.,  Danihonia  comprrcssa 
Aust.,  Muhlenbergia  Willdenovii Tr\n.,  Detjeuxia  Nv.ttallianaYasey.\ 
Carex  trisperma  Dew.,  C.  Ksfivalis  M.  A.  Curtis,  C.,juncea  Willd., 
Triestum  jjuhistre  L..  Beschampsia  ficxuosa  Beau  v.,  Agrostis 
canina  var.  rupjestris  Chapm.,  AHpAdima  spimdomim  Swarz,  Dick- 
sonia  pimctilobida  Is^uuze,  Lycojwdium  Selo go  L.  All  the  above 
abound  in  the  Balds.  More  scattered  over  the  region  we  find  r 
Sol  idago  glome  rata  Michx.,  infested  with  Cuscuta  rostrcda  Shuttel- 
worth,  Aconitwn  reclinatum  Gray,  Belphinivm  exaltatum  Ait.,. 
Trautcetteria  palmata  Fish.  &  iSIayer,  SoHdago  spithamca  M.  A. 
Curtis,  S.  monticola  Torr.  &  Gray,  Houstonia  serppyllijoHa  Michx.,. 
Circcea  cdpina  L.,Oxalis  Aceto.sella  L.,  Vaccinium  hirsidum  Buckl. ^ 
Sedum  Rhodiola  DC,  Sdxifraga  leucanthemifolia  Michx.,  S.  Car- 
eyana  Gray,  Paronychia  argyrocoma  Xutt.,  Nabalus  Roanensis 
Chick.,  Viola  renifolia  Gray,  Cordamine  Clemotith  Shuttelwo.^ 
Parnassia  amrifolia  Vent.,  Krigm  montana  Xutt.,  (jcum  genicv- 
latum  Michx  ,  G.  radiatum  Michx.,  Arenaria  glabra  Michx. 

Descending  into  the  second  region,  we  find  Gaylussacia  brachy- 
cera  Gray,  and  Vaccinium  hirsutum  Buckl.  forming  the  common 
undergrowth  (on  Big  Frog  Mountain),  Gaultheriaprocumbens  G., 
Rhododendron  maximum  I^.,  R.  calendulaceuin  Torr.  and  R.  vis- 
cosum  Torr.,  Clethra  acuminata,  Michx.  This  is  the  finest  pine 
region  of  the  State.  Pinus  Strobus  L.  and  Tmga  Canadensis 
Carr.  grow  tf)  the  largest  dimensions.  Pinus  pungens  Michx., 
intermixed  with  P.  rigida  Mill.,  predominates  in  .several  districts 
in  the  Big  Smoky  Mts.,  while  P.  mitis  Michx.  and  P.  inops  are 
more  at  home  on  the  lower  spurs. 

Moi.st  and  shady  ravines,  in  which  humus  accumulates,  suits- 


10  GENERAL    ASPECT    OF    THE    FLORA. 

the  magnolias.  Magnolia  Fra-ieri  Walt,  and  if.  macrophylla 
Miclix.  are  very  conspicuous  from  the  unwonted  size  and  fresh 
green  color  of  their  foliage.  Ilex  opaca  Ait.,  Nyssa  Garoliniana 
Michx.,  and  Tsuga  Canadensis  Barirer  follow  every  rill  and  run 
along  which  long  lines  of  Leacot/ue  Gastesbaei  Gray  form  impass- 
able barriers.  Remote  mountain  glens,  where  one  has  to  push 
his  way  through  branciiy  hydrangeas  or  prickly  azalias,  or  to  crawl 
through  the  zigzag  limbs  of  big  laurels,  ought  to  be  approached 
with  caution.  It  is  irksome  and  dangerous  to  be  entrapped  in  such 
labyrinths.  Sunnier  and  higher  positions  are  chosen  by  Pyrularia 
•oleifera  Gray,  Bucldeya  distichophylla,  Torr.,  Calycanthus  glaucus 
Willd.,  Ilex  monticola,  Gvsiy  a.i\d  Gorylus  rostrata  Ait.  Of  climb- 
-ers  we  note  Aristolochia  Sypho  L'Her.,  Decumaria  barbara  L., 
Gelasti'us  soandens  L.  Out  of  a  rich  display  of  herbaceous  plants 
I  would  select  Lysimachia  Fraseri  Duby,  Oenothera  glauca  Michx., 
Diphylleia  cymosa  Michx.,  Adlumia  cirrhosa  Raf ,  Dicentra  exi- 
iiiia  DC,  Draba  ramosissima  Desv.,  Viola  Canadensis  L.,  Ascy- 
rum  hypericoides  L.,  Baptisia  tinetoria  R.  Br.,  B.  alba  R.  Brown, 
Therinopsis  fraxinifolia  M  A.  Curtis,  Waldsteinia  fragarioides 
Tratt.,  Potentilla  tridentata  Ait.,  Saxifraga  erosa  Pursh.,  Sedum 
Nevii  Gray,  Ghrysogonmn  Virginianuni  L.,  Helianthus  Iccviga- 
<fus  T<n-r.  &  Gray,  Gampanula  divaricata  Michx.,  Galax  aphylla  L., 
Melampyrum  Americanum  Michx.,  Pycnanthemuni  mmiammi 
Michx.,  Monarda  didyiaa  L.,  Gentiana  qninqueflora  Lam. 

Creeks  and  brooklets  have  their  rocky  bottoms  lined  with 
the  carious,  mosslike  Podosteinon  abrotaiioides  Michx.,  which  dis- 
iippears  whenever  the  current's  speed  is  checked  and  the  channels 
deejien. 

Another  range  of  mountain  Hora  we  find  in  the  Cumberland 
mountains.  Selecting  the  Lookout  near  Chattanooga  for  a  type, 
we  find  its  summit  wooded  with  Qaercus  Prinus  L.,  Q.  rubra  L., 
Q.  alba  L.,  Q.  obtusiloba  Michx.  and  Q.  nigra  L  ,  Pinus  inops 
Ait.,  P.  Tceda  L.,  P.  mitis  Michx.,  Betula  lutca  L.,  Gleditschia 
triacanthos  L.,  Robinia  Pseudacacia  L.,  several  Caryas  and 
G.  microcarpa  Niitt,  among  them.  Of  shrubs:  Robinia  hispida 
Li.,  Die r villa  sessilifolia  Buckl.,  J/cc  mollis  Gray,  Stiiartia  penta- 
gyna  L'Her.,  Hydrangea  radiata  Walt.,  and  again  (but  very 
rare)  Buckley  a  distichnphylla  Torr.,  Neinopatdhcs  Canadensis 
DC,  and  in  a  swamp  Dirca  palustris  L.  Of  herbaceous  plants: 
Ufricularia  gibba  L.,  luncus  Canadensis  J .  Gay,  and  Arundinnria 
iecta  Muhl.  On  flat  rocks:  Diamorpha  pusilla  Xutt.,  Fim- 
bristylis  capillaris  Gray,  Krigia  Virginica  Willd.,  Arenaria  glabra 
Michx.  On  the  cliffs  of  the  crest:  Sti[)a  avenacea  L.,  Silene 
rotundifoUa  Nutt.,  Linaria  Canadensis  L.,  Gampanula  divaricata 


GENERAL    ASPECT    OF    THE    FLORA.  11 

Michx.,  Thalictrum  ckii-atum  DC.  Near  the  base  of  the  monnt- 
iiin,  on  limestone  ledges,  (Jatesia  kdevirens  Gray,  Callicarpa 
Americana  L.,  Triosfeum  perfoliatum,  L.,  Silphium  brachiatum 
Gattiiiger.  The  Cumberlands  excel  the  Alleghanies  in  a  greater 
variety  of  ferns.  Besides  all  species  of  the  latter,  we  also  find 
here  Aspleniuin  Bradleyi  Eat.,  A.  pinnatifidum  Nntt.,  Lygodium 
palmatu.m  Swartz.,  Scolopendriuni  mdgare  Sm\t\i ,  and  Tiichomanes 
f  idicans  Swartz. 

The  third  division  embraces  the  valley  of  East  Tennes-ee 
and  the  entire  area  of  Middle  Tennessee.  Contour  of  surface 
and  geological  structure  result  in  East  Tennessee  from  the  com- 
bined processes  of  folding  and  erosion,  whereby  heterogeneous 
strata  are  ])laced  in  juxtaj)osition,  the  whole  valley  being  an  often- 
repeated  series  of  synclinals  and  anticlinas  of  calcarious  and 
siliceous  rocks,  while  in  Middle  Tennessee  erosion  alone  had 
been  at  play. 

A  great  fault  connected  with  the  upheaval  of  the  Pine  and 
Grab-orchard  mountains,  and  in  a  line  south  of  it,  an  eroded 
anticlinal,  the  Sequatchee  valley,  designate  in  the  Cuniberhiiid 
mountain  region  the  western  terminus  of  those  (convulsions 
which  involve  the  problem  of  the  stratographv  of  the  Alle- 
ghanies in  so  great  difficulties.  West  of  this  line  spread  out 
the  horizontal  strata  of  the  Cumberland  table-land,  which  ter- 
minates with  an  abrupt  descent  of  about  one  thousand  feet  u])on 
the  highlands  of  Mifhlle  Tennessee.  These  in  turn  overreach 
and  encircle  the  floor  of  the  basin  of  Middle  Tennessee  by  five 
to  six  hundred  feet,  either  in  a  bluff  or  through  a  gradual  descent. 

The  succession  of  strata  is  normal  throughout:  u])permost 
subcarboniferous  limestone  and  chert,  followed  by  the  Devonian 
shale,  lastly  the  lower  silurian. 

Increase  in  annual  range  of  temperature  and  greater  dry- 
ness of  air,  as  compared  with  the  former  regions,  cause  the 
mountain  flora  to  disappear  and  to  yield  to  other  designs  in 
nature's  garb.  A  close  botanical  inquiry  into  the  array  of  spe- 
cies soon  discloses  the  fact  that  different  assemblies  of  species 
congregate  in  the  limestone  and  argillaceo-siliceous  region.  The 
former  includes  the  glades,  the  latter  the  barrens  of  Middle  Ten- 
nessee. 

Glades  are  thinly  wooded,  unarable  lands,  with  shallow  soils, 
fit  only  for  pastures.  They  ought  to  remain  in  their  natural 
state,  undistui'bed  by  cultivation.  To  clear  them  is  to  convert 
them  into  deserts.  In  some  parts  they  are  exclusively  occuj)ied 
by  the  cedar,  with  a  small  percentage  of  deciduous  trees  inter- 
mingled.    In  other  places  prevails  the  Ohio  buckeye,  (^sculus 


12  (iKNKRAI.    ASPECT    OF    THE    FLORA. 

Uava  Willd.),  honey  locust  (  GlcditHchia  triacanthos  L.),  iiack- 
berry  (Celtis  Uifisissippiensis  Bosc),  .some  hickories  (Garya  alba 
Xutt.,  C.  tomentosa  Ntt.,  Q.  porcina  Nutt.),  shingle  oak  {Quer- 
cus  imbricara  L.),  yellow  chestnut  oak  [Q.  Muhlenbevgii  Eiiglm.), 
post  oak  (0.  obtusiloba  Michx.),  hop-horphoarn  {Odrya  Virgin- 
iea  L.),  winged  ehn  (  Ulmus  alata  Michx.),  buckthorn  {FranguLa 
Garoliniana  Gray),  persimmon  (Diosjjyros  Virginiana  L.),  red 
plum  {PraniiH  Americana  Marshall),  Chickasaw  plum  (P.  Chick- 
asaw Michx.)  Of  shrubs  prominently :  Foresiiera  ligmtrina 
Poir.,  Rims  aromatica  Ait ,  Ptelea  trifoliaca  L.,  Aralia  spinosa 
L.,  several  hawthorns:  Crataegus  Crus  GaUi  L.,  Q.  cordata  Ait., 
O.  tomentosa  L.,  var.  pyrifolia  Gray,  and  var.  punctata  Gray,. 
Bumelia  lycioides  G?ert.,  Symphoricarpus  vulgaris  Michx.,  Hyper- 
icum aureum  Ban. 

The  cedar  barrens  effect  an  obvious  and  pleasing  contrast  in 
the  feature  of  a  landscape,  especially  in  regions  where,  by  absence 
of  streams  or  prominent  landmarks,  diversity  in  grouping,  hab- 
itus and  coloring  of  tiie  arboreus  growth  must  relieve  a  weari- 
some monotony.  Middle  Tennessee  is,  from  periodic  excessive 
dryness  of  the  atmosphere,  absolutely  incongenial  to  every  other 
species  of  our  native  conifers. 

The  somber  tint  of  the  cedar  delineates  a  cedar  barren  from 
its  surroundings  at  a  distance  and  serves  within  its  environs, 
wherever  openings  occur,  to  bring  out  with  dazzling  vividness 
the  crumbling  limestone  flats,  overspread  with  the  rosy  Sedum 
pulchelium  and  carmine-flowered  Talinum,  or  the  golden  stars 
of  the  (Jpuntia  Raffiine.squii. 

The  botanical  interest  in  these  cedar  glades  varies  from  a 
delightful  surprise  in  the  survey  of  an  unparalleled  number  of 
rare  and  interesting  plants  upon  small  tracts,  to  a  painful  disap- 
pointment over  a  fruitless  ramble  through  long  stretches. 

Depressions,  where  the  coherent  and  slightly  scooped  lime- 
stone banks  secure  a  continuance  of  moisture,  and  where  small 
springs  come  to  the  surface,  represent  the  garden  spots  of  the 
wilderness.  Wherever  again  the  ground  swells  up  into  rocky 
ridges,  or  where  from  collapse  of  subterraneous  cavities,  in  which 
these  regions  abound,  the  strata  are  broken  up  and  tumbled 
about  like  heaps  of  ruins,  there  the  rains  sink  too  fast  and  so 
deep  that  only  the  penetrating  roots  of  the  cedar  can  reach  the 
hidden  moisture;  a  drought  soon  dries  up  the  smaller  lierbage. 
The  cedars  are  always  closely  set,  and  it  is  a  vexatious  and  ungrate- 
ful task  to  penetrate  such   thickets. 

In  the  oak  barrens  we  find  good  farming  lands  as  far  as  the  sub- 
carboniferous  limestone  extends.   As  soon  as  the  siliceous  or  chertv 


GENERAL    ASPECT    OF    THE    FLORA.  1  o 

-strata  come  to  the  surface — a  good  deal  of  such  is  in  Tennessee — 
there  we  come  into  a  poverty-stricken  country.  Like  in  the  gravelly 
ridges  of  East  Tennessee,  so  here  too,  the  black-jack  oak  asserts  its 
right.  Spanish  oak,  sourwood  and  chestnut  are  the  main  body  of 
the  forest.  Intervals  are  filled  up  with  copses  of  sumach,  dogwood, 
black  haw,  azaleas  {Azalea  nudiflora  L.),  Kahnia  latifolia  L.,  and 
various  huckleberries  (VacciniiDii  arhorum  Michx.),  V.  stamin- 
cum  L..  V.  coryinhosum  L.,  Jersey-tea  (Ceanothus  Americanus 
L.).  The  herbaceous  vegetation  is  monotonous,  and  in  districts 
where  the  burning  of  the  woods  is  practiced,  of  an  unparalleled 
scarcitv.  Agricultural  enterprise  terminates  very  soon  in  the 
mutual  ruin  of  land  and  farmer.  Between  such  worthless  lands 
are  tracts  or  regions  where  the  soil  is  of  a  yellow,  light  or  fluffy 
loam,  easily  cultivated,  not  very  rich,  but  apt  to  be  kept  in  good 
condition.  The  subcarboniferous  strata  are  here  completely  car- 
ried off  and  the  Devonian  strata  become  exposed  and  disinteg- 
rated into  beds  of  loam  or  clay.  We  notice  now  a  pleasant 
change  in  the  appearance  of  well-kept  farms,  a  better  growth  of 
timber  and  a  much  improved  botanical  prospect.  Sometimes  we 
pass  by  points  where  the  subjacent  strata  are  of  an  impervious 
clay,  from  which  result  heavy  and  damp  soils,  and  in  the  early 
months  of  the  year  portions  of  the  barrens  are  covered  with 
shallow  ponds,  until  they  dry  up  in  the  hot  season.  Such  spots 
are  convenient  abodes  for  orchids,  liliaceous  plants,  luncacese, 
Cyperacese,  Graminese,  Ludwigias,  Rhexias,  etc.  The  forest  con- 
tains a  good  selection  of  hard-woods  and  the  trees  attain  a  statelv 
growth.  Water  oak,  willow  oak  and  white  oak,  sweet  gum  and 
black  gum  are  the  most  numerous.  Ashes,  poplars  and  beeches 
less  frequent  than  in  calcarious  soils.  The  shrubbery  is  made  up 
by  alder  {Alnus  serrulata  Ait.),  willows  (Salix  tristis  Ait.,S.  humilis 
Marsh.),  botton-bush  {Cephalanfhiis  occidenialis  L.),  arrow-wood 
(Viburnvm  nudum  L.),  Spiroea  tomentosa  L.,  Rosa  Carolina  L., 
Hypericum  Kalmiamun  Ij.,  H.  prolificum  L.,  Comandra  umhel- 
lata  Nutt. 

I  have  appended  for  a  ready  review  a  comparative  list  of  spe- 
cies of  calcarious  soils  (glades)  and  siliceous  soils  (oak  barrens). 

PLANTS   OF    THE   GLADES   AXD  BLUFFS. 

(Calcareous  soile.) 

Clematis  reticulata  Walt.  Krigia  Dandelion  Nutt. 

Thalictrum  Cornuti  L.  Prenanthes  crepidinea  Michx. 

Anemone  decapetala  L.  Lobelia  Gattingeri  Gray. 

Myosurus  minimus  L.  Bumelia  lycioides  Gsert. 

Ranunculus  fascicularis  Muhlb.  Forestiera  acuminata  Poir. 

Delphinium  azureum  Michx.  F.  Hgustrina  Poir. 


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GENERAL    ASPECT    OF    THE    FLORA. 


Magnolia  acuminata  L. 
Calycocarpum  Lyoni  Kutt. 
Cocculus  Carolinus  L. 
Corydalis  fliivula  DC. 
Leavenworthia  Michauxii  Torr. 
L.  torulosa  Gray. 
L.  stylosa  Gray. 
Draba  brachycarpa  Nutt. 
Alyssuni  Lescurii  Gray. 
Cleome  pungens  Willd. 
Lechea  minor  Walt. 
Viola  pubescens  Ait. 
V.  striata  Ait. 

V.  tricolor  var.  arvensis  Gray. 
Arenaria  patula  Michx. 
Talinum  tereti folium  Pursh. 
Hypericum  aureum  Bart. 
H.  sphferocarpum  Michx. 
Malvastrum  angustum  Gray. 
Si  da  Elhottii  Torr  et  Gray. 
Ptelea  trifoliata  L. 
Vitis  indivisa  Willd. 
^Esculus  glabra  Willd. 
Rhus  aromatica  Ait. 
Trifolium  reflexum  L. 
Psoralea  subacaulis  Torr.  &  Gray. 
Petalostemon  foliosus  Nutt. 
P.  decumbens  Mitt. 
Desmodium  pauciflorum  DC. 
D.  Dilenii  Dirlingt. 
D.  Marylandicum  Bart. 

D.  rigidum  DC. 
Baptisia  australis  R.  B. 
Gleditschia  triacanthos  L. 
Desmanthus  brachylobus  Benth. 
Prunus  Chickasaw  Michx. 
Rosa  humilis  Marsh. 
Crataegus  cordata  Ait. 
Philadelphus  hirsutus  Nutt. 
Sedum  pulchellum  Michx. 
CEnothera  triloba  Nutt. 
Melothria  pendula  L. 
Trianosperma  Boykinii  Roem. 
Ammania  coccinea  Rottboel. 
Bupleurum  rotundifolium  L. 
Eulophus  Americanus  Nutt. 
Chaerophyllum  Teinturieri  Hook. 
Houstonia  patens  Ell. 

H.  angustifolia  Michx. 
Galium  virgatum  Nutt. 
Eupatorium  incarnatum  Walt. 

E.  altissimum  L. 
E.  ageratoides  L. 
Grindelia  lanceolata  Nutt. 
Solidago  lati folia  L. 

S.  Gattingerii  Chapm. 


Asclepiodora  viridis  Gray. 
Asclepias  variegata  L. 
As.  verticillata  L. 
Accra  tes  viridi  flora  Ell. 
Sabbathia  angularis  Pursh. 
Frasera  Carolinensis  Walt. 
Phlox  Stellaria  Gray. 
Nemophila  microcalyx  Fish  &  M. 
Phacelia  parviflora  Pursh 
Heliotropium  tenellum  Torr. 
Lithospermum  canescens  Lehm. 
Onosmodium  Carolinianum  DC, 

var.  molle  Gray. 
Evolvulus  argenteus  Purijh. 
Cuscuta  chlorocarpa  Engelm. 
Herpestes  nigrescens  Benth. 
Gratiola  Floridana  Nutt. 
Seymeria  macrophylla,  Nutt. 
Gerardia  patula  Chapm. 
Catalpa  speciosa  Ward. 
Ruellia  ciliosa  Pursh. 
Isanthus  coeruleus  Michx. 
Pycnanthemum  linifolium  Pursh. 
Calamintha  glabella  Benth. 
Monarda  tistulosa  L. 
Aristolochia  tomentosa  Sims. 
Oxybaphus  albidus  Sweet. 
Euphorbia  mercurialina  Michx. 
E.  obtusata  Pursh. 
E.  commutata  Engelm. 
Tragia  macrocarpa  Willd. 
Croton  capitatus  Michx. 
C.  monanthogynos  Michx. 
Ulmus  alata  Michx. 
U.  racemosa  Thom. 
Quercus  lyrata  Walt. 
Q.  Miihlenbergii  Engm. 
Q.  Michauxii  Nutt. 
Q.  imbricaria  Michx. 
Orchis  spectabilis  L. 
Spiranthes  gracilis  Bipelow. 
Pardanthus  Chinensis  Kerr. 
Allium  mutabile  Michx. 
S'^hoenolirium  croceum  Gray. 
Uvularia  grandiflo"a  Smith. 
Juncus  leptocaulis  Torr.  &  Gray. 
Cyperus  Baldwinii  Torr 
C.  Engelmanni  Hend. 
C.  acuminatus  Torr. 
C.  ovularis  Torr. 
Eleocharis  compressa  Sulln. 
Scirpus  lin  atns  Michx. 
Carex  Muhlenbergii  Schk. 
C.  retr<iflpxa  Miihll. 
C.  Crawei  Dew. 
Paspalum  dilatatum  Poir. 


GENERAL    ASPECT    OF    THE    FLORA. 


l.> 


S.  ulmifolia  Nutt. 

S.  rupestris  llaf. 

Bellis  integrifolia  Michx. 

Aster  oblongifolius  Nutt. 

A.  Shortii  Hooker. 

A.  undulatus  L. 

A.  Isevis  L. 

Polymnia  Canadensis,  var.  radiata 

Gray. 
Silphium  perfoliatum  L. 
S.  terebinthinaceum,  var.  pinnatifi- 

dum  Gray. 
Inula  Helenium  L.  E.  Ten. 
Echinacea  angusti  folia  DC. 
Lepachys  pinnata  Torr  &  Gray. 
Helianthus  hirsutus  E-af. 
H.  tuberosus  L. 
Verbesina  Virginica  L. 
Cacalia  tuberosa  Nutt. 


Panicuni  latifoliuni  L. 
P.  capillare  L.,var.  tiexile,Gattinger. 
P.  dichotonmm  L.,  var.  nitidum  Lam. 
Trip^acum  dactyloides  L. 
Danthonia  ^ericea  Nutt. 
Eatonia  Dudleyi  Vasey. 
E.  Pennsylvanica  Gray. 
Eragrostis  Frankii  Meyer. 
Aristida  gracilis  Ell. 
Sporobolus  vagineeflorus  'i  orr. 
Uniola  lati folia  Michx. 
Festuca  ovina  L. 
Arundinaria  macrosperraa  Mich. 
.Juniperus  Virginiana  L. 
Cheilanthes  Alabamensis  Kunze. 
Ch.  vestita  Swartz. 
Asplenium  parvulum  M.  &.  J. 
Isoetes  Buttleri,  var.  immaculata 
Engelm. 


PLANTS   OF   THE   OAK    BARRENS   AND   HIGHLANDS. 

(Siliceous  and  Argillaceous  soils. 


Thalictrum  dioicum  L. 
Th.  debile  Buckl. 
Ranunclulus  oblongifolius  Ell. 
Delphinium  tricorne  Michx. 
Cimicifuga  racemosa  Ell. 
Caulophyllum  thalictroides  Michx. 
Stylophorum  diphyllum  Nutt. 
Dicentra  Cucullaria  DC. 
Vesicaria  Shortii  Torr  &  Gray. 

(on  shale.) 
Polanysia  gravealens  Raf. 
Helianthemum  Canadense  Michx. 
Lechea  patula  Legget. 
L.  tenuifolia  Michx. 
Viola  pedata  L. 
V.  bland  a  L. 
Polygala  Curtissii  Gray  (and  other 

P'olygalas;. 
Anychia  dichotoma  Willd. 
Hypericum  virgatum  Lam. 
H.  Kalmianum  L. 
H.  dolabriforme  Vent.,  (E.  Ten.). 
H.  nudicaule  Walt. 
Vitis  vulpina  L. 
Rhus  copallina  L. 
Crotallaria  sagittalis  L 
Psoralea  melilothoides  Michx. 
Stylosanthes  elatior  Swartz. 
Lespedeza  striata  Hook. 
L.  capitata  Michx. 
L.  hirta  Michx. 
Thephrosia  Virginica  Pers. 
Th.  spicata  Torr.  &  Gray. 


Krigia  Virginica  Pursh. 

Lobelia  puberula  Michx. 

Vaccinium  arboreum  Marsh. 

V.  stamineum  L. 

Oxydendron  arboreum  DC. 

Kalmia  latifolia  L. 

Rhododendron  nudiflorum  Torr. 

Rh.  calendulaceum  T(jrr. 

Acerates  longifolia  Ell. 

Sabbathia  gracilis  Pursh. 

Phlox  amcena  Sims. 

Lithospermum  latifoliuni  Michx. 

Convelvulus  spithameus  L. 

Cuscuta  compacta  luss. 

C.  glomerata  Choisy. 

Gratiola  ramosa  Walt. 

Buchnera  Americana  L. 

Seymeria  tenuifolia  Pursh.,  E.  Ten.. 

Gerardia  quercifolia  Pursh. 

G.  tenuifolia  Vahl. 

Castilleia  coccinea  Spreng. 

Schwalbea  Americana  Gron. 

Trichostema  dichotomum  L. 

Pycnanthemum  lanceolatum  Pursh. 

P.  Tullia  Benth. 

Monarda  Bradburiana  Buckl. 

Oxybaphus  nyctagyincus  Sweet. 

Comandra  umbellata  Nutt. 

Pachysandra  procumbens  Nutt. 

Euphorbia  corollata  L. 

Quercus  falcata  Michx. 

Q.  aquatica  Cate-'by. 

Q.  Phellos  L. 


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GEXKRAT.    ASPKCT    OF    THE    FLORA. 


Rhynchosia  tomentosa  Torr.<fe  Gray. 
D3smodium  viridiflorum  Buckl. 

D.  sessili folium  Torr. 
Clitoria  Mariana  L. 
Biptisia  tinctoria  R.  Br. 
Therinopsis  Caroliniana  M.  A.  Curt. 
Ciadr.istis  tinctoria  Rif. 

S  ^hr.inkia  aagastita  Torr.  St  Gray. 
Q3 aether. I  fruticosa  L. 
(Yj.  sinuata  L. 
Ludwigia  hirtella  Raf. 
L.  linearis  Walt. 
Hamamelis  Virginica  L. 
Lythrum  alatum  Pursh. 
Gaura  biennis  L.,  (E.  Ten.). 
G.  filipesSpach,  (E.Ten.). 
Polyt;«iia  Nuttallii  DC. 
Archangelica  hirsuta  Torr.  &  Gray. 
Houstonia  cferulea  L. 
Oldenlandia  Boscii  Chapm. 
Eupatorium  semiserratum  DC. 

E.  aromaticum  L. 

E.  leucolepis  Torr.  &  Gray. 

Liatris  spicata  Willd. 

L.  graminifolia  Pursh. 

Chrysopsis  Mariana  Nutt. 

Solidago  csesia  L. 

S.  bicolor  L. 

S.  odora  Ait. 

S.  corymbosa  Ell. 

S.  lanceolata  L. 

Boltonia  diffusa  Ell. 

Aster  eoncolor  L. 

A.  umbellatus  Mill. 

A;  hnariifolius  L. 

Silphium  brachiatum  Gattinger. 

S.  scaberrimum  Ell. 

S.  Asteriscus  Ell. 

Rudbekia  laciniata  L. 

Helianthus  atrorubens  L. 

Helianthella  tenuifolia  Torr.  &  Gray. 

Coreopsis  auriculata  L. 

C.  seni  folia  Michx. 

Cacalia  suaveolens  L. 


Castanea  vesea,  var.  Americana 

Michx. 
C.  pumila  Michx.  (E.  Tenn.). 
Habenaria  Integra  Sprengel. 
H.  peramcena  Gray. 
Spiranthes  simplex  Gray. 
Sp.  cernua  Rich. 
Pogoaia  pendula  Lindley. 
Iris  Virginica  L 
Lilium  Canadense  L. 
Uvularia  perfoliata  L. 
Stenanthium  robustum  Wats. 
Amianthium  musctetoxicum,  Gray, 

(E.  Tf-nn.). 
Dichromena  latifolia  Baldso. 
J  uncus  pelocarpus  E.  Meyer. 
Cyperus  vegetus  Willd. 
Scirpus  polyphyllus  Vahl. 
Carex  Shortiana  Dev. 
C.  fiiccosperma  Dew. 
C.  granularis  Miihlb. 
Paspalum  Igeve  Michx. 
Panicum  commutatum  Schulz. 
P.  depauperatum  Mhlb. 
P.  filiforme  L. 
P.  glabrum  Gaud.,   var.   Mississippi 

ense  Gattinger. 
Erianthus  alopef  uroides  Ell. 
E.  brevibarbis  Michx. 
E.  strictus  Baldw. 
Danthonia  spicata  Beauv. 
Gymnopogon  racmeosus  Beauv. 
Eatonia  obtusata,  var.  laxi flora  Gatt. 
Chryspogon  avenaceum  Buckl. 
Aristida  purpurascens  Poir. 
Sporobolus  Indicus  R.  Br. 
Uniola  gracilis  Michx. 
Festuca  Shortii  Vasey. 
Arundinaria  tecta  Mhlb. 
Pinus  inops  Ait. 
Equisetum  arvense  L.,  E.  Tenn. 
Pteris  aquilina  L. 
Phegopteris  hexagonoptera  Fee. 


WEST    TENNESSEE. 

The  Tenne.ssee  river  very  nearly  indieate.s  in  its  nortiiern 
cour.se  a  geological  division,  flowing,  as  it  does,  along  an  ancient 
devonian  and  silurian  shore-line.  A  few  miles  west  and  parallel 
with  the  river  rises  the  eastern  escarpment  of  an  undulating  pla- 
teau of  only  2-300  feet  elevation  above  the  waters  of  the  Ten- 
nessee river.  This  irregular  tableland  slopes  gradually  towards  the 
Mississippi    river  and  terminates  there  in  another  blutf,  which 


GENEEAL  ASPECT  OF  THE  FLORA.  17 

rises  about  200  feet  over  the  floods  of  the  Mississipj)!.  The  east- 
ern portion  of  this  area  is  conipo  ed  of  cretaceous  and  the  western 
of  tertiery  and  ]-ost-tertiery  deposits,  either  sands  or  soft  creta- 
ceous shale.  Folid,  often  ferruginous,  sandstones  appear  at  the 
surface,  scattered  in  incoherent  masses. 

We  behold  no  longer  limpid  strtams,  rippling  over  rocky  bot- 
toms, sided  by  cliffs  and  bluffs.  Instead  of  them  we  find  lagoons 
and  swampy  borders,  stretching  along  muddy-looking  waters  of 
sluggish  streams. 

From  distance  already,  before  crossing  the  river,  we  are  in 
sight  of  towering  cypresses.  While  a  thousand  miles  east  from 
here  they  yet  occupy  the  shore-line  of  the  Atlantic,  here  the 
shore  line  has  receded  to  the  Gulf  and  left  the  cypress  behind. 
Their  dimensions  are  truly  enormous.  The  far  spreading  roots 
emerge  like  sharp-backed  ridges  from  the  brownish  lagoon,  grad- 
ually creeping  up  and  girding  with  buttress-like  projections  the 
many-angled  column.  A  perpendicular  shaft  ascends  to  a  height 
of  120-150  feet  and  then  spreads  a  flat  or  hemispherical  crown. 
Such  I  liave  seen  twenty  years  ago  near  Johnsonville.  Cypress 
swamps  are  along  both  big  rivers,  and  many  other  extensive 
swamps  and  swampy  lands  are  along  every  watercourse,  the  most 
perhaps  along  Big  Sandy.  It  may  therefore  be  expected  that  a 
great  many  more  aquatic  species  and  such  as  inhabit  marshy 
lauds  exist  in  this  region,  than  in  either  East  or  Middle  Tennes- 
see. My  own  experience  is,  however,  limited  and  restricted  to 
one  point  on  the  Mississippi  river,  the  regions  of  Brownsville, 
Humbolt,  McKenzie,  Hollow-rock  and  Johnsonville,  in  which 
places  I  have  made  interesting  collections. 

PLANTS  PECULIAR  TO  WEST  TENNESSEE. 

Ranunculus  multilidus  Pursh.  Planera  iiquatica  Gmel. 

Brasenia  peltata  Pursh.  Lithospermum   a nguisti folium 
Cabomba  Caroliniana  Gray.  INIichx. 

Hypericum  lobocarpuni  Gattinger.   Utricularia  biflora  Lam. 

Gleditschia  monosperma  Walt.  Iris  cuprea  Pursh. 

Dalea  alopecuroides  Willd.  Iris  hexagona  Walt. 

Berchemia  volubilis  DG.  Habenaria  virescens  Sprengel. 

Galium  Arkansanum  Gray.  Juncus  mititaris  Bigel. 

Eryngiuni  prostratum  Nutt.  Scirpus  debilis  Pursh. 

Marshallia  lanceolata  Pursh.  ZizMuia  aquatica  L. 

Ambrosia  bidentata  Michx.  Sp^rtina  cynosuroides  Willd. 

Helenium  tennifolium  Nutt.  Eragrostis  oxylepis  Torr. 

Senecio  lobatus  Pers.  Cenrhrus  tribuloides  L. 

Hydrolea  affinis  Gray.  Aristida  ramosissima  Engelm. 

Verbena  stricta  Vent.  Taxodium  distichum  Rich. 
Limnanthemumlacunosum  Griese.    Asplenium  Filix  femina  L.  var, 
Polypremum  procumbens  L.  anaustum  Gray. 

Quercus  bicolor  Willd.  Azolla  Caroliniana  Willd. 

Stillingia  sylvatica  L.  Equif  etum  robustum  R.  Br, 


Tennessee  Flora. 


Species  occurring  within  a  radius  of  thirty  miles  from 

Nashville  are  reckoned  to  the  Nashville  Flora, 

and  printed  in  bold  type ;  those  beyond 

this  range  in  small  pica.    O.  S.— 

Over  the  whole  State. 


EANUNCULACE^E. 

Cleinatis  Viorna  L.     O.  S.     Very  variable. 

Var.  coccinea  Gray.     Foot  of  Lookout  Mt.     J.  F.  James. 

C.  reticulata  Walt.  Middle  Tenn.  Foliage  not  quite  as 
leathery  and  prominently  reticulated  as  ray  S.  C  specimens. 

C.  Virginiaiiia  L.     O.  S. 

Anemone  neniorosa  L.     Paradise  ridge.      Cumberland  and 

Alleghany  Mts. 

A.  Virgianiana  L.     O.  S.     June-July. 

A.  acntiloba  Lawson.     Middle  Tenn,     March. 

A.  Hepatica  L.  Mts.  of  East  "Tenn.  In  the  Frog  Mts., 
East  Tenn.,  I  obtained  specimens  with  acute  and  obtuse-lobed 
foliage  on  the  same  plant.     April. 

A.  deeapetala  L.   (A.  Caroliniana  Walt.)  Cedar  glades.   April. 

Aneuionella  thalictroides  Spach.  (Th.  anemonoides  Michx.) 
O.  S.     March. 

Thalictrum  dioicuni  L.     O.  S.     June-July. 

T.  pui'pnrascens  L.     O.  S.     July. 

Yar.  ceriferum  Aust.     O.  S.     June-July. 

T.  clavatum  DC.     Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts.    July. 

T.  polygamuni  Mtihlb.  Moist  woodlands.  O.  S.    July-August. 


20  TENNESSEE    FF.ORA. 

T.  (lebile  Buekl.  Dr.  Hampton's  place  near  Cheatham  Co, 
line.     Only  locality.     May. 

Trautvetteria  palmata  Fish  &  Meyer.  Along  the  whole  chain 
of  AUeghanies.     July. 

Myosurus  iiiiniiniis  L.  Moist  meadow-lands.  Nashville.  April. 

Rauimciilus  abortious  L.  var.  micrcmtkus  Gray;  common, 
March. 

R.  auibigens  Watson.  Ponds  along  Cumberland  river,  etc. 
June- July. 

R.  circiiiatus  Sibth.  (R.  aquatilis  L.  var.  slagnatilis  DC.) 
Ponds  and  swamps  along  Cumberland  R.  Flowers  the  whole 
summer. 

R.  aquatilis  L.  var.  trichophyllus  Chaix.     East  Tenn.     July. 

R.  fascicularis  Miihlb.  Common  in  vicinity  of  Nashville. 
March-April. 

R.  inultifidlis  l*ursh.  Swamps  on  Cumberland  and  Tenn. 
rivers.     Cypress  swamps.     July. 

R.  oblongifolius  Elliott.  Damp  ground.  Paradise  ridge, 
Tullahoma.     June. 

R.  parviflorus  L.     Boggy  lands.     O.  fe.     April-May. 

R.  pusillus  Poir.     Ditches  and  waste  grounds.     May. 

R.  septenti'ionalis  Poir.  var.  hispidus,  Michx.  (R.  repens  L. 
var.  hispidus  Michx.)     O.  S. 

Var.  lucidus  Poir.     O.  S.     May-July. 

Caltha  palustris  L.  var.  iJarnassifoUa  Torr  &  Gray.  Wet 
mountain  meadows,  etc.      Ducktown.     April. 

Aquilegia  Canadensis  L.  Rocky  woodlands.  Bluffs  on  Mill 
Creek  near  Nashville.     April. 

Delphinium  azurenni  Michx.  Cedar  glades  of  Middle  Tenn. 
May. 

D.  tricorne  Michx.     Rich  woodlands.     O.  S.     April-May. 

D.  exaltatum  Ait.     Roane  Mt.     J.  AV.  Chickering. 

D.  Consolida  L.  Introduced  and  spreading  copiously.  May, 
June. 

Aconitum  reclinatum  Gray.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
Goptis  trifolia  Salisb.     Higher   AUeghanies.      Thuuderhead. 
June. 


TENNESSEE    FJ.ORA.  21 

Xanthorrhiza  apiifolia  L'Her.  Banks  of  every  mountain 
stream.     East  Tenn.     March-April. 

Hydrastis  Canadensis  L.  Rich  woods;  very  common.  April, 
May.' 

Aetaea  alba  Bigel.     Rich  woodlands.     May. 

A.  spicata  yar.  rubra  Michx.  Moist,  rich  and  shady  locali- 
ties.    Sometimes  with  the  former.     O.  S. 

Cimicifuga  racemosa  Ell.  Rich  woodlands;  common.  June- 
July. 

C.  Americana  Michx.  Alleghany  Mts.,  Ducktown,  Roane 
Mt.     Prof.  Chickering.     August-September. 

CALYCANTHACE^. 

Calycauthus  floridus  L.  Harpeth  hills  by  Nashville.  Fre- 
<juently  cultivated  in  old  gardens.     May. 

C.  glaucus  Willd.  Cumberland  Mts.  Whiteside.  Also  Chil- 
houewe  and  Smoky  Mts.     June. 

MAGNOLIACE.E. 

Magnolia  acuminata  L.  River  and  creek  bottoms  of  Middle 
Tenn.     Along  Gallatin  pike,  near  Nashville.     May. 

M.  macrophylla  Michx.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn,,  Smoky 
Mts.,  etc.     May-June. 

M.  Umbrella  L.  Cumberland  Mts.,  in  deep  ravines  :  also  in 
Blue  ridge.     June. 

M.  Frasevi  Walt.  Ap])arently  not  in  the  Cumberland  Mts., 
but  frequent  in  high  mountains  of  East  Tenn.,  Roane  Mts.,  Big 
Smokies.     June-July. 

M.  grandiflora  L.     In  cultivation  only.     May-July. 

Liriodendron  tulipifera  L.  One  of  the  tallest  trees  in  the 
State.  Tlie  largest  trees  are  thought  to  be  found  along  INIissis- 
sippi  bottoms  in  Obion  Co.,  and  to  measure  above  150  feet  high. 
Ma  v. 

ANONACEiE. 

Asiiuina  triloba  Dunal.  Commonly  a  shrub  8-10  leet  high, 
but  also  found  a  small,  slim  tree  6-8  inches  diameter  and  25  feet 
high,  in  the  rich  bottoms  of  Curaberl.  and  Tenn.  rivers.     March. 


22  TENNESSEE   FLORA. 

MENISPERMACE.E. 

Calycocarpuui   Lyoni  Nutt.     River  bottoms,  climbiug  liii^li. 
May-June. 

Cofculiis  CarolillUS  L.     On  bushes  in  open  fields  and  climhinj]^ 
high  in  moist  Avoodlands.     July-August. 

Meiiisperniiim  Canadense  L.     lliver  bottoms,  with  the  former. 
Julv. 

BERBEKIDACE.E. 

Canlopliyllnin  tlialictroides  Michx.    In  deep  leaf-mould.    Fre- 
quent in  Cumberland  Mts  and  Alleghanies.     April. 

Diphylleia  cymosa  Michx.     Roane   Mts.     Prof.    Chickering. 
Also  Smoky  Mts.     May-June. 

Jeffersonia  diphylla  Persoon.     Rocky  woodlands,  over  the 
State.     In  limestone  soil.     Harpeth  ridge.     May. 

Podopliylluni   peltatuin    L.      Rich     woodlands,  every  where. 
April-Mav. 

NYMPH^EACE.E. 

Braseuia  peltata  Pursh.     Ponds  and  lagoons.     Not  frequent. 
Swamp  in  Jones'  Bend,  near  Edgefield  Junction.     July. 

Cahomba  CaroUniana  Gray.     Cypress  swamps,  Johnsonville, 
VV.  Tenn.     July-August. 

Neluiiibiuili   luteum   Willd.      Lagoons   along   Tennessee    and 
Cumberland  rivers.     Shelby  Pond,  near  Nashville.     July. 

Nupliar  adveiia  Ait.     Very  frequent  in  the  lower  course  of 
Cumberland  Mts.  streams.     June-Sept. 

Nyiiiplirea  odorata  Ait.     In  a  pond  at  the  Lunatic  Asyhun 
grounds  near  Nashville.     Said  to  be  in  the  State. 

PAPAVERACE.E. 
Argemone  Mexicaiia  L.     O.  S.,  in  and  near  towns  and  villages. 

Stylophorum  dipliyllum  Nutt.     Rich  woods.     Harpeth  hills, 
near  Nashville.     April-May. 

Papaver  soniuiferuni  L.     Occasionally  escaped,   but  not   in- 
clined to  spread.     July-August. 

P.  dubiuiii  L.     Waste  grounds  in  Nashville.     Old   cemetery. 
June. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  23 

Sau^iiinaria  Caiiadeiisis  L.  Over  the  whole  State  in  rich 
soil.     April-May. 

FUMARIACE^E. 

Dieeutra  Cucullai'ia  DC.  In  leaf  mould,  shady  ravines.  Har- 
peth  hills  near  Nashville.     April. 

D.  Canadensis  DC.  Cumberland  mountains.  Grab  Orchard, 
etc.     May. 

D.  eximia  DC.  Only  on  Dow  river,  Carter  Co.,  but  there 
abundant.     June-July. 

Adlmnia  cirrhosa  Raf.  In  the  valley  of  Dow  river,  along 
narrow  gauge  railroad,  leading  to  Craneberry  iron  works,  abun- 
dant. 

Corydalis  flavula  DC.     Woods  and  thickets,     Nashville, 

C.  glauca  Pursh.  Mountain  gorges  on  Dow  river.  East 
Tenn.     August. 

CRUCIFER.E. 

Nasturtiuui  offlcinale  R.  Br.  Springs  and  brooklets.  East 
and  Middle  Tenn.     April-May.     Indigenous. 

N.  lacustre  Gray.  Swamps  of  Tennessee  and  Cumberland 
rivers.     (Johnsonville).     July. 

N.  sessiliflorum  R.  Br.  Wet  meadows  and  ditches.  Common. 
May-August. 

N.  Arinoracia  Fries.  Horseradish.  In  cultivation,  and  here 
and  there  near  gardens. 

Leavenwoi'thia  Michaiixii  Torr.  Cedar  glades.  Middle  Tenn. 
Lavergne.     April-May. 

*L.  tonilosa  Gray.  n.  sp.  First  collected  in  1865  in  vicinity 
of  Vanderbilt  University  grounds.  Abounds  about  Nashville 
and  over  the  cedar  glades  of  Middle  Tenn.     April. 

* Leavenuorthia  turulosa  Gray.  Silique  linear,  conspicuously  torose; 
style  fully  equalling  the  breadth  of  the  silique  ;  seeds  broadly  oval,  nar- 
rowly winged  ;  radicle  nearly  transverse,  strictly  applied  to  the  edges  of 
the  colyledons  at  the  base  on  one  side;  petals  purplish  with  a  yellowish 
spot  towards  the  claw.  Either  stemless  or  caulescent,  ascending  from  a 
spreading  procumbent  base,  with  several  sometimes  ultimately  forking 
pedicels.  Generally  4-5,  but  large  specimens  sometimes  9  inches  high, 
and  spreading  over  a  square  foot  of  ground.  The  fre^h  herbage  has  the 
taste  of  water-cress  and  is  well  adapted  for  twble  use.  Vide  Bot.  Gaz., 
March,  1880. 


24  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

*L.  stylosa  Gray.  n.  sp.  Discovered  in  tlie  cedar  glades  1 
mile  east  of  Lavertjiie,  17  miles  from  Nashville,  in  1869.  Also 
found  near  Green  Hill,  in  Wilson  Co.,  Tenn.     April. 

Dentaria  diphylla  Michx.  Banks  of  Gnmberland,  Nashville. 
April. 

D.  laciniata,  Miihlb.     Hills  aronnd  Nashville,     March-April. 

D.  multifida,  Miihlb.     East  Tenn.     Roane  Co.     April. 

Cardaniiiie  rhoiiiboidea  DC.  Low  grounds.  Vicinity  of  race- 
track at  Nashville.      May. 

C.  Clematltls  Shuttl.  Highest  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
Roane  Mt.    Prof  Chickering.    Clingman  Dom  6500'.    June-July. 

C.  hirsuta  L.     Low  swampy  grounds.     April-May. 
Var.  sylvatica  Gray.     Dry  woodlands.     March-May. 

Ai'abis  Ludoviciana  Meyer.  Fields  and  roadsides,  abundant. 
March,  May. 

A.  dentata  Torr  &  Gray.  Low,  rich  grounds.  O.  S.  March- 
May. 

A.  Canadensis  Liv.     Rocky  woodlands.     O.  S.     April. 

A.  patens  Sulliv.     Along  Ocoe  river,  East  Tenn.,  etc. 

A.  laevigata  DC.  Rocky  woodland,  cliffs  along  Cumberland 
and  Mill  creek.     April-May. 

Tlit^llpodinin  pinnatifldnm  Wats  Rich  hillsides.  Frequent 
aronnd  Nashville.     April-May. 

Brassica  Sinapistrum  Boiss.     In  cultivated  grounds. 

*Lfavenworthia  stylosa  Gray.  Habitus  the  same  like  the  former,  but 
a  little  more  slender.  It  is  also  either  stemless  or  caulescent,  not  strictly 
stemless,  like  Dr.  Gray  thought  it  to  be  from  steinless  specimens  sent  to 
him.  Robust  plants  have  the  ascending  stems  terminating  with  a 
fasciculate  inflorescence.  Silicle  broadly  oval  or  oblong  and  2  lines  wide 
and  5-12  lines  long,  plane,  surmounted  by  a  slender  style  3-4|^  lines  long: 
Seeds  3-6  orbicular,  distinctly  winged;  embryo  as  in  the  preceding; 
petals  during  an  thesis  pure  golden  yellow  throughout,  marcescent  and 
shriv<^lling  they  turn  to  a  purplish-white. 

First  collected  in  the  cedar  barrens  at  Lavergne,  one  mile  southeast 
from  the  station,  June  2,  1879,  in  a  springy  spot  associated  with  Isoetes 
Buttle  ri  and  Sehamolirium  Carolinianum.  Also  found  in  a  similar  spot 
near  Green  Hill,  Wilson  Co. 

Lenvenworthia  Michauxli  Torr.  occurs  in  the  same  locality  close  by,  is 
always  much  smaller ;  stigma  sessile  or  sub.ressile.  The  name  Cardamine 
uniflora  may  have  originated  in  an  oversight  of  robuster  specimens  or 
a  too  early  collection.     Vide  Bot.  Oaz.,  March,  18S0. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  25 

B.  alba  Gray.     Frequently  cultivated  and  escaping.     May. 

B.  nigra  Koch.     Escaped. 

B.  I'anipestl'is.     Cultivated  and  escaping  into  waste  grounds. 

Draba   bracbycarpa   Nutt.     Cedar  glades  of  Middle   Tenn 
March. 

D.  Cai'oliniaiia  Walt.  Sterile  rocky  lands.  O.  S.  March- 
April. 

Draba  ramosissima  Desv.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn.  Mundic 
bluff  on  Ocoe  river.  Polk  Co.     April-May. 

Vesicaria  Shortii  Torr  &  Gray.  Rising  Sun  bluff,  14  miles 
below  Nashville.     April. 

Alyssuni  Lescurii  Gray.  Hills  south  and  west  of  Nashville, 
covering  the  ground  in  great  patches,  visible  miles  distant. 
April-May. 

Sisymbrium  officinale  Scop.  Ditches  and  roadsides,  every- 
where.    May- June. 

Thlaspi  arvense  L.     Common  weed.     March- June. 

Hesperis  matroualis  L.  Introduced.  Alongside  a  fence  in 
Mrs.  Cheatham's  gardens,  Nashville.     May. 

Lepidium  Virgiuicum  L.    O.  S.,  along  roadsides.    May-July. 

Senebiera  Coronopus  L.  Vacant  town  lots,  Memphis.  Dr. 
O.  Egeling. 

Rapbauus  sativus  L.     Escapes  sometimes  into  open  fields. 

CAPPARIDACE.E. 

Cleome  pungens  Willd.  Scattered  O.  S.  Abundant  in  low 
woodlands  along  Tennessee  river  near  Chattanooga.     June-July. 

Polanisia  c/raveolens  Raf.  Along  P.  P.  in  Dixon  Co.,  Middle, 
Tenn.     Also  West  Tenn.     July. 

CISTACE.E. 

Helianthemum  Canadense  Michx.  Bradley  Co.,  East  Tenn. 
near  Charleston.     April-May. 

Lecliea  major  Michx.     O.  S.     July-August. 
\j.  minor  Walter.     Barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.  and   mountains 
of  East  Tenn.     July-August. 

L.  tenuifolia  Michx.  Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts.  July- 
Ausfust. 


26  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

L.  thyiuifolia  Pursh.    Dry  rocky  glades,  Middle Tenn.    July- 
August. 

L.  Driiiiiinoiidii  Torr.  &  Gray.     Cedar  glades,  Lavergne.   May- 
June. 

VIOLACE^. 
lonidiuin  concolor  Barth.  &  Hook.     O.  S.     April-May. 

Viola  piibescens  Ait.     Harpeth  hills,  near  Nashville,  etc. 
Var.  eriocarpa  Nutt.     Rich  woods  of  the  Cumberland  Mts. 
and  banks  of  Cumberland  river  at  Nashville.     April. 

V,  canina  L.  var.  sylvestris  Kegel.     Damp   woodlands,  East 
Tenn.      March-April. 

V.  striata   Ait.     O.  fe.      Frequent   in    vicinity  of   Nashville. 
April-May. 

Y.  Canadensis  L.     Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts.     May- 
July. 

V.  pedata  L.     Over  the  whole  State. 

Var.  bicolor  Parsh.,  with  the  former.     April-May. 

V.  sagittata  Ait.     Highlands   of  Middle  Tenn.     East  Tenn, 
April-May. 

V.  blailda  Willd.     Dry  rocky  ground,  hills    near  Nashville. 
April-May. 

Var.  renij'olia  Gray .  Summit  of  Thunderhead,  6000'.   July. 

V.  roiundifolia  Michx.     Cumberland  Mts. 

V.  palmata  L.     Common.     April-May. 

Var.  oiicullata  Ait.     With  the  former.     April-May. 

V.  odorata  L.     Old  cemeteries  and  escaped  from  gardens.  Not 
prone  to  spread. 

V.  tricolor  L.   var.  arvensis  Gray.     Abundant  in  the  cedar 
glades  of  Middle  Tenn.     March-April.     Indigenous. 

POLYGALACE.E. 

Polygala  incarnata  L.     Paradise  ridge,  Tallahoma,  Bon  Air. 
June-July. 

P.  Curtissii  Gray.     Barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.  to  Mts.  of  East 
Tenn.     June-July. 

Poly  gala  fastig  lata  Nutt.     Sewanee,  Tenn.     July- August. 

P.  crnciata  L.     Oak  barrens.     O.  S.     July-August. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  27 

P.  Nuttallii  Torr.  ct  Gray.  Argillaceous  ami  siliceous  soils. 
O.  S.     July-August. 

P.  aiubi^ua  Nutt.  Dry,  sterile  and  siliceous  soils.  Har[)etlj 
hills  and  vicinity  of  Nashville  to  East  Tenn.     July. 

P.  f>olygama  Walt.     East  Tenn.     Frequent. 

P.  Senega  li.     East  Tenn. 

Var.  latifolia  Torr.  &  Gray.  Vicinity  of  Nashville.     May- 
June. 

CARYOPHYLLACEaE. 

Saponaria  oificiualis  L.  Introduced  hut  now  divulged  over 
the  whole  State.     July-August. 

Silene  antirrhina  L.     Fields  and  waste  places.     May. 

8.  Pennsylvanica  Michx.  Cumberland  and  Allegheny  Mts. 
May. 

S.  Virg'illica  L.     Edges  of  woods  and  sunny  hillsides.     May, 

S.  rotundifolia  Nutt.  Higii  cliffs  of  Cumberland  Mts.,  on 
sandstone  ledges  near  Sewanee.  Lookout  Mt.,  summit  of.  IMay- 
June. 

S.  stellata  Ait.     Open  woodlands.     Common.     July. 

S.  nivea  DC.  Mountains  on  Emory  river  above  Kingston, 
East  Tenn.     Apparently  very  rare  ! 

Lychnis  Gitliago  Lam.     In  wheat  and  rye-fields.     May. 

Arenaria  glabra  Michx.  Highest  parts  of  Cumberland  and 
Allegheny  Mts.     July.     (Lookout  Mt.) 

A.  patala  Michx.  Cedar  Glades  of  Middle  Tenn.,  also  Knox- 
ville,  East  Tenn.     April-May. 

A.  serpyllifolia  L.     Dry,  rocky  groiuids.     March-May. 

A.  diffusa  Elliott.     Rich,  shady  soil.     May-June. 

Stellaria  media  Smith.  Troublesome  weed  in  cultivated 
grounds.     Flowering  summer  and  winter. 

S.  pilbera  Michx.     Rich  woodlands.     April-May. 

S.  crassifolia  Ehrh.  Moist  and  rocky  grounds.  Very  abun- 
dant in  vicinity  of  Nashville.     April-May. 

S.  lon^ifolia  Mlihlb.     Kingston  springs  on  the  bluff.     July. 

Cerastiura  vulgatum  L.     Pastures  and  roadsides.     April-May. 

C.  viscosuin  L.  Less  copious  than  the  former.  Dry  uplands. 
April-May. 


28  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

C.  oblon^ifoliuui  Torr.     Cedar  glades.     May-June. 

C.  nutans  Kaf.     Moist  ground  and  hillsides.     May-June. 

Sagina  apetala  L.  Damp  soil.  Pavements  in  Xashville. 
March-April. 

PAROXYCHIE.E. 

Paronychia  argifrocoma  Nutt.  High  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
August.     Prof.  Chickering. 

Anycliia  dichotoina  Willd.     Dry  rocky  woodlands. 

A.  eapillacea  DC.     With  the  former.     July-August. 

PORTULACACEtE. 
Portnlaca  oleracea  L.    Fields  and  gardens.     June-September. 
P.  ^raudiflora  Hook.    Frequently  cultivated  in  flower-gardens 
and  therefrom  self-sowing.     June-September. 

Talinum  teretifolium  Pursh.  Crevices  of  rocks  in  the  cedar 
glades.     July- August. 

Claytonia  Vir^iuica  L.    Woods  and  pastures.    March-May. 

C.  CaroUnianaMXchx.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn.  Duektown. 
May. 

HYPERICINEiE. 

Ascyrnni  Crux  Andrefe  L.     Siliceous  formation.     July-Sept. 

A.  stans  Michx.     Mountain  bogs.     July-August. 

A.  hypericoides  L.  Cleveland,  East  Tenn.,  Chilhowee  Mts. 
June-July. 

Hyperieuni  prolificuni  L.  Ea^t  Tenn.,  Middle  Tenn.  and 
Craggy-hope,  Dixon  Co.     June-July. 

Var.  montanum  Mihi.     Frog  Mts.,  Polk  Co.     July. 

*H.  lobocarpum,  n.  sp.     Hollow  Rock,  West  Tenn.     July. 

"'^H.  lobocarpum  Gattinger,  n.  sp.  Sapals  Hnear-lanceolate,  small, 
unequal,  ll-Z  lines  long.  Petals  unequal,  unsymmetric,  3-G  lines  long, 
reflected,  early  deciduous.  Capsule  five-celled,  deeply  five-lobed,  lanceo- 
late, tapering  into  a  long  beak.  Carpels  almost  distinct,  and  at  full 
maturity  falling  away  from  a  central  axis.  Seeds  1  mm.  long,  incurved, 
apiculate,  striate  lengthwise,  transversely  groove  l.  Leaves  linear,  obtuse, 
slightly  mucronate,  attenuate  downwards,  pale  underneath. 

Shrub,  5-7  feet  high,  with  upright  br.uiches.  Low  swampy  lands  in 
the  orange  sand  formation  at  Hollow  liock,  Carroll  Co.,  West  Tennessee. 
First  collected  in  fruit  in  1867,  and  again  July,  1886,  in  llower.  Only  two 
shrubs  found,  in  very  swampy  ground,  at  the  time  nearly  inaccessible.  I 
have  since  received  specimens  of  a  Hypericum  Libelled  H.  prolilicum, 
"collected  by  Dr.  H.  E.  Hasse  of  Little  Kock,  Ark.,  in  wet  pine  barrens," 
which  prove  to  be  the  same  species. 


TENNfcSSEE    FLORA.  "20 

H.  Kalmiuuiuuii  L.  var.  luaju?.  Barrens  at  Tuliahoina. 
July.  5-6  feet  high  and  of  more  robust  habit  than  tlie  noithern 
forms. 

H.  aureuiu  Bartram.  Limestone  ledges,  Mts.  at  Cowan  ;  fre- 
quent in  the  cedar  glades  and  upon  cliffs  on  Cumberland  river. 
July. 

H.fasciculatniiiljain.  In  springy  places,  forming  thickets. 
Bradley  Co.,  East  Tenn.     July. 

H.  adpressnni  Barton.  Wild  goose  pond  near  Mitchelville, 
Summer  Co.     August-September. 

H.  sphaerocarpniii  Michx.  Moist  places  in  the  barrens.  Fre- 
quent around  Nashville.     June-July. 

H.  dolahriforme  Vent.     Cameron  Hill,  Chattanooga.     July. 

H.  drgatiiiii  Lam.  {H.  angidosum  Michx.)     Barrens  of  Middle 
Tenn.,  damp  argillaceous  soils.     July-September. 
Var.  acutifolium.     AVith  the  preceding. 

H.  perforatum  L.  Waste  grounds  ;  not  frequent  here.  June- 
July. 

H.  corynibosum  Miihl.     O.  S.     July. 

H.  graueolens  Buckl.  Summit  of  Clingman  Don,  Smoky  Mts,, 
East  Tenn.     6000'.     July. 

H.  imitilum  L.     Very  abundant  in  wet  places.     July-Sept. 
H.  gymncuitlmm   Eugelm.  &  Gray.     Barrens  at  Tullahoma. 
July. 

H.  Canadense  L.     Cumberland  Mts.     July- August. 

H.  Drummondii  Torr.  &  Gray.  Belvidere,  Franklin  Co. 
July-August. 

H.  undicaule  Walter  {H.  Sarothra  Michx.).  lu  sandy  soil 
everywhere.     July. 

Eloclea  campanulata  Pursh.  E.  Virginica^uii.  River — and 
swamps  near  Nashville.     July-August. 

E.  petiolata  Pursh.  Swamps,  Middle  and  West  Tenn.  July- 
September. 

TERNSTRCEMIACE.E. 

Stuartia  pentagyna  L'Her.  Cumberland  and  Allegheny  Mts. 
June. 


30  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

MALYACE^. 

Abutilou  Aviceuiije  Gaertn.     Waste  })laces.     July-August. 

Malva  I'otuiidifolia  L.     Around  dwellings.     June-September. 

Callirrlun' al('j<*oi(les  Gray.    Copses  near  Brown's  creek.    Nash- 
ville.    Found  only  once. 

Napaea  dioica  L.     Upper    East    Tenn.    near    Johnson    City. 
June- August. 

Malvastriini  angnstlim  Gray.     Rocky  ground  and  open  glades. 
Middle  Tenn.     Very  abundant.     July-August. 

Sida  Elliottii  Torr.  &  Gray.    Cedar  glades.    Lavergne.    Edge- 
field Junction.     July-August. 

S.  spinosa  L.    Troublesome  \veed  in  pastures  and  fields.  July- 
September. 

Hibiscus  Mosheiltos  L.     Riyer  banks  and  swamps.     July. 

H.  inilitai'is  Cay.     Riyer  banks  and  bottom  lands.     A  white 
variety  near  Nashyille.     June-July. 

H.  Trionilill  L.    Frequently  cultivated  in  flower  gardens,  and 
thence  escaped.     July-August. 

TILIACE^. 

Tilia  Americana  L.,  \?lv  pubescens  Land.     Mountains  of  East 
Tenn.     Ocoe  river. 

T.  heterophylla  Vent.    Rich  woodlands  and  along  river  banks. 
Nashville. 

LINACEiE. 

Linniii  Virgiuianum  L.     Dry  open  woodlands.     June. 
L.  striatum  Walt.     Cedar  and  oak  barrens.     June. 
L.  usitatissimuni  Linn.     Waifs  occasionally  found  near  dwell- 
ings. 

L.  sulcatum  Riddel.     Near  Hickman,  and  East  Tenn.     July. 

GERANIACEtE. 
Geranium  niaculatum  L.     Rich  woodlands.     June-July. 
G.  Caroliniauum  L.     Waste  places.     Common.     May-June. 
Floerhea'pro8erphiaeoides\\'\\\(\.     Low  moist  grounds.      Val- 
ey  of  East  Tenn.     April-June. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  31 

Inipatieiis  pallida  Nutt.  Thickets  along  creeks  and  springs. 
J  uly-Septem  ber. 

I.  fulva  Xiitt.     With  the  former.     O.  S.     June-September. 

Oxalis  Acetosella  L.  Summit  of  high  Mts.  of  East  Tenn.  July. 
(Thunderhead,  Roane  Mt.) 

0.  violaeea  L.     Rocky  places.     Vei-y  common.     May-June. 

0.  stricta  L.  Copses  and  margins  of  woodlands.  Very  yaria- 
ble  in  size  of  flowers.     May-September. 

RUTACEiE. 

Xanthoxylum  Aioericauum  Mill.  Hills  vicinity  of  Nashville. 
(Charlotte  pike,  copses  beyond  Edgefield,  etc.)      April-May. 

Ptelea trifoliata  L.  A  common  shrub  in  the  limestone  regions 
of  Tennessee.      May-June. 

SIMARUBE^. 

Ailanthus  glandiilosa  Desf.  Perfectly  naturalized.  Widely 
spreading  over  the  State.     May. 

MELIACEiE. 

Melia  Azedarach  L.  Formerly  frequently  planted  around 
dwellings,  and  sometimes  found  on  deserted  homesteads.  It  is 
gradually  dying  out.     Better  adapted  is 

Kcehlreutera  pauiculata  DC.     Lately  introduced. 

ILICINE^. 

Ilex  opaca  Ait.  Mountains.  Cumberland  and  Alleghenies. 
Also  in  islands  of  Cumberland  and  Tennessee  rivers,  where  it 
grows  to  a  stately  tree  with  20"  diaraeetr  and  40-50  feet  high. 
June. 

Ilex  decidua  Walter.     Brownsville,  West  Tenn.     May. 

/.  mollis  Gray.  Cumberland  Mts.  Summit  of  Lookout  Mt. 
May. 

/.  monticola  Gray.     Smoky  Mts.,  East  Tenn.     May. 

Nemopanthes  Canadensis  DC.     Mts.  at  Cowan.     August. 

CELASTRACE.^. 

Celastrus scandens  Linn.    Brownsville,  West  Tenn.  May-June. 

Evonyums  Aniericauus  L.     Rich  ^voodlands.     June. 

E.  atropiirpureus  Jacq.     River  banks  and  copses.    June-July. 


32  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 


RHAMNACE.E. 

Berchemia  vohibilis  DC.  Lookout  Mt.  Very  luxuriant  and 
frequent  in  West  Tenn.     Brownsville.     May-June. 

Rhaiiiuns  laiiceolata  Pursh.  River  banks  and  copses,  Nash- 
ville. 

Rli.  Caroliniana  Walt.     Barrens  of  Middle  Teun,  etc.     June. 

('eaiiothus  Aiiiericauus  L.  In  argillaceous  and  siliceous  soils, 
woodlands  throughout  the  State.     June-July. 

VITACE.E. 

Vitis  Labrusca  L.  Alleghany  Mts.,  Ducktown.  Cultivated 
in  Bayers  settlement  by  the  first  settlers.     June. 

V.  aestivalis  Michx.  Uplands,  cedar  glades.  Also  in  Alle- 
ghany Mts.     May. 

V.  C'ordifolia  Michx.     Along  water  courses.     April-May. 

V,  riparia  Michx.     With  the  former.     May. 

V.  vulpina  L.  Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts.,  abundant. 
April-May. 

V.  rupestris  Trelease.  Along  Cumberland  river,  banks  of 
Stoner's  creek  etc.,  Nashville.     May. 

V.  arborea  Linn.  West  Tenn.  in  moist  woodlands.  May- 
June. 

V.  iudivisa  Willd.  River  banks  and  woodlands,  Middle  Tenn. 
May. 

Ainpelopsis  qiiinqiiefolia  Michx.     Common. 

SAPINDACE^. 

Acer  dasycarpiim  Ehrh.  Low,  damp  grounds  and  bottom 
lands.  Frequently  planted  for  shade-trees.  Flowers  in  Febru- 
ary and  matures  seeds  before  any  other  plant. 

A.  riibruni  \j.  Wet  and  low  lands.  Also  cultivated  for  shade- 
trees.     April. 

A.  saecliarinum  Wanger.  var.  ui^ruiii  Torr.  &  Gray.     Rich 

soils.     O.  S. 

A.  spicatum  Lam.  Smoky  Mts.  Summit  of  Thunderhead. 
June.     A  middle-sized  tree. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  33 

Neg'iiiiilo   ciceroides   Moench.      Banks  of  creeks  and    rivers, 
growing  to  large  dimensions  bnt  being  unshapely.     April. 

Jlseulns  glabra   Willd.     Very  abundant  in    the   barrens  of 
Middle  Tenn.     May. 

.E.  flava  Ait.   Rich  woods,  especially  in  the  mountains.   April. 

Var.  purpurasceiis,  small  shrub,  loving  ravines  and  shady 
gorges.     East  Tenn.     May. 

*iE.  Pavia  L.     Prospect  Station,  Giles  Co.,  Tenn. 

Cardiospei'imiiii  Halicacabiim  L.     Waste  places  around  dwell- 
ings.    June-September. 

Stapliylea  trifolia  L.     Thickets  in  rich,  moist  soil.     April. 

AXACARDIACE.E. 

Rhus  typhina  L.     Hillsides.     June. 

R.  glabra  L.     Poor  soils  and  deserted  farmlands.     June. 

R.  copallina  L.     Hills  and  rocky  siliceous  soils.     July. 

R    venenata  DC.     Swampy  or  boggy  lands,  especially  in  the 
mountains.     June. 

R.  Toxic'odeiidruni  L.     In  all  woodlands.     June. 
R.  aromatica  Ait.  Limestone  regions  of  Middle  Tenn.    April- 
Mav. 

LEGUMINOS.E. 

Lupinus  perennis  L.     Rich  hillsides,  Ducktown,  East  Tenn. 
(Smelting  works  at  Hiwassee.)      May. 

Croti>laria  sagittalis    L,      Sandy   soil,   Tullahoma,    Paradise 
ridge.     June-July. 

Trifolium  arvense  L.     Old  fields  and  pastures.     June-July. 

T.  pratense  L.     Largely    cultivated    and  frequently  sponta- 
neous.    July. 

T.  reflexiim   L.     Cedar  barrens,  rocky  hills  along  Franklin 
pike,  Nashville.     April-May. 

T.  repeus  L.     Common  everywhere.     May. 

T.  pj'0(;unibeiis  L.     Very  abundant  over  the  whole  State,  in 
old  fields  and  pastures.     May. 

*^ -cuius   Hippocastanum  L.     Is  sometimes  planted,  but  entirely 
unadapted  to  our  climate. 


iiJ4  T]':nxi:.ssee  fi.oiia. 

T.  stoloilifeniin  Miclix.  Fouml  in  one  looality  where  reiiexniu 
abounds  (Franklin  ]>ike).  It  is  perhaps  only  a  form  of  reflexnm 
or  a  hybrid.     May-June. 

Melilotliiis  alba  Lam.  Around  dwellings,  vacant  town  lots 
and  grass  plots  in  Nashville.     June— July. 

M.  oJicinaHs  Willd.     Waste  grounds.     May- June. 

Medifago  liipulina  L.  Grass  plots  in  Nashville,  Capitol 
grounds.     June. 

M.  sativa  L.     Oecasionallv  cultivated,  becoming  naturalized. 
July. 

Psoralea  Onobrychis  Nutt.  Paradise  ridge,  etc.  Not  frequent. 
June. 

P.  nielil()toi(les  Michx.    Hills  around  Nashville.     May-June. 

P.  siibacaillis  Torr.  &  Gray.  Cedar  glades  and  rocky  hills 
around  Nashville.     April-May. 

Dalea  alopecuroides  Willd.  Frequent  in  West  Tenn.  July- 
August. 

Petal ostenioii  violaceus  Michx.  Davidson's  farm,  in  a  cedar 
glade  on  the  Charlotte  pike,  near  Nashville.     June. 

P.  Candidas  Michx.  Near  tunnel  at  Cowan  ;  also  Paradise 
ridge  near  Nashville.     July. 

P.  ftdiosiis  Nutt.  Frequent  in  the  cedar  glades  around  Nash- 
ville.    July. 

P.  deciinibensNutt.  Lavergne,  Trabue's  place  on  Mill  creek, 
near  Nashville,  and  other  points  in  the  cedar  barrens.  A  white 
variety  occurs  at  Lavergne.     June. 

Aiiiorpha  fruticosa  L.  Banks  of  Cumberland  river,  Nash- 
ville, etc.     May. 

A.  Tennessiensis  ^\\ui{\w .  High  mountains  of  East  Tenn.  and 
on  the  banks  of  mountain  streams.  Parksville,  Polk  Co.;  Wolf 
creek,  Coke  Co.     A.  fruticosa   var.    CaroUniana  S.  Watson.  Syn. 

Robinia  Pseudacacia  L.     Rich  soil,  O.  S.     April-May. 

11.  hispida  L.  Lookout  Mts.,  Chattanooga.  Specimens  flow- 
ering when  only  a  Sjian  high  are  found  near  summit.  (R.  hisp. 
var.  nana  Elliott.)     May. 

Wistaria  fi'iitesceus  DC.  Low  bottoms  and  banks  of  Cum- 
berland river,  Cockrill's  bend.     April-May. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  35 

Tephrosia  Vir^iniaiia  Pers.  Dry,  siliceous  soils;  oak  bar- 
rens; common.     June. 

T.  spicata  Torr.&  Gray.  In  same  localities  with  the  former. 
June- July. 

Astragalus  Canadensis  L.  Cliffs  along  Cumberland  and  other 
streams.     June-July. 

A.  caryoeai'pus  Kerr.  Cedar  glades  near  station  at  Lavergne. 
April. 

A.  Plattensis  Nutt.  var.  Tenuessiensis  Gray.  Very  common 
in  the  limestone  region  of  Middle  Tenn,      April-May. 

Stylosanthes  elatior  Swartz.  Argillaceous  and  siliceous  soils. 
Harpeth  hills,  East  Tenn  ;  frequent.     August. 

Desniodiuni  acumiuatuni  DC.     Rich  woodlands.     July. 

D.  Canadense  DC.  Cumberland  Mts. ;  apparently  rare  in 
Tennessee.     Cowan.     July. 

D.  canescens  DC.  Highlands  of  Middle  Tenn.  July-Au- 
gust. 

D.  eiliare  DC.     Barrens.     July-August. 

D.  cuspidatam  Hook.  Siliceous  formation.  Ridgetop.  July- 
August. 

D.  Dilleuii  Dark     Very  common.     July-August. 

D.  liumifusum  Beck.  Greenbrier,  Ridgetop,  etc.  Highlands. 
July- August. 

D.  Isevigatum  DC.  With  the  former.  Harpeth  hills.  July- 
August. 

D.  Marilandieiini  Boott.  Cedar  and  oak  barrens.  August- 
September. 

D.  niidifloi'iim  DC.     Rich  woods.     July-August. 

D.  paniculatilQi  DC.  Perhaps  the  most  common  species  in 
limestone  and  siliceous  soils.     August. 

D.  pauciflornm  DC.  Deep  rich  soils  in  shady  grounds.  Har- 
peth hills,  etc.     July-August. 

D.  rig'idnni  DC.     Cedar  glades,  Lavergne.     August. 

D.  rotundi folium  DC.  Rocky  woodlands,  hills  near  Nash- 
ville.     August. 

Var.  glabratuni  Gray.     Paradise  ridge.     August. 


36  TENNESSEE    FLOEA. 

D.  sessililbliuui  Torr.  &  Gray.  Along  railroad,  Mitchellville, 
Sumner  Co.,  etc.     August. 

D.  viridiflorum  Beck.  Siliceous  formation.  Kingston  Springy 
South  Tunnel,  etc.     August. 

Lespedeza  repeus  Bart.     Argillaceous  soils. 

Var.  procumbcns  Michx.    In  rocky  cedar  glades  ;   appears  to 
be  a  distinct  variety.     July. 

L.  violacea  Pers.     With  the  former.     July- August. 

Lespedeza  vetit'iilata  Persh.  Barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.,  Har- 
peth  hills.     Aurust. 

L.  reticulata,  var.  ailgiistifolia  Maxim.  Cedar  glades.  -Inly- 
August. 

L.  stuvei  Xutt.  Highlands  of  Middle  Tenn.  August-Sep- 
tember. 

L.  oapitata  Michx.  C)ak  barrens  at  Tullahoma.  July-Au- 
o;ust. 

L.  liirta  Ell.     Siliceous  formation.     .July-August. 

L.  striata  Hook.  Over  the  whole  State.  Strictly  avoiding 
limestone  soils.  Occurs  in  the  remotest  parts  of  the  country  and 
has  been  collected  by  me  thirty  years  ago  in  East  Tenn.  It  vir- 
tually carpets  the  ground. 

Viola  Aiiierieana  Miihlb.  Thickets,  vicinity  of  Xashville,  etc. 
May. 

V.  micrantha  Nutt.     Copses  and  woods.     April-May. 

V.  Carolinian  a  Walt.  Highlands  of  Middle  Tenn.,  but  rare. 
Common  in  East  Tenn.     May. 

Rliyncliosiatouientosa  Hook.  Dickson  Co.  Frequent  in  the 
gravelly  hills  of  lower  East  Tenn.     July. 

Pliaseolus  pauciflorus  Benth.  Imperfect  specimens  from  near 
lunatic  asylum,  Xashville. 

Apios  tuberosa  Moench.  Bottom  lands  iu  moist  thickets. 
August-September. 

Phaseolus  diversifolius  Fersoou.  Cumberland  Mts.  June-Sep- 
tember. 

Ph.  helvolus  L.  Very  common  in  the  barrens.  June-Sep- 
tember. 

Ph.  perennis  Walt.     Brownsville,  West  Tenn.     August. 


TKMNKSSKF.    FLORA,  '^  • 

Clitoria  Mariana  L.  Mai-uin  .»f  tl.icki-ts  and  in  barrens. 
Juue-July. 

Ceuti'oseiiia  Virgilliana  Benth.  Dry,  open  glades  and  barrens. 
June-Sept  ember. 

Aiiiphicarpa'a  iiionoica  Xutt.      Rieh,  damp  woodlands.     Au- 

giist-Soptembi'i'. 

Galactia  mollis  Miehx.  Common  in  all  glades  and  barrens. 
Ma  V— Se  j  >  t  e  m  b  e  r . 

(i.  pilosa  Elliott.     White  bluff,  Dickson  Co.     Not  rare.    July. 

Baptisia  australis  II.  Br.  Cedar  glades  at  Lavergne.  June- 
July. 

B.  alba  R.Br.  Cameron  hill,  Chattanooga;  Mts.  of  East 
Temi.;   Duektown.     June-July. 

B.  tinctoria  R.  Bv.     Mts.  of  East  Teiin.     Lookout  Mt.     July. 

Thennopsis  fraxinifoUa  M.  A.  Curtis.  Region  of  copper 
mines,  East  Tenn.     May-June. 

*  Th.  Carolilliaiia  M.  A.  Curtis.  Mountains  along  Ocoe  river, 
East  Tenn.,  aud  also  frequent  on  summit  of  Harpeth  ridge  and 
Paradise  ridge.     May. 

Cladi-astis  tinctoria  Raf  Hills  south  of  Nashville.  Tree* 
attaining  three  feet  diameter,  but  never  otherwise  than  hollow. 
May-June. 

Oercis  Canadensis  L.     Rich  hillsides.     March-April. 

Cassia  Marylandica  L.  Bottom  lands  and  fence-rows.  duly- 
August. 

C.  Tora  L.      River  bottoms,  low  marshy  grounds.     July. 

C.  Cha^nijvcrista  C.  Sunny  exposures  in  sandy  soil.  Jnly- 
Au  trust. 


*  Thermopsis  Camliniana  M.  Curtis,  is  a  striking  instance  of  distribu- 
tion of  species  in  widelv  distant  colonies.  I  tirst  noticed  the  plant  in  tne 
central  range  of  the  BigFrog  Mts.,near  the  copper  mines  at  Duektown  ii.ast 
Tenn  .  in  1860,  in  soils  derived  from  quartzites  and  black  roohn^  slates 
in  numbers,  but  not  generaUv  disseminated  over  the  region  Again  1 
came  upon  it,  in  1870,  on  the  top  of  the  ridges  which  encircle  Nashville. 
These  ridges  are  capped  with  siliceous  cherts,  which  rest  on  the  black 
Devonian  shale. 


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TKNXESSEK    FLORA. 


C.  iiictitans  L.      With  the  former.     .July-August. 

Gyninocladus  Canadensis  Lam.  Hill-sides  in  rich  soil,  vicin- 
ity of  Xashville;  also  in  Upper  East  Tenn.     April. 

(ileditsf'liia  triacaiitlios  L.  Over  the  State,  especially  in  the 
glades.     June. 

(r.  monoapei-ma  Walt.  In  the  cypress  swamps  and  along 
streams  in  West  Tenn.     July. 

Schrankia  an^ustata  Torr.  vt  Gray.  Open,  dry  glades  and  hill- 
sides, East  ami  Middle  Tenn.     June-August. 

Sch.  Kuinata  WiWd.    Near  Brownsville,  West  Tenn.     August. 

Desniantlius  brachylohns  Benth.  Very  frequent  in  the  cedar 
glades.     July. 

ROSACEA. 

PruuHS  Americana  L.  Shrub  or  tree,  common  in  rich  and 
poor  lands.     March. 

P.  Chickasaw  Miehx.  Forming  small  thickets  of  circular  out- 
line, oldest  in  the  center,  young  ones  on  the  outskirts;  also  in 
fence-coi-ners,  etc.     March. 

P.  Chickasaw-Aniei'icana.  Popularly  known  as  "Wild  Goose 
Plum."     Frequent  in  Middle  Tenn. 

P.  spinosa  L.  Apparently  introduced  and  cultivated  on  Hills- 
borough pike,  twelve  miles  west  of  Nashville.     April. 

P.  Virginiana  L.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn.,  especially  on 
the  higher  ones.      Mav. 

P.  serotina  Ehrh.      In  rich  uplands  over  the  State.     June. 

P  Pennsylvanica  L.  Mountainous  districts  and  liigh  ridges 
of  East  Tenn.  On  Clingnjan-Dom,  5000',  occurs  a  variety  with 
narrow  lanceolate  leaves.     Mav-June. 

P.  Persica  Benth.  &  Hooker.  The  peach  is  often  found  wild 
in  woods  and  hedges.     March-April. 

NeJllia  opulifolia  L.  Rocky  river  banks,  mouth  of  Mill  creek, 
near  Nashville.     Mav. 

Spira'a  Aruncus  L.  Rich,  moi.st  woodlands  here  and  there. 
June. 

S.  tomentosa  L.  In  swampy  i-egions  of  the  highlands  (Fount- 
ainhead,  Sumner  Co.).     Julv. 


TENNESSEE    FLOKA.  39^' 

Gilleilia  trifoliata  Moench.  Rich  woods,  especially  in  the 
eastern  part  of  the  State.     July. 

G.  stipulacea  Nutt.  Rich  woods,  hills  vicinity  of  Nashville. 
June- J  Illy. 

Agrimoiiia  Eupatoria  L.     Common.     July-September. 

A.  parviflora  Ait.  Prevalent  in  Middle  Tenn.,  and  very 
abundant.     July-August. 

Geiiiu  albani  Smel.  Borders  of  woods  over  the  State.  May— 
July-August. 

G.  vernuiii  Torr.  &  Gray.     Common.     March-April. 

G.  genicidatum  Michx.  High  Mts.  of  EastTenn.  Roane  Mt> 
Prof.  Chickering.     August. 

G.  radkituni  Michx.     Roane  Mt.     Prof.  Chickering. 

Waldsteinia  fragarioides  Tratt.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn.,. 
Ocoe  valley.     June-July. 

Poteiitilla  Canadensis  L.     Dry,  barren  fields.     May-July. 

P.  supina  L.  Near  Hickman  and  Johnsonville,  West  Tenn.. 
Moist  ground.     July-August. 

P.  ti'identata  Ait.     Summit  of  Little  Frog  Mt.,  East  Tenn. 

Fra^aria  Vlrginiana  Duchesne.  Borders  of  woods,  etc. 
March-April. 

var.  lllincensis  Gray.     In  the  cedar  glades  of  Middle  Tenn. 
April-May. 

F.  vesca  L.     Open  woodlands  and  rocky  places. 

F.  Indica  L.  Adv.     Old  graveyard,  Nashville.      May-June. 

Rubus  odoratus  L.  Higher  Mts.  of  East  Tenn.  and  the 
adjoining  gorges  ;  along  Ocoe  river,  above  Parksville;  Big  Frog 
Mt.     June. 

R.  Canadensis  L.  Over  the  State,  but  more  frequently  in  the 
Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Alts..     May. 

R.  occidentalis   L.     Hillsides  and  woodlands.     July. 

R.  strigosus  Michx.  Woods  and  copses.  More  common 
around  Nashville  than  the  former.     June. 

R.  villosus  Ait.     Fence-rows  and  waste  grounds.     June, 
var.  frondosus  Gray  and 
var.   iiumifusus   Gray   are   freq^uently   met   with  ;   also   the 


40  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

variety  with  white  fruit  occurs  here  and  there.     (Cleveland,  East 
Tenn.) 

R.  CUneifoliiis  Pursh.     In  sandy  and  siliceous  soils. 

R.  trivialis  Michx.     Sandy  soils,  common.     April-May. 

R.  liispidiis  L.      Wet  and  swampy  localities;  highlands  and 

Mts.     June. 

Rosa  Carolina  L.     Low  grounds  and  river  swam})s;  Nash- 
ville, etc.     June-July. 

R.  huiuilis  Marsh.    Rocky  river  banks  and  cedar  glades.   May. 

R.  seti^era  Michx.,  var.  tomentosa  Torr.  &  Gray.     Abundant 
in  the  barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.     May. 

R.  riibijf''inosa  L,     Roadsides  and  old  fields.     June. 

R.  bracteata    Wendel.     Old  homesteads  and  hedges;  Nolins- 
ville  pike,  six  miles  from  Nashville.     June-July. 

R.  pimpiiiellit'olia  L.     Introduced  by  early  settlers;  confined 
to  old  homesteads.     July.     (Col.  Prosser's  farm). 

R.  canina  L.  is  credited  to  East  Tenn.,  but  has  never  been 
found  by  me. 

Craf;eg'ns  coceinea  L.     From  the  summit  of  the  Smoky  Mts. 
to  the  lowlands  of  West  Tenn.     April. 

C,  cordata  Ait.      Rocky  glades  around  Nashville.     May. 

C.  €rus  Gain  L.     Common.     May. 

var.  ovalifolia  Lindl.     With  the  former.     May. 

C.  flava  Ait.,   var.  pubescens  Gray.     Copses,  Middle    Tenn. 
A  pril. 

€.  Pyracaiitha  Pers.      Low  meadow  near  Hydt's  ferry.    May. 

i\  subvillosa  Schrader.     Low  tree  or  shrub,  attaining  a  trunk 
of  diameter  of  18'.     Vicinity  of  Nashville,  in  rich  soil.     April. 

C.  tomentosa  L. 
var.  pyrifolia  Gray.     Thickets  around  Nashville. 
var.  punctata  Jacq.     With  the  former.     April-May. 

Pyrus  Americana  DC.     Summit  of  Smokv  Mts.     Clingman- 
Dom,  6000'.     July. 

P.  sambiicifoHa  Chevn.  &  Schlecht.     Cultivated  in  a  garden 
in  Winchester,  Franklin  Co.     Not  in  the  mountains! 

P.  an^ustifolia   Ait.      Middle   and    East    Tenn.      Bon   Air, 
Dickson  Co.     April. 


TENNESSEE    FI.ORA.  41 

P.  arbutij'olia  L.     Mountain  bogs,  C'lunberland  and  AUcglia- 
uies.     May. 

var.  rnelanoearpa  Elliot.     Ijaurel  thickets,  Sewanee.     May. 

P.  Coronaria  L.     Harpeth  hills,  near  Judge  John  M.  Lee's 
farm,  at  the  foot  of  the  hills.     Mai-ch-Api'il. 

Amelanchier    Canadensis    Torr.    &    Gray.       From    the    high 
mountains  to  the  valleys  of  Tennessee  river.      April. 

var.  Botryapiuin  AVilld.      Swamps  of  West   and    Middle 
Te  n  n .     A  p  r  i  1-  May . 

SAXIFRAGACE.E. 

Ribes  ('yiiosbati  L.     At  the  edge  of  a  cedar  glade  near  For- 
sterville. 

R.  rotundifolium  Michx.     Summit  of  Roane  and  Smoky  Mts. 
June. 

Itcea  Virr/inica,  L.     Mts.  of  East  Tenn.  and  cypress  swamps 
of  West  Tenn.     July. 

Hydraii^ea  arboresceiis  L.   BhifiFs  along  Cumberland  and  other 
streams.     June-July. 

var.  eordata  Torr.   &  Gray.     Banks  of  (Jcoe  river,  above 
Parksville,  East  Tenn.     July. 

H.   radiata   Walter.      Catai-act    at    Tullahoma ;    Cumberland 
Mts.,  above  Sewanee;  summit  of  Lookout  Mt.     .Inne-July. 

Decumaria  barbara  L.     Rocks  along  Ocoe  river.     June. 

Philadelphus   Iiirsutus   Nutt.     CliflPs   on    Cumberland    river; 
ascent  of  ridge  at  Baker's  station.     May. 

Parnassia  GaroUniana  Michx.      Cumberland  and  x\lleghany 
Mts.     May-June. 

P.  asanfolia  Vent.     Big  Frog  Mt.,  East  Tenn. 

Astilbe  deeandraDou.    Damp  woods,  especially  in  the  mount- 
ains.    July. 

Saxifraga  Virginiensis  Miciix.     From  the  mountains  to  West 
Tenn.     March— April. 

*S'.    Careyana   Gray.     Roane    Mt.      Prof.    Chickering,    Wm. 
Canby.     July-August. 

8.  erosa  Pursh.     Bed  of  Wolf  creek   and  adjoining   Bench 
Mt. ;  Roane  Mt.     Chickering. 

:S.  leucanthemifolia.     Roane  Mt.     Chickering.      Big  Frog  Mt. 


42  te>;np:s.see  flora. 

Boykinid  aconiiifolia  Nutt.     Smoky  Mts.     July. 

Heuchei-a  Americana  L.     Vicinity  of  Nashville.     May. 

H.  villosa  Michx.  Mts.  of  East  Tenn. ;  Cumberland  Mts.  ; 
ClifiFs  on  Cumberland  and  hig^hlands  of  Middle  Tenn.  Varies  in 
size  of  flowers,  outline  and  pubescence  of  leaves. 

Mitelld  diphylla  L.  Shady  glens  in  moist  jo^round,  valleys  and 
Mts.  of  Cumberland  and  Alleghanies.     June. 

Ghri/so.splenium  Americantan  Schwein.  Moist,  shady  ground 
along  Cicoe  river ;  near  Muudi's  bluff.     April. 

CRASSULACE^E. 

Sedum  Xevli  Gray.  On  argillaceous  shists  and  siliceous  con- 
glomerate, Parksville,  Polk  Co.     May. 

S.  puk'liellum  Michx.  Covering  large  tracts  of  open,  rocky 
glades  in  Middle  Tenn.     May. 

S.  Rhadiola  DC.     Roane  Mt.     Chickering, 

8.  telephioides  Michx.     Mts.  of  East  Tenn.     Chickering. 

S.  ternatuni  Michx.  Shady,  rocky  places  over  the  State.. 
April-May. 

Diamorpha  pusilla  ^ntt.  High  rocky  places  in  the  vicinity 
of  Sewanee  and  on  I^ookout  Mt.     May. 

Peuthoruui  sedoides  L.  Ditches  and  pools.  Common.  July- 
October. 

HAMAMELIACE.E. 

Haiiiaiiielis  Vir/i^iuica  L.  Shrub,  flowering  often  in  midwinter. 
On  the  summit  of  Big  Thunderhead  I  found  it  a  low^  tree  of 
tweutv-five  feet  high,  with  a  trunk  of  eighteen  inches  diameter 
(6000'). 

Liqiiidanibai'  Styraciflua  L.     Low  grounds.     May. 

HALORAGE.E. 

Myriophylluni  vei'ticillatiiin  J^.     Tullahoma  creek,  Tullalioma. 

Proserpiuaca  palustris  L.     Swampy  lands,  ditches.     May. 

P.  ptM'tioacea  Lam.  Swamps  in  the  oak  l)arrens,  ditches- 
alony;  railroad  embankments,  etc.     Mav. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  43 

MELASTOMACE.E. 

Rliexia  Vir^inica  L.     Low  wet  lands.     Common.     July. 
R.  Mariana  L.      Low  grounds  in  the  oak   barrens.     June- 
Julv. 

LYTHRACE.^.* 

Rotala  ramosior  Koehne  (Ammannia  humilis  Michx).  Bor- 
ders of  ditciies  and  swamps.      July-September. 

Aminaimia  coccinea  Rottbadl.  With  the  former.  Has  been 
distributed  by  me  as  "Ammannia  latifolia." 

Peplis  (liandra  Nutt.  {Ammannia  Nuttallii  Gray).  Swamps 
along  rivers,  etc.     July-September. 

Lythrum  alafum  Piirsh.  Borders  of  springs  and  rivulets, 
near  Cleveland,  East  Tenn.     July. 

(JuphcPa  petiolata  Krehne.  (Cuph.  viscosissima  'ia.cq.)  August- 
September. 

Decodon  verticillaius  Ell.  (^Neswa  verticiflata.  H.  B.  K.).  Wat- 
ers of  Barren  fork  of  Caney  fork,  near  Nicholson  springs. 
August. 

ONAGRACE^E. 

Circa^a  Lutetiaua  L.     Moist  woodlands.     May-June. 

C.  alpina  L.     Summit  of  Smoky  Mts. ;  Roane  Mt. 

Gaura  biennis  L.     Cumberland  Mts.     July-August. 

(r.  filipes  S])ach.     Chattanooga,  Dr.  Engelmann. 

Jussijfa  decurreus  DC.     Moist  meadows,  etc.     July-August. 

J.  repens  1^.  Swamps  in  Cockrill's  bend,  below  Nashville. 
June. 

Epilobiuiu  coloratuiii  Muhlb.  Woodlands,  common.  Jidy- 
September. 

(Enotliera  biennis  L.     Waste  fields.     Varies  greatly. 

var.  grandiflora  is  common  around  Nashville.     June-Sep- 
tember. 

(E.  fruticosa  L.    O.  S.     Baker's  station,  on  the  ridge.     July, 
var.  hirsata  Nutt.      In  the  poor,  cherty  soils  of  East  Tenn. ; 
Cleveland,  Bradley  Co.     July. 

*I  adopt  the  revision  of  Lythracese  by  E.  Koehne,  vide  Bd.  Gaz.,  vol. 
X.  no.  5. 


44  TENNESSEE    FLORA, 

(/i".  glauca  Michx.     Lookout  Mt.,  Chattanooga.     June. 

(E.  piimila  L.  Mts.  of  East  Tenn. ;  valley  of  Ocoe  river. 
June.     Also  at  Tullahoma. 

(E.  sinuata  L.     Near  Hydt's  ferry,  Nashville.     June. 

(E.  speciosa  Nutt.  Introduced  on  vacant  lots  in  Nashville. 
June. 

(E.  triloba  Nutt.  Frequent  on  pasture  lands  around  Nash- 
ville.    June -July. 

Ludvvigia  alteruifolia  L.     Swampy  places.     June-July. 

L.  hirtella  Raf  Oak  barrens  at  Tullahoma;  Paradise  ridge. 
July. 

L.  linearis  Walt.  Bogs,  in  the  oak  barrens  and  on  the  high- 
lands.    June— September. 

L.  paliistris  Ell.     Ponds  and  ditches.     July-August. 

L.  polycarpa  Short  &  Peter.    With  the  former.    June-August. 

CUCURBITACE.E. 

Echinocystis  lobata.     Torr.  &  Gray.      Tullahoma.     July. 

Sicyos  angiilatus  L.     Hedges  and  thickets.     July. 

Melothria  peudiila  L.  Cedar  glades  and  hillsides.  July- 
September. 

Trianospernia  Boykiiiii  Roem.  Found  by  Prof.  Lester  F. 
Ward,  August,  1877,  on  the  banks  of  Cumberland,  above  Nash- 
ville.    I  have  never  succeeded  in  finding  the  plant. 

PASSIFLORACE.E. 
Passiflora  lutea  L.     Thickets,  common.     June-September. 

P.  iucaruata  Ij.  Dry  soil,  cultivated  grounds.  A  bad  weed. 
May-Septe  m  be  r . 

CACTACE.^. 


Opimtia   Rafiiiesquii   Engelm.      Sunny   exposures    in    rocky 
FICOIDEJ5. 


glades.     Mav-June 


Mollngo  verticillata  L.     A  weed  in  fields  and  on  roadsides. 
May-September. 


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UMBELLIFER^. 

Hydrocotyle  ranuiieuloides  L.  Ditches  and  swamps  along 
Cumberland  river.     May. 

H.  uiiibellata  Ij.     Ditches  near  Hydt's  ferry.     May. 

Sanicula  i'auadensis  L.  O.  S.  More  prevalent  in  East  Ten- 
nessee.    June-August. 

S.  MarylfJiidica  L.     Moist  woodlands.     June-August. 

Eryngiuni  yuoca'foliuin  Michx.  Dry  barrens  O.  S.,  but  no- 
where numerous.     July. 

E.  prostratum  i:\utt.  Woods  near  Brovrnsville,  West  Tenn. 
August. 

DailClls  €arota  L.  Introduced  and  rapidly  spreading.  It 
grows  more  luxuriantly  in  East  Tennessee  than  at  home  in 
Europe.     June-July. 

Polytaenia  Nuttallii  DC.     Paradise  ridge.     May, 

Heradeum  lanatum  Michx.  Big  Frog  Mt.,  Polk  Co.,  East 
Tenn.,  4000'  alt.     June. 

Pastiiiaoa  sativa  L.  Apparently  escaped  from  market  gar- 
dens; not  met  with  otherwise. 

Archemora  rigida  DC.     Rich  woodlands.     August. 

Angelica  Gurtisii  Buckl.     Roane  Mt.     Chickering. 

Arcliaiigelica  hirsuta  Torr.  &  Gray.  Dry  barrens;  common. 
June-Jidy. 

Coriandriim  sativimi  L.  Introduced.  Around  dwellings  and 
gardens,  i^ashville.     June-July. 

Ligiisticum  ackeifolmm  Michx.  Cumberland  Mts.,  Lookout 
Mt.,  Roane  Mt.     June-July. 

Tliaspiiini  barbiuode  Nutt.  River  banks  and  thickets.  Mav- 
June. 

Th.  aureuni  Nutt.     Woodlands.     Common,     June, 

Th.  trifoliatuiu  Gray.     AVith  the  former,     June-July. 

Zizia  integerrima  DC,  Mountains  of  East  Tenn,,  especially 
the  higher  ones,     June— Jidy, 

Bupleurum  rotundifolium  L,  Dry  hills  contiguous  to  the 
city  of  Nashville  (Fort  Naigele)  ;  also  in  tlie  cedar  glades  on  the 
Lebanon  pike.     May-June. 


46  tp:nnessek  fi.ora. 

Discoj)leura  capillaeea  Nutt.    Some  specimens  on  the  grounds 
of  tlie  Mi)tii:onierv-Bell  Academy.      Introduced. 

D.  Xiittalli  DC.     Damp  woods  vicinity  of  Cleveland^  East 
Tenn.     July, 

Ciciita  niaculata  L.     Along  streams.     July. 

Cryptotjeaia  Canadensis  DC.     Common  in  low,  damp  woixls. 
June-Se])tember. 

Chaci'opliylluni  Tainturieri  Hooker.     Very  abundant  in  Mid- 
dle Tenn.      April-May. 

Ch.  procunibens  L.     Rich,  moist  woods,  Nashville.     April. 

Osniorrhiza  lon^istylis  DC.    Rich  woodlands.      May-June. 

Eilloplius  Auiericauus  Xutt.     Thickets  along  Charlotte  pike  ; 
also  on  ^lurfreesborough  pike.      May-June. 

Erigenia  bulbosa  Xutt.    Rich  woodlands.    Common.    March- 
April. 

ARALIACE^E. 

Aralia  spinosa  L.     Very  copious  in  the  glades  of  Middle 
Tenn.      Jnly. 

A.  raeeniosa  L.     Highlands  of  Middle  Tenn. ;    hills  along 
Charlotte  pike,  twelve  miles  north  of  Nashville.     June. 

A.  hispida   Michx.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.;    Ducktown. 
June. 

A.  nudicaiiUs  L.     Cumberland  Mts.,  near  Sewanee.     June- 
July. 

A.  quinquefolia  Decaisne  &  Planchon.     Rich  woods  over  the 
State,  but  everywhere  rare.    Harpeth  hills,  near  Nashville.    July. 

CORNACE^. 

Cornus  florida  L.     In  all  localities.     March-April. 

C.  alternifolia  L.     East  Tenn. 

C.  stolonifera  Michx.     Banks  of  rivers  and  streams.     May. 

C.  asperifolia  Michx.     Copses  and  dry  ground.     May-June. 

C.  sericea  L.     Wet  places.     Common.     May. 

Nyssa    CaroHniana   Poir.      Along   mountain    streams.    East 
Tenn.;  Parksville;  also  Hollow  Rock,  NYest  Tenn.     May. 


'JENNP:bSKE    FLORA.  47 

N.    imiltiflora   Wanger.       O.   S.,  especially    in    the    barrens. 
April-May. 

N.  uiiiflora  Walt.      Swampy  lands  on  Paradise  ridge,  West 
Tenn.      April. 

CARPRIFOLIACE^. 

Saiiibuciis  ('aiiadeiisis  L.     Waste  places. 

Yiburniiin  Opiilus  L.     Deserted  homesteads.     The  cultivated 
variety  only. 

V.  acerifolium  L.     Cumberland  and   Alleghany  Mts.     May- 
June. 

V.  lantanoides  Michx.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.     July. 

V.  nudllin  L.     Swampy  lands  in  the  barrens  and  in  the  mount- 
ains.    May-June. 

V.  prunifoliuin  L.     Dry  ground.     Small  tree.     May. 

Triosteuni  perf'oliatiini  L.     Foot  of  the  mountains  at  Cowan. 
May-June. 

Symphoricarpiis  vulgaris  Michx.      Eocky  ground.      A   low 
bush.     July. 

Loiiicera  sempervirers    L.      Woods   and    barrens,    climbing 
high.     June-August. 

L.  SuUivantii  Gray.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.     Vide  Gray 
Flora,  vol.  1,  2,  p.  17. 

Diervilhi  trifida  Meeuch.     Cumberland  and   Alleghany  Mts. 
June- August. 

D.    sessilifoUa    Benkley.      Summit    of    Lookout   Mt.,   along 
brooklets;  Lula  falls.     June-July. 

RUBIACE^. 
Houstonia  coerulea  L.     Moist,  open  ground.     April-August. 

H.  serpyllifolia   Michx.      Covering  the  ground  in  the  high 
mountains.     July. 

H.  pateus  Ell.     Cedar  glades,  Lavergne.     April. 

H.  purpurea  L.     Woodlands  and  copses.     April-May. 
Yar.  longifolia  Gray.     Barrens 
Var.  tenuifolia  Gray.     jNIountains  of  East  Tenn.     July. 

H.  angustifolia  Michx.     Cedar  glades;  bluffs  on  Cumberland 
river.     May-July. 


48  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

OMenJiimlia  />onc// Clmpm.    Swamps  neai"  Tullahoma.     July. 

Cep  ha  la  11  til  us  oct'ideiitalis  L.    Wet  places.    Common.     July- 
August. 

Mitcliella  repens  L.     Dry  woodlands.     June-July. 

Sperinacoce  g'labra  Michx.     River   banks.     Very  common. 

August. 

Diodia  Vir^'iiiica  L.     Moist  meadow^s  ;  river  banks  ;  very  fre- 
quent about  Nashville.     June-July. 

D.  teres  Walt.    Sterile  grounds,  old  fields.     Abounds  around 
Nashville.     July. 

(xaliiiiii  Apariiie  L.     Waste  grounds.     April-May. 

Gt.  vir^'atuiii  Nutt.     Dry,  sterile  places  in  the  cedar  glades, 
Lavergne.     June. 

G.  pilosiim  Ait.     Dry  copses.     Common.     June-July. 

G.  trifldiim  L.     Swampy  meadow  lands.     July-October. 

G.  trifloruiii  Michx.     Dry  woodlands  ;  copiously  in  the  cedar 
barrens.     July. 

G.  circjezans  Michx.     Hills  around  Nashville  to  the  mount- 
ains of  East  Tenn.     June-July. 

G.  latifoUum  Michx.     High   mountains  of  East  Tenn.;  Big 
Frog  Mt.     July. 

G.  lanceolatum  Torr.     East  Tenn. 

G.  Arkansanum  Gray.     Johnsonville,  West  Tenn. 

YALERIANACEiE. 
Valeriaiiella  radiata  Dufr.     Glades  and  copses.     April-May. 

V.  Woodsiaiia  Walp. 

Var.  unibilieata  Gray.     Glades  and  pastures.     April-May. 
Var.  patellaria  Gray.     With  the  former. 

DIPSACE.E. 
Dipsacus  sylvestris  Mill.     Waste  grounds.     Common.     July. 

COMPOSIT.E. 

Elephantopus  ('aroliniaiius  Willd.     Woods.     June-July. 

Vernonia  Novjeboraceiisis  Willd.     Roadsides  and  open  wood- 
lands.    August-September. 


TENNESSEE    FLOKA.  49 

V.  Baldivinii  Torr.     West  Tenn.     August. 

V.  altissinia  Nutt.     River  bottoms.     August. 

V.  fasciculata  Michx.  With  the  former.  Very  common. 
August. 

Eupatorium  purpereum  L.  Low  grounds.  Common.  August- 
September. 

E.  serotinum  Michx.  Waste  places  in  country  and  towns. 
September-October. 

E.  album  L.  Paradise  ridge,  Robertson  Co.,  East  Tenn.  July- 
August. 

E.  seinisermfum  DC.  (E.  parviflorum  Elliott).  Barrens  at 
Tullahoma.     July-August. 

E.  altissirauiii  L.  Dry  copses.  Copiously  on  Grany  White 
pike,  near  Mrs.  Cheatham's  place.     August-September. 

E.  rotuudifoliiim  L.  Mitchellville,  Tullahoma.  July-Au- 
gust. 

E.  leuGoIepis Torv.  &  Gray.  Barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.  August- 
September. 

E.  perfoliatiim  L.     Low  grounds.     July-September. 

E.  incarnatum  Walt.  Glades  and  copses.  August-Septem- 
ber. 

E.  a^eratoides  L.  Rich  woodlands.  Over  the  State.  August- 
September. 

E.  aromaticiiin  L.     Barrens  at  Tullahoma.     July. 

E.  C'flelestinum  L.  Moist  grounds.  Common.  (Conoclinum 
coelestinum  DC.)     September. 

Mikania  scandens  Willd.  Johnsonville.  West  Tenn.  Sep- 
tember. 

Kuhiiia  eiipatoi'ioides  L.     Common.     September. 

Var.  coryuibiilosa  Turr.  &  Gray.      Vicinity  of  Nashville. 
September. 

Liatris  squarrosa  Willd.  Highlands.  Greenbrier,  Robertson 
Co.     June-July. 

L.  scariosa  Willd.  Mountains  of  Elast  Tenn.  Lookout  Mt. 
July. 


50  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

L.  spicata  Willd.     Oak  barrens  of  JSIifldlc  Tenn.  to  nionntaiiis 
of  Ea>t  Teiiii.     July. 

L.  graniiiiifolia  Piirsli.     With  the  former.     July. 

Grindelia  laiiceolata  Nutt.     Cedar  glades  at  Lavergne,  near 
the  station.     July. 

Chrysopsis  gra)iiinifoIia    Nutt.     Mountain    regions    of    East 
Tenn.     July. 

Ch.  Mariana  Nutt.     In  sandy  soil.     Common.     June-July. 

Soli(la<^o  cav-iia  L.     Harpeth   hills,  near  Nashville     Septem- 
ber. -"■'^ 

Var.  paniculata  Gray.  ■  §With  the  former.     September. 

S.  latiColia  L.     Rocky  banks  of  Richland  creek,  near  Nash- 
ville.    August-September. 

S.  Curtissii.   var.   pubens.     Roane   Mt.     J.   W.  Chickering. 
August. 

S.  monticola  Torr.  &  Gray.     Clingman-Dom  of  the  Smoky 
Mts,     Roane  Mt.     J.  W.  Chickering. 

S.  bicolor   L.     Kingston   Springs,    Dixon    Co.,    East   Tenn. 
August-September. 

S.   glomerata    Michx.     Clingman-Dora,    6000';     Roane    ]Mt. 
J.  W.  Chickering. 

S.  spithamea,  M.  A.  Curtis;    Roane   Mt.,  J.  W.  Chickering. 
August. 

S.  odora  Ait.     Barrens  and  highlands.     July. 

S.  sppciosa  Nutt.    Highlands,  Greenbrier;  glades  at  Lavergne. 
August-September. 

Yar.  angustata  Torr.  &  Gray.     Common  in  siliceous  soils. 
August-Sei)tember. 

S.  ragosa  Mill.     Highlands  and   barrens.     August-Septem- 
ber. 

S.  ulniifolia    Miihlb.      With     tlie    former.      August-Septeni 
ber. 

8.  arguta  Ait.-    Lookout  Mt. ;    Ocoe  region.     August-Sep- 
tember. 

S.  jnacea  Ait.     Oak  barrens  and   woodlands.     August-Sep- 
tem.ber. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  51 

*S.  OattingTi'i  Chapm.  no.  sp.  In  the  cedar  glades,  near 
railroad  station  at  Lavergne,  Rutherford  Co.  August-Septem- 
ber. 

S.  serotiua  Ait.     Fields  and  fence-rows.     September. 
Var.  ft-i«-aiitea  Gray.     With  the  former. 

S.  Cauadensis  L.  Fields  and  river  banks.  Very  abundant. 
September. 

Var.  procera  Torr.  &  Gray.     Low,   moist  meadow  lands. 
September-October. 

S.  pafula  Miihlb.  Near  Cranberry  Iron  AVorks,  East  Tenn. 
September.     Mrs.  E.  I.  Britton. 

S.  Shortli  Torr  &  Gray.  Barrens  at  Tullahoma.  Abundant, 
with  S.  juncea.     August.     Also  Bon  Air,  Dickson  Co. 

S.  ueiiioralis  Ait.  Abundant  in  all  glades  and  barrens. 
August-September. 

S.  corynibosa  Ell.  Bon  Aqua  station,  Dickson  Co.,  Tulla- 
homa.    A  u  g  u  s  t-Se  J)  te  m  b  e  r . 

S.  lanceolata  L.  Highlands.  Fountaiuhead,  Robertson  Co. 
August. 

S.  rupestris  Raf.     Cliffs  facing  Cumberland  river.      August. 

Brachyclijeta  cordata  Torr.  &  Gray.     O.  S.     September. 

Bellis  iotegrifolia  Michx.     Copses  and  barrens.     July. 

Boltonia  asteroides  L'Her.  In  a  low  meadow  near  Hydt's 
Ferry,  Nashville.     September. 

B.  diffusa  Elliott.  In  wet,  sandy  soil.  Paradise  ridge,  Tulla- 
homa.    July. 

*  SoHdago  Oattmgeri  Chapm.  ined.  Slender,  upright,  2-4  feet  high  : 
branchesand in fliirescence  perfectly  smooth  and  glabrous:  leaves  oiliolate; 
lower  cauhne  and  radical  lanneolate-si^atulate,  appressed  serrulate,  obvi- 
•ously  tripli-nerved;  upper  cauline  mainly  entire  and  without  lateral  ribs, 
oblong  lanceolate  and  an  inch  or  so  long,  and  the  upper  reduced  to  half 
or  quarter  inoh,  but  near  the  inflorescence  very  smnll  and  bract-like; 
racemiform  clusters  of  small  heads  open  and  spreading,  not  recurv- 
ing, disposed  to  forming  a  corymbiform  very  naked  paniele:  invnlucral 
bracts  oblong,  very  obtuse,  yellowish  in  the  dried  plant:  flowers  15-20  in 
the  head.  ravs4-6:  akenes  appressed-puberulent  or  the  lower  part  gla- 
'brous.  S.  MisKduriPvsix,  var.  pumila  Chapm.  Fl.  Suppl.  G27.  Between 
Miss(iurieni<is  and  Shartii  Gray.  It  occurs  in  nnmernus  individunls  over 
a  conple  of  acres  and  is  not  likely  to  be  a  hybrid.  The  associated  species 
are  S.  nemorosa  {vt-ry  abundant),  S.  speciosa,  var.  angustata,  S.  speciosa,  S. 
•Canadensis.     First  collected  Septembtr,  1869. 


52  ten>;essee  flora. 

Serieooarjms  conyzoides  Nees.     Dry,  argillaceous  soils,     -Tuly- 

S.  solidagineus  Xees.     With  the  former,     July, 

Aster  palndosus  Ait.  Moist  ground  in  the  barrens.  August- 
September. 

A.  corymbosus  Ait.     Mountain  districts.     Sewanee.     July. 

A.  Ourtmi  Torr.  &  Gray.  Roane  Mt.  J,  W.  Chickering. 
September. 

A.  obloii^ifolins  Xutt.  Banks  of  Cumberland  river.  Bluif& 
along  Mill  creek,  near  Nashville.     August. 

A.  concolor  L.     Barrens  at  Tullahoma.     September. 

A.  patens  Ait.     Highlands.     September. 

Var.  gracilis  Hooker.     With  the  former.     September. 

A.  Shortii  Hooker.  Rich  woodlands  in  the  hills  around 
Nashville.     September. 

A.  undiilatus  L.  With  the  former.  August-September. 
Lookout  Mt. 

A.  cordifolius  L.     Rocky  banks  on   Cumberland  river  and  its 
tributaries.     September. 

A.  Drummondii  Sindl.     Vicinity  of  Nashville.     September. 

A.  sagittifoliiis  Willd.  Wild  goose  pond,  near  Mitchellville. 
September. 

A.  macrophyllus  L.     Cumberland  Mts.,  near  Tracy  City.    July. 

A.  Isevis  L.     Rocky  river  banks.     Nashville.     September. 

A.  erit'oides  L.  Covering  old  fields  and  waste  places.  Sep- 
tember—October. 

Var.  Rivesii  Gray.  A  handsome  variety,  with  larger  pur- 
ple flowers.  Rocky  river  banks  and  glades,  near  Nashville. 
September. 

Var.  villosiis  Torr.  &  Gray.  Occurs  with  the  former  on 
dry,  rocky  ground. 

A.  miiltlfloriis  Ait.  Argillaceous  and  silaceous  soils.  High- 
lands.    September-October. 

A,  dniiiosus  L.     Witli  the  preceding.     September. 

A.  dift'usus  Ait.  A  very  variable  species,  growing  in  great 
abundance  on  muddy  river  banks  and  bottoms.  August-Sep- 
tember, 

Var.  liorizoiitalis  Gray.  Thickets  along  Cumberland.  Sep- 
tember. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  53 

Var.  thyrsoideiis  Gray.  Pastures;  open  grounds.  Hyclt's 
Ferry,  etc. 

Var.  bifroiis  Gray.  With  miioh  larger  heads,  and  h)ng 
lanceolate  acuminate  foliage.  Shady  banks  of  Cumberland  river. 
September-October. 

A.  Tradescanti  L.     Replaces  in  the  siliceous  soils  aster  eri- 
coides  in  equal  abundance.     September-October. 

A.  uiiibellatiis  Mill.     Highlands,  Middle  Tenn.     September. 

A.  inlinniis  Michx.  (Biplopappus  cornifol.  Darl.)      Chilhowee 
Mts.,  East  Tenn.     September.     A.  H.  Curtiss. 

A.  liuariit'olius  L.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.    Also  highlands 
of  Middle  Tenn.     Harpeth  Hills,  near  Nashville.     September. 

Eri^erou  Canadensis  L.    Common  weed.    Angust-SejJtcmber. 

E.  divaricatns  Michx.     Sandy  barrens,  Cedar  Hill,  Robertson 

Co.     August. 

E.  bellidifolius  Miihlb.     Highlands,  and  East  Tenn.     April- 
May. 

E.  Philadelphidis  L.     In  meadows.     May. 

E.  aunuiis  Pers.     Dry  glades.     May-June. 

E.  strigosus  Miihlb.     Pastures  and  waste  ground.     September- 
October. 

Pliuhea  caniphorata  DC.     Low,  damp  grounds.    O.  S.    'July- 
September. 

Var.  Beijris/u'i  Torr.  tfr  Gray.     West  Tenn. 

Antennaria  plautag'inifolia  Hawk.     Dry  copses  and  hillsides. 
Common.     June. 

Gnaplialiuui    polycephaluui    Michx.      Open    woodlands,    etc. 
J  u  1  y — Se  p  t  e  ra  1  )e  r . 

G.  decurreiis  Ives.     Highlands.     June-August. 

Gr.  nli^inosuin  L.     Swamps  along  Cumberland  Mts.,  etc 

(j.  purpnreuni  L.     Common.     September. 

Polymnia  Canadensis  L.     Deep  ravines  in  the  Cumberland 
Mts.;   Sewanee.     Abundant.     July. 

Var.  radiata  Gray  looks  very  different  and  should  perhaps 
be  counted  as  a  species.  Forsterville,  at  the  edge  of  a  cedar  bar- 
ren ;  Cockrill's  bend,  in  a  dry  barren;  near  Xashville.     July. 

P.  Uvedalia  L.     Rich    woodlands.     Abundant  about    Xash- 
ville.    July-August. 


54  TENNESSEE    I'^LORA. 

Silphiiiiii  perfoliatllin  L.  On  Brown's  creek,  three  miles  from 
Na-hville.     August. 

'^S.  brachiatum  Gattin^er.  First  collected  July,  1<S67,  on 
the  foot  of  Cumberland  Mts.,  near  Cowan,  Tenn. 

S.  integrifoliuin  Michx.  Highlands;  Charlotte  pike;  David- 
sou's  place,  near  Nashville.     July. 

S.  scaberrimum  Elliott.     Barrens  at  Tullahoma.     July. 

S.  Asteriscus  L.  Craggie  Hope,  Cheatham  Co.,  near  railroad. 
July. 

Var.  kevicaule  DC.     Barrens  at  Tullahoma.     August. 

S.  trifoliatuiil  L.     Copses  around  Nashville.    Frequenl.    July. 

S.  composUum  Michx.  Western  declivities  of  Chilhowee  Mts. 
and  in  the  hills  on  Chestua,  East  Tenn.     July. 

S.  terebiiithinaceiim  Jacq.,  var.  pinnatifidum  Gray.  Barrens 
at  Eavergne,  Tenn.     June-July. 

*S^.  laciniatum  L.     Apparently  rare  in  this  State.      East  Tenn. 

Chrysogonuvi  Virginianum  E.  Thickets  in  the  mountains  at 
Ducktown.     April. 

Partlieniiim  iutegrifoliuiii  E.    Dry  ground.    Common.    July. 

Inula  Helenmm  L.     Sweetwater  East  Tenn.     July. 

Ambrosia  bidentata  Michx.  Fields  and  pastures.  Browns- 
ville.    West  Tenn.     August. 

A.  triflda  L.     Banks  of  streams  and  bottomlands.      August. 
Var.  integrifolia  Torr.  &  Gray.      Is  only  a  depauperate 
form,  always  in  very  poor  soil. 

*  Silphium  brachiatum  Gattinger,  n.  sp.  Stem  3-5  feet  high,  square  or 
subangular,with  the  brachiated,tbin,  roundish  and  nearly  leafless  flowering 
branches  smooth  and  glaucous.  Leaves  opposite,  roughened  on  the  upper 
side,  smooth  on  the  lower,  except  the  principal  veins,  which  are  slightly 
hirsute,  lower  short  petioled,  deltoid  or  hastate-lanceolate,  irregularly  and 
upwardly  dentate,  6-10  inches  long,  green  and  glaucous,  those  on  the 
branches  distant,  small,  sessile,  entire;  heads  long  peduncled,  small, 
bracts  of  the  involucre  ovate;  achenia  obovate-orbiculate.  narrow  winged, 
slightly  notched  at  the  apex.  Very  distinct.  The  1-3  flowered  pedun- 
cles 3-4  inches  long  and  almost  filiform.  Involure  little  over  one-half 
inch  high.     Rays  ratiier  few,  one-half  inch  long;  akenes  four  lines  long. 

Collected  July  14th,  1867,  on  the  western  slope  of  the  Cumberland 
mountains,  a  short  distance  south  of  the  tunnel  at  Cowan,  Tennessee.  It 
is  quite  numerous  on  the  limestone  base  of  the  mountain,  and  probably 
extends  all  along  the  Chattanooga  road  towards  the  Tennessee  river.  It 
was,  however,  not  since  seen  in  any  other  part  of  the  State. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  00 

A.  artemisifpfolia  L.  Fields  and  cultivated  grounds.  The 
most  abundant  weed  in  this  region.     July. 

Xanthiiiin  Canadense  Mill.  In  rich  bottoms  it  attains  some- 
times six  feet  in  height.     July. 

X.  spinosiliil  L.  Towns  and  railroad  depots.  Nashville, 
Knoxville.     July. 

Ziunia  pauciflora  L.  Escaped  from  gardens.  Near  Charlotte 
pike.     July. 

Heliopsis  Isevis  Pers,  Highlands  and  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
July. 

Ecelipta  alba  Hasskarl.  River  banks  and  miry  places.  Com- 
mon.     July-Se})tember. 

Echinacea  purpurea  Moench.  Rich  woodlands.  More  fre- 
quent in  East  Tenn.     Whiteside.     June-July. 

E.  an^ustifolia  DC.  Dry  copses,  vicinity  of  Nashville  ;  Cedar 
glade  near  Lavergne.     July. 

Rudbeckia  triloba  L.     Thickets.     July-August. 

Var.  nijjestris  Chickering.     Roane  Mt.     Chickering. 

R.  hirta  L.     Dry  copses  and  barrens.     August-September. 

R.  fulgida  Ait.     Dry  woodlands.     September. 

R.  speciosa  Wendeworth.  In  the  glades.  Lavergne.  Sep- 
tember. 

is*,  spathulata  Michx.  Chilhowee  Mt.,  East  Tenn.  A.  H. 
Curtiss.     September. 

R.  bicolor  Nutt.  Open,  dry  barrens,  Nashville.  Bon  Air. 
September. 

R.  laciniata  L.  Paradise  ridge.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
(Wolf  creek.)     July. 

Lepachys  pinnata  Torr.  &  Gray.  Rocky  banks  and  rich  pas- 
ture lands.     July. 

L.  columnaris  Torr.  &  Gray,  var.  pulcherrima  Torr.  &  Gray. 
Vicinity  of  a  cotton  compress,  Nashville.  Introduced.  July- 
A.ugust. 

Heliauthus  anuus  L.  Escaped  from  gardens.  Not  indigen- 
ous in  Tenn.     July-August. 

H.  stnimosus  L.     Cumberland  Mt.  at  Cowan.     July. 


t56  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

H.  atrorubens  L.  Dry  woodlands  in  siliceous  soil.  East  and 
Middle  Tenn.     July. 

H.  Schuieinitzii  Torr.  &  Gray.     Cowan.     August. 
H.  mollis  Lara.     Barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.     Frequent.    July- 
August. 

H.  parvlflorus  Bernh.     Highlands.     July-August. 

H.  divaricatus  L.  Highlands  and  argillaceous  soils  generally. 
July-August. 

H.  liirsutns  Raf.  Barrens  and  woodlands.  Common.  July- 
August. 

H.  decapetalus  L.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn.;  Paradise 
ridge.     July. 

H.  tuberosus  L.  Rich  bottom  lands.  Very  frequent  around 
Xashville.     July— August. 

H.  Icctijlorus  Pers.  Brownsville,  West  Tenn.  August— Sep- 
tember. 

H.  tracJiel iifoli us  WiUd.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn. :  Big  Frog 
Mt.     July. 

Helianthella  tenuifoUa  Torr.  &  Gray.  Barrens,  two  miles  east 
of  Tullahoma.     July-August. 

Verhesina  oceidcntalis  Walter.  Western  declivities  of  Smoky 
Mts.,  covering  large  tracts.     July-August. 

V.  VirgillicaL.  Limestone  regions  of  Middle  Tenn.  August- 
September. 

V.  lielianthoides  Michx.  Rich  woodlands.  August-Septem- 
ber. 

Actiiioiiiei'is  squarrosa  Xutt.  Moist  woodlands.  August- 
September. 

Coreopsis  rosea  Nutt.  Li  a  little  swamp  on  Potato  creek, 
Copper  hill  ;  Ducktowu.     July. 

C.  aill'icillata  L.  Paradise  ridge  ;  Greenijri(!r,  Robertson  Co. 
June. 

C.  (lelphiiiifolia  I^am.     East  Tenn. 

C.  seillfolia  Mieiix.  In  siliceous  soil  (gravelly  ridges),  over 
the  State.     July-August. 

Var.  stellata  Torr  &  Gray.     With  the  foi-mer. 

II  ti'ipteris  L.     A^ery  abundant.     August-September. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  fi" 

G.  verticillata  L.     Upper  East  Tenii.     August-Se})teniber. 

t).  ti'icliospei'nia  Michx,  River  swamps,  Xasliville.  August- 
September. 

('.  discoidea  Torr.  &  Gray.  River  s\vamj)s,  with  the  former. 
August-September. 

Bidens  frondosa  L.      Moist,  low  grounds.     July-October. 

B.  connata  Miihlb.     July-Ootober. 

B.  cernua  L.     Abundant  in   wet  grounds.     July-September. 

B.  bipinnata  L.  Cultivated  grounds  and  barrens.  July- 
August. 

MarahdUia  hmceoJata  Pursh.  ^"ieinity  of  Meinphis.  Dr.  G. 
Egeling. 

(xalinso^'a  parviflora  Gav.  Cultivated  grounds,  Mrs.  Cheat- 
ham's place,  Nashville.     September-October. 

Heleniniim  nudiflorum  Nutt.  Wet,  sandy  soil ;  Paradise  ridge, 
Tullahoina.     July— August. 

H.  tenuifoUnm  Nutt.  Argillaceous,  sandy  sojl,  Brownsville, 
etc.     July— August. 

H.  parvifloriim  Nutt.     Cedar  glades,  I^avergne,  etc.     July. 

H.  autiiimiale  L.     Low,  moist  places.     September. 

Dysodia  chrvsaiitlienioides  Lag.  Along  railroad  embank- 
ments near  Mitchell ville.  Abundant  across  the  State  line  in 
Kentucky.     August. 

Aiitlieinis  Cotula  L.     Waste  places.     May. 

Achillea  Millefolium  L.     Roadsides  and  meadows.     August. 

Clirysanthemimi  Leueantheimiin  L.  Roadsides  and  dry  pas- 
tures.    Frequent  about  Nashville. 

Taiiacetuin  vulg'are  L.    Escaped  from  gardens.     July-August. 
Artemisia  Ludoviciaiia  Nutt.     Roadsides.    Infrequent.    June- 
July. 

A.  annua  L.  Introduced.  Now  spreading  over  the  State. 
August-September. 

A.  Absinthium  L.  Old  homesteads  and  thence  escaped  into 
fence-rows.     West  Tenn.     Dr.  Chapmann. 

A.  biennis  Willd.  Very  common  on  the  banks  of  the  Ohio 
at  Louisville.      West  Tenn. 


58  texne3sp:e  flora. 

Seneeio  Rugelia  Gray.  Smoky  Mts.  Gray  Svnops.,  vol.  i.  2 
p.  383. 

S.  aureus  L  ,  var.  obovutus  Torr  cfe  Gray.  Moist  ground  in 
limestone  regions.      May.  ..^\ 

Var.  Balsainitji'  Torr  c\:  Gray.       Mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
Ducktown.     May. 

S.  lobatus  Pers.      West  Tenn.,  lo\v  grounds.     June. 

Cacalia  suaveolens  L.  Banks  of  Turnbull  creek,  near  Kings- 
ton Springs.     July- August. 

C.  reulforiuis  Miihlb.  (Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts. 
July- August. 

('.  ati'iplicifolia  L.     Rich  woodlands.     July. 

C.  tuberosa  Nutt.  Wet  places  in  the  cedar  glades.  July- 
August. 

Erechtites  hieracifolia  Raf.  Clearings  in  forests.  Common. 
July. 

Arctium  Lappa  L.     In  towns  and  on  highways.     June-July. 

Cnicus  laneeolatus  Hoffm.     Waste  places.     July. 

C.  altissiuius  Willd.,  var.  lilipeudalus  Gray.  Fence-rows  near 
Jjavergue.     June-July. 

Var.  discolor  Gray.     Banks  of  Cumberland  on  Rising  Sun 
Bluff,  twelve  miles  below  Nashville.     September. 

('.  Hiuticus  Pursh.  Lookout  Mt.,  Chattanooga;  also  Roane 
Mt.     Chickering.     July. 

Onopordon  Acanthiuni  L.  Dry  pastures  around  Xashville. 
July- August. 

Silybuni  Mariauuiu  Gaert.  One  specimen  found  along  N.  W. 
Railroad,  near  Nashville,  and  foliage  brought  to  me  by  Mrs. 
Turner,  of  Nashville,  found  near  Tracy  City. 

Centaurea  Cyanus  I*.     Escapes  sometimes  from  gardens. 

Krigia  F/r^rm/ca  Willd.  Sandy  soil.  Sewanee,  Lookout  Mt 
and  near  Prospect  Station,  Giles  Co.     June. 

K.  Daudeliou  Nutt.     Moist  woodlands.     April-May. 

K.  amplexicaulis  Nutt.     Rich  woodlands.     May. 

K.  montana  Nutt.  High  mountains  of  East  Tenn.  Roane 
Mt.     Chickering. 

Cichoriuui  Iiitybus  L.     Roadsides.     Edgelield.     Rare.     July 


TEN>ESSEE    EEOUA.  ^^ 

Hieracium  paniciiljitmii  L.     Dry,  open  woodlaiul.s.     July. 

H.  venosuui  L.     V>'itli  the  former. 

H.  scabrum  Michx.     Rocky  places.     July-August. 

H.  Gi'ouovii  L.     Frequent  in  the  hills  aro.und  Nashville.    July- 
August. 

H.  longipihuii  Torr.     Johnsonville.     July. 

Trag-opoffou    prateiisis    L.       Mrs.   Cheatham's  grounds,  and 
vicinity.     Nashville.     May. 

Preiiaiithes  erepidiuea  Michx.     Rich  soil.     Hills  near  Nash- 
ville.    August. 

P.  aspera  Michx.     Barrens.     July-August. 

P.  serpentaria  Pursh.     Barrens  of  Dixon  Co.     September 
Var.ia/-6atoGray.     Roane  Mt.    Chickering.    Smoky  Mts., 
Big  Thunderhead.     July-August. 

P.  altissinia  L.     Rich  woods;  highlands.     July-September. 

Taraxacum  officinale  Webr.     Cultivated  lands,  everywhere. 
April-September. 

Pijrrhopappus    Garolhilaaas    DC.       Cleveland,     East    Tenn. 
West  Tenn.     July. 

Lactuca  Canadensis  L.     Clearings  and  woodlands.     June. 

L.  acuminata  Gray.     Blulfs  on  Cumberland  river.    September. 

L.  Floridaua  Gaert.      Rich  woodlands.      August-September. 

L.  leucopha'a  Gray.     Thickets  along  Cumberland  river,  near 
Nashville,  etc.     July. 

Sonchus  oleraceus  L.,  and 

S.  asper  L.     Both  in  cultivated  ground.      Common.      June- 
Julv* 

LOBELIACE.E. 

Lobelia  cardinalis  L.     Wet,  miry  ground.     July-September. 
L.  syphilitica  L.     Swamps  and  ditches.     July-September. 
L.  pubei'Ula  Michx.      Highlands.     August-September. 
L.  leptostat'hys  A .  DC.      Barrens   in    moist   ground.      July- 
August. 

L.  spicata  Lam.     Cedar  glades.      With  the  former.     July. 


60  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

*L.  (iattiii^ei'i  Gray.     Cedar  glades  of  Middle  Tenn.     Rocky 
banks  of  Cumberland  river.     Frequent       May-June. 

L.  Nuitallii  Roem.  &  Schult,     Mountain  swamps.     Sewanee. 
July. 

L.  inflata  L.     Dry,  argillaceous  and  siliceous  soils.     August- 
Sentembcr. 

CAMPANULACE^. 

Specularia  perfoliata  A.  DC.     Waste  ground   and   roadsides. 
April-May. 

Campanula  aparinoldes  Pursh.     Mountain  swamps  and  laurel 
thickets.     July-August. 

0.  divaracata  Michx.    Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts.   July- 
August. 

C.  Americana  L.      Thickets   and    dry  woodlands.      August- 
September. 

ERICACE.^. 

Gaylnssacia  brachyeera  Gray.       Mountains   on    Ocoe    river. 
June— July. 

G.  frondosa  Torr.  &  Gray.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.     April- 
May. 

G.  resinos.i  Torr.  ct  Gray.      Highlands.     Valley  of  East  Tenn., 
etc.      April-May. 

Vaccinium  ai'boreuiii  Marsh.      Highlands  and    siliceous    soil 
generally.     May. 

V.  stamiiietini  L.      Oak  barrens  and  highlands.      May-June. 

V.  coryuibosuiii   L.      ^Mountains   and    ridges  of  East  Tenn. 
Highlands.     April-May. 

y^iw.  pal/idtdii  Gn\x.     {V.  Gonsfablei  Gray.)     Mountains  of 
East  Tenn.     June. 


*LobeUa  Gattivgeri  Gniy.  Flowers  4-5  lines  long,  deep  blue;  stem 
smooth,  weak  and  branching ;  leaves  thin,  sessile,  oblong-ovate,  obtuse, 
serrate,  the  lowest  obovate  ;  racemes  pedunoled,  very  slender,  many  flow- 
ered ;  calyx-tube  ovoid,  longer  thr.n  its  pedicel,  shorter  than  the  linear- 
subulate  entire  lobes,  the  sinuses  not  appendaged,  but  slightly  cal'ous. 
The  pedicels  are  sonietines  provided  with  small  bracteols.  Plant  6-20 
inches  hiah.  Kegular  flowering  time  first  week  in  May,  but  some  plants 
are  found  flowering  as  late  as  August.  Its  home  is  the  limestone  basin 
of  Middle  Tenn.,  and  prominently  moist  places  in  the  cedar  glades  First 
collected  about  1869,  atLavergne,  seventeen  miles  south  of  Nashvillj. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  61 

\\  hir.sKtuin  Eiiiklev.      High  nioiintains  of  East  Tenn.     June- 

r.  erytlirovarpon  Michx.  Higher  iiiountains  of  East  Tenn. 
June- July. 

Epigcva  rcpens  L.  Cumberhind  and  Alleghany  Mts.  March- 
April. 

(jfaxlthcriajjrocumbens  L.    Alleghany  Mts.,  throughout.   June. 

Androiiieda  Mariana  L.  Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts. 
April-May. 

A.  (igastrina   Miihlb.      Smoky  Mts.     Big  Frog  Mts.     July. 

Oxydendron  arboreum  DC.  Highlands  and  siliceous  soils. 
April -May. 

Leiicotlim  Catesbayi  Gray.  Along  streams  throughout  Cum- 
berland and  Alleghanies.     Common.     April— May. 

L.  recurva  Gray.     With  the  former.     May. 

Kalnii.a  latifolia  L.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn.,  and  in  Middle 
Tenn.,  in  siliceous  soils.     May-June. 

Ilenziesia  globularis  ^aWsh.  High  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
Roane  Mt.     Clingman  Dome.     July. 

Rhododendron  arborescens  Torr.      Big  Frog  Mts.     June. 

R.  viscosimi  Torr.  Along  mountain  streams.  Ocoe  Valley^ 
etc.     June. 

R.  iiiidifloriiiii  Torr.  Hills  of  East  and  Middle  Tenn.,  in 
siliceous  soils.     April. 

R.  ealendulaceum  Torr.  Alleghany  and  Cumberland  Mts. ; 
also  here  and  there  in  shaded  rayines  in  the  yalleys.  Cave 
Spring,  Roane  Co.     June. 

R.  maximum  L.  Common  throughout  Cumberland  and  Alle- 
ghany Mts.     June-July. 

P.  Cataicbiense  Michx.  Only  on  the  highest  summits  of 
Smoky  Mts.  (Clingman  Dome)  and  Roane  Mt.     June-July. 

Leiophyllum  buxifolium  Ell.,  var.  prostratum  Gray.  Summit 
of  Roane  Mt..     Chickering.     July-August. 

Clethra  acuminata  Michx.    Throughout  Alleghany  Mts.    July. 

Chiinapliila  luaculata  Pursh.      Over  the  State.      June-July. 

Gh.  umbellata  Nutt.     Sewanee.     Tracy  City.     July. 

Pyrola  elliptica  Nutt.     Wolf  Creek  (Bench  Mt.).     July. 


62  tennp:ssp:e  flora. 

Monotropa  iiniflora  Ij.     Hills  near  Nashville.     August. 

31.  Hypopitijs  L.  Oakdale  Station,  C.  South.  Railroad,  near 
Wartburg.     Cumberland  Mt>i.     July. 

Galax  aphylla  L.  Very  frequent  in  the  Alleghany  Mts. 
June-July. 

PRIMULACEiE. 

Dodeeatheoii  Meadea  L.  The  purj)le  flowering  variety  in 
East  Tenn.  All  specimens  found  in  the  vicinity  of  Nashville 
had  white  flowers.     May-June. 

Steirouema  ciliatura  Raf     Common.     June-August. 

S.  lauceolatum  Gray.     Over  the  State.     June-July. 

Var.  angiistifoliavi  Gray.     East  Tenn.,  Bradley  Co.     July. 

Lysimaehia  Fraseri  Duby.  Lookout  Mt.  Rooks  along  Ocoe 
river,  Polk  Co.      June-July. 

L.  quadrifolia  L.     Woodlands.     July. 

L.  Niiiimlaria  L.     Escaped  from  gardens.     July. 

Ana^allis  .arvensis  L.  Railroad  embankments.  Oakland  Sta- 
tion, Robertson  Co. 

A.  C'Wriilea  L.     Grass  plots.     Nashville.     Introduced.    June. 

Saniolus  Valeraudi  L.,  var.  Americanus  Gray.  Muddy  river 
banks  and  wet  places.     May-July. 

SAPOTACE^E. 

Bunielia  lycioides  Gaert.  Shrub  or  small  tree  in  rich  soil. 
Middle  Tenn.  and  lower  part  of  East  Tenn.      June-July. 

EBENACE^. 
Diospyros  Virgiiiiana  L.    Common.    Medium  size  tree.    June. 

STYRACE^. 

Halesia  tetraptera  L.  Ocoe  district,  East  Tenn.  March- 
April. 

OLEACiE. 

Fraxiuus  Americana  L.     Over  the  State.     April. 

Var.  niicrocarpa  Gray.      Harpeth    hills,    near    Nashville. 
Supposed  to  be  a  hybrid  between  F.  Americana  and  viridis. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  63 

F.  vii'idis  Mich.     Low,  moist  ground.     April. 

F.  pubescens  I^am.     Edge  of  river  swamps.     April. 

F.  <(ua(lr;iii^uljita  Michx.     Hillsides,  in  rich  ground.     April. 

Forestiera  acuminata  Poir.  Close  at  the  water's  edge.  Cum- 
tterland  river  and  tributaries.     March. 

F.  li^iistrina  Poir.  Characteristic  shrub  for  the  cedar  glades 
of  Middle  Tenn.     July. 

CJiionanthus  Virginica  L.  Along  streams,  especially  in  the 
Alleghany  Mts.     April. 

Li^listruin  vulgaro  L.  The  common  Pi'ivet,  planted  in  hedges. 
Seldom  perfects  its  fruits  in  Middle  Tenn.     May. 

APOCYXACEtE. 

Anisonia  Taberii?Piii(»iitaiia  Walt.  {A.  latifolia  Michx.,  East. 
Tenn.,  and  Ams.  salicifolid  Pursh.,  Nashville.)  Over  the  State. 
May-June. 

Vinca  minor  L.  Introduced.  Old  graveyards,  where  it 
grows  luxuriantly,  perfecting  seeds.  Not  spreading,  however, 
into  neighboring  woodlands. 

Apocynum  androsiemi folium  L.     O.  S.     June-July. 

A.  cannabinum  L.     O.  S.     June-July. 

ASCLEPIADACE^. 

Aselepiodora  viridis  Gray.  Cedar  glades,  in  dry,  sunny 
places.     July-August. 

Asclepias  tuberosa  L.     Eields  and  pastures.     June-July. 

A.  purpurascens  L.  Edges  of  woodlands  and  copses.  June- 
July. 

A.  iucarnata  L.     Iliver  swamps.     June-July. 

A.  I'oruuti  Decaisne.     Open  grounds.     July. 

A.  obtusifolia  Micthx.     Ocoe  district.  East  Tenn.     June-July. 

A.  phytolaecoides  Pursh.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.     July. 

A.  varieg'ata  L.  Dry  uplands.  June-July.  East  Tenn., 
and  vicinity  of  Nashville. 

A.  quadl'ifolia  L.     Oak  barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.     June-July. 

A.  vertit'illiata  L.     Frequent  in  the  cedar  glades. 


64  TENNESSEE    FLOE  A. 

Acerates  viridiflora    Ell.      Cedar  gludes,  Lavergne,     June- 
July. 

A.  longifolia  Ell.     Barrens,  TuUahoma.     July-August. 

Ensleuia  albida  Nutt.     Thickets.     Common.     July. 

Gonolobus  hevis  Michx.     Copses  vicinity  of  Nashville.     East 
Tenn. 

Var.  inacrophyllus  Gray.     With  the  former.     July. 

(t.  obli(|ims  K.  Br.     Thickets.     Copses  near  Nashville.    June- 
July. 

(i.  liirsutus  Michx;      Thickets   along  Cumberland  river  and 
Stoner's  creek.     June-July. 

LOGANIACE.E. 

Gelseiainum  sempervirens    Ait.       Eookout    Mt.,    East    Tenn. 
Abundant  in  West  Tenn.     March-April. 

Spigelia  Marilandica  L.     Over  the  State.     May-June. 

Polypremum  prociuahenti  lu.     West  Tenn.     Brownsville.     Dry 
pastures.     April-September. 

GENTIANE.E. 

Sabbathia  brachyata  Elliott.     Barrens.     June-July. 

S.  annularis  Pursh.     Pastures,  in  rich  soil.     July. 

S.  gracilis  Pursh.     Barrens  at  Tullahoma.     July. 

Gentiana  quimpiejiora  Lam.      Mountains  around   Ducktown. 
August-September. 

G.  Sapoiiaria   L.      Moist   thickets,   highlands.      September- 
October. 

G.  Andrewsii  Grieseb.      Highlands,  South  Tunnell.     August- 
September. 

G.  ochroleuca  Froebl.     Barrens  and  highlands.     September. 

Frasera  Oai'olineiisis    Walt.      East  Tenn.      Corkills  Bend, 
near  Nashville.     June. 

Obolaria  Virgiiiica  L.     Moist  woods  north  of  South  Tunnell, 
Sumner  Co.     April. 

Bartonia  tenella  Miihlb.     Mountain  boo;s.     Sewanee.     Julv. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  65 

POLEMONIACE^. 

Phlox  paiiiculata  L.     Over  the  State,  in  rich,  moist  woodlands. 
June-July. 

P.  maculata  L.     Similar  localitites.     July-September. 

P.  fflaberrinia  L.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.  to  Middle  Tenn. 
Var.   silffruticosa   Gray.      Banks  of  Cumberland  river  at 
Nashville.     June-July. 

P.  amcena  Sims.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.  and  highlands  of 
Middle  Tenn.;  Mitchellville,  etc.     May-June. 

P.  divaricata  L.     Over  the  State.     April-May. 

P.  Stellaria  Gray.     Cedar  glades,  Lavergne.     May. 

Gilia  coronopifolia  Pus.     Knobs,  east  of  Athens,  East  Tenn. 
Perhaps  only  escaped  from  cultivation.     July. 

Polemoninm  reptans  L.     Moist  woodlands  from  the  mountains 
to  the  Mississippi.     April-May. 

HYDROPHYLLACE^. 

Nemophila  microcalyx  Fish.  &  Mayer.     Thickets  and  ravines. 
Nashville.     April. 

Phacelia  bipinnatiflda  Michx.      Over  the  State.    Shady  local- 
ities.     April-May. 

P.  Pursliii  Buckley.     Very  copiously  distributed   in   Middle 
Tenn.     April. 

P.  parvifloraPursh,  Roekyglades,vicinity  of  Nashville.  April. 
Var.  hirsuta  Gray.     With  the  former. 

Hydrophyllum  macrophyllum  Nutt.     Wet  woodlands.     South 
Tunnel,  Sumner  Co.     June. 

H.  Canadense  Li.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.     July. 

H.  appendiculatum  Michx.     Frequent  in  vicinity  of  Nashville. 
Rich  woodlands  and  river  bluffs.     June. 

H.  Virginicum  L.     Ducktown,  East  Tenn.     June. 

Hydrolea  affinis  Gray.     Hollowrock.    August. 

BORRAGINACE^. 

Heliotropinni  tenellum  Torr.      Cedar  glades.  Middle  Tenn. 
Lavergne.     July. 

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66  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

H.  anchussefoliuni    Poir.      Introduced.     Grounds  near  Mrs. 
Cheatham's,  Nashville.     July. 

H.  ludicum  L.     Low,  wet  grounds.     July-September. 

Cynoglossuui  officinale  L.     Waste  grounds.     Over  the  State. 
May. 

C.  Virginicum  L.     Rich  woodlands.     Common.     May. 

Echinosperuiuni  Vir^inicum    Lehm.      Vile  weed.      Common. 
June-August. 

E.  Lappula  Lehm.     Johnson ville.     July. 

Mertensia  Virginica  DC.     Rich,  moist  soil.     Over  the  State. 
May. 

Myosotis  verua  Nutt.     Poor,  rocky  soil.     Common.     April. 

Lithospermum  arvense  L.     Waste  places.     April. 

L.  latifolium  Michx.     Highlands  ;  in  moist  woodlands.  South 
Tenn.,  Sumner  Co.     June. 

L.  canescens  Lehm.     Glades  of  Middle  Tenn.     June- July. 

L.  angustifolium  M'lchx.     West  Tenn.,  near  Hickman.     June. 

Onosmodium  Carolinianiim  DC,  var.  molle  Gray.     Vicinity  of 
Nashville.     April-May. 

Symphytmn  officinale  L.     Introduced  by  early  settlers  in  Bay- 
er's settlement,  Polk  Co.,  East  Tenn.     July. 

CONVOLVULACE^. 

Ipomcea  Ouamoclit  L.    Cultivated  and  frequently  spontaneous. 
July-September. 

I.  coccinea  L.     Cultivated  grounds;    very  common  in  corn- 
fields.    July-September. 

I.  hederacea  Jacq.     Fields  and   waste  places.     July-Septem- 
ber. 

1.    purpurea    Lam.       Frequently    cultivated    and     escaping. 
June-August. 

I.  pandurata   Meyer.     Copses   and    river  banks.     June-Sep- 
tember. 

I.  lacunosa  L.     Fields  and  waste  grounds.     July-September. 

Convolvulus  spithamceus  L.      Dry,  rocky  woods      frequent  in 
the  Alleghanies.     May-September. 


TENNESSEE    Fl.ORA.  67 

C.  sepiuni  L.     Moist  alluvial  soil.     Along  Cumberland  river. 
August-September. 

0.  arvensis  L.     Grass  plots,  Nashville  and  vicinity.     June- 
July. 

Evolvulus  argenteus  Pursh.     Dry  rocky  places  in  the  cedar 
glades  at  Lavergne.     May-June. 

Cuscuta  chlorocarpa  Engelm.      Moist  thickets  on  Mill  creek, 
etc.     August-September. 

C.  arvensis  Beyrich.     Open  grounds  in  the  glades  on  Ambro- 
sia.    June-July. 

C.  tenuiflora  Engelm.      Mountains  of  East  Tenn. ;  Big  Frog 
Mt.,  Polk  Co.     July. 

C.  Gronovii  Willd.     On  shrubs  and  herbaceous  plants,  over 
the  State.     August-September. 

G.  rosh^ata  Shuttleworth.     Summit  of  Thunderhead,  on  Soli- 
dago  glomerata.     July. 

C.  compacta  Juss.      On    Eupatorium   and    other    herbaceous 
plants.     Paradise  ridge.     August-September. 

C.  glomerata  Choisy.     On  low  bushes,  highlands.     July-Sep- 
tember. 

SOLANACE^. 

Solanuiu  nigrum   L.     Cultivated  and  uncultivated    grounds. 
May— September. 

8.  Dulcamara  L.     Escaped  from  cultivation.     Jellico,  East 
Tenn.,  etc.     June-July. 

S.  Carolinense  L.     Fields  and  gardens.     May-July. 

8.  rostratuiu  Dun.     Introduced  in  Nashville  and  vicinity  and 
spreading.     July-August. 

Physalis  angiilata  L.     Copses  and  pastures.     July. 

P.  Philadelphica  Lam.     Fields  and  cultivated  grounds.    July. 

P.  Virpniana  Mill.    Cedar  glades  and  woods.     Middle  Tenn. 
June-September. 

P.  pubescens  L.     Sandy  banks  of  rivers.     July-September. 

Nicandra  pliysaloides  Gaertn.     Fields  and  gardens.     August- 
September. 

Lycium  vulgare  Dun.     Roadsides  and  waste  places.     July- 
September. 


68  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

Datura  Stramoniiiin   L.     Waste  ground,  barn-yards.     June- 
August. 

D.  Tatllla  L.     Roadsides  and  waste  grounds.     June-August. 

Nicotiana  Tabacum  Don.     Escaped  from  cultivation.     July- 
August. 

SCKOPHULAKIACE^. 

Verbascuin  Tliapsus  L.     Fields  and  pastures.     July. 

V.  Blattaria  L.     Waste  grounds.     June-July. 

Linaria  Canadensis  Duraont.     Lookout  Mt.     June. 

L.  vulgaris  Mill.     Fields  and  fence  rows.     June-July. 

Chelone  glabra  L.     Wet  and  swampy  places.     August-Sep- 
tember. 

C.    Lyoni    Pursh.      Mountain    bogs,    Alleghanies.     August- 
September. 

Scrophularia  nodosa  L.,  var.  Marilandica  Gray.    Moist  thick- 
ets.    Common.     June-July. 

Pfntstenion   Isevigatus   Solander,  var.  Digitalis  Gray.     Over 
the  State.     June. 

P.  pubescens  Solandei-.    Glades  and  open  rocky  places.    June- 
July. 

Mimulus  ringens  L.     Along  streams  and  wet  places.     July- 
August. 

M.  alatus  Ait.     Wet  places,  edge  of  ponds.     July-August. 

(lonobea  inultifida   Benth.      Sandy,  wet  ground.      Common. 
July-August. 

Herpestis  nigrescens  Benth.      Moist  places  in   the   barrens. 
August-September. 

H.   rotundifolia    Pursh.       Swamps  along  Cumberland    river. 
June-July. 

Gratiola  Floridana  Nutt.     East  Tenn.  and  vicinity  of  Nash- 
ville apparently  rare.     April. 

G.  Virginiana  L.    Miry  and  swampy  places.    Common.    June- 
July,  April-May. 

G.  ramosa  Walt.     Barrens  at»Tullahoma.     July. 

Ilysanthes  gratioloides  Benth.     Ditches,  and  along  brooklets. 
April-September. 


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Veronica  Virginica  L.     Mountains  and  highlands.     July. 

V.  Auagallis  L.     Springs  and  brooklets.     June-July. 

V.  serpyllifolia  L.     Cultivated  ground.     April-May. 

V.  peregrina  L.     Fields  and  pastures.     April-May. 

Buclmera  Americana  L.     Oak  barrens.     July. 

Seymeria  tenuifolia  Pursh.     Copses  near  Cleveland,  East  Tenn. 
Sandy  soil.     June-July. 

S.  macrophylla  Nutt.     Rich  alluvial  soil.     Nashville.     July. 

Gerardia   pedicularia    L.      Barrens    and    Cumberland    Mts. 
June-July. 

Var.    pectiuata    Nutt.       Harpeth    hills,     near    Nashville. 
August. 

G.  flava  L.     Cunaberland  and  Alleghany  Mts.,  and  barrens. 
June-July. 

G.  quercifolia  Pursh.     Over  the  State.     July-September. 

G.  Icevigata  Raf.     Alleghany  Mts.     July. 

G.  patula  Chap.    Rising  Sun  bluff  on  Cumberland  river,  twelve 
miles  below  Nashville.     September. 

G.  purpurea  L.     Over  the  State.     Greenbrier,  Robertson  Co. 
July. 

G.  tenuifolia  Vahl.     Harpeth  hills.     September. 

Var.  macrophylla  Benth.     Barrens.     July-September. 

Castilleia  coccinea  Spreng.    On  siliceous  and  argillaceous  soil, 
East  to  West  Tenn.     April-May. 

Schwalbea  Americana  Gronov.     Tullahoma.     June. 

Pedicularis  Canadensis  L.     Over  the  State.     March-April. 

Melampyrum  Americanum  Michx.     Smoky  Mts.     July. 

OROBANCHACE^. 

Apyllon  Uniflorum  Gray.     Damp  woodlands.    Over  the  State, 
but  not  frequent.     May. 

Conopholis  Americana  Wall.    Oak  woods.    Harpeth  hills  near 
Nashville.     May. 

Epiphegus  Virginiana   Bart.     On   the   roots  of  beech  trees. 
June-July. 


70  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

LENTIBULARIACE^. 

Utricularia  gibba  L.     Pond,  summit  of  Lookout  Mt.     July. 
U.  bijlora  Lam.     Swamps,  West  Tenn.     July. 

BIGNONIACE^. 

Bignonia  capreolata  Tourn.     Woods,  climbing  high.     April- 
May. 

Teconia  radicans  Juss.     Woods  and  cultivated  grounds.     A 
noxious  weed  in  fields.     May-August. 

Catalpa  speciosa  Ward.     Medium  size  tree.     May. 

PEDALIACEJ^:. 

Martynia  proboscidea  Glox.     River  banks  and  waste  places. 
July— August. 

ACANTHACE^. 

Ruellia  ciliosa  Pursh.     Barrens  and  roadsides.  Over  the  State. 
July-August. 

R.  strepens  L.     Rich  soil.     June-July. 

Dianthera  Americana  L.     Slow-flowing  streams.     July-Au- 
gust. 

Gatesia  Icete-virens  Gray.     Lookout  Mt.     July. 

Dicliptera  bracliiata  Sprengl.     Rich   shady   grounds.     Fre- 
quent in  vicinity  of  Nashville.     July-August. 

VERBENACE^. 

Phryma  leptostachya  L.    Moist  woodlands.    Common.    July- 
August. 

Verbena  officinalis  L.     Roadsides  and  old  fields.     East  Tenn. 
July. 

V.  urticaefolia  L.      Pastures  and  dry  uplands.      August-Sep- 
tember. 

V.  angastifolia  Michx.     Dry  soil.     Everywhere.     June-Sep- 
tember. 

V.  hastata  L.     Waste  grounds.     Not  frequent.     July. 

V.  stricta  Vent.     West  Tenn.     July. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  71 

V.  bracteata  Mlchx.     Around  dwellings  and  along  roadsides. 
June-July. 

V.   Anbletia  L.     Very  copious  in  the  glades    and    barrens. 
May-June. 

Lippia  lanceolata    Michx.     Low,    moist  grounds.     August- 
September. 

Gallicarpa  Americana  L.    Limestone  regions  of  Middle  Tenn. 
July. 

LABIATiE. 

Trichosteina   dichotomum    L.     Sandy   fields.     O.   S.     July- 
August. 

Isanthus  coeruleus  Michx.     Abundant  in  Middle  Tenn.     Au- 
gust-September. 

Teucrium  Canadense  L.     Moist  meadows  and  copses.     June- 
September. 

Collinsonia  Canadensis  L.     Rich  woodlands.     July-August. 

Mentha  viridis  L.     Wet  ground  near  settlements.     July. 

M.  piperita  L.     In  streamlets.     July-September. 

M.  Canadensis  L.     Wet  places.     July-September. 

Lyeopus  Virginicus  L.     Ponds  and  ditches.     August-Septem- 
ber. 

L.  rubellus  Moench.     Swampy  lands.     August-September. 

L.  sinnatns  Ell.    Low,  swampy  grounds.     August-September^ 

Cnnila  Mariana  L.     Dry  hill,  siliceous  soil.      Abundant  in 
East  Tenn.     July-September. 

Pycnanthemum  linifolinm   Pursh.     Oak    and  cedar  barrens, 
and  highlands.     June— July. 

P.  lanceolatuin  Pursh.     Highlands.     West  Tenn.     August- 
September. 

Pycnanthemum  muticum  Pers.     Oak  barrens.     Very  frequent 
at  Tullahoma.     August-September. 

Var.  pilosum  Gray.     Dickson  Co.,  West  Tenn.     July-Sep- 
tember. 

P.  Tullia  Benth.     Lookout  Mts. ;    Harpeth   hills,  south   and 
west  of  Nashville.     August-September. 

P.  incannm  Michx.     O.  S.     July-August. 


72  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

P.  albescens  Torr.  &Gray?      Parksville,   East  Tenn. ;    also 
hill-tops  south  of  Nashville.    July-August. 

P.  montanum  Michx.     High  mountains  of  East  Tenn. ;  Big 
Frog  Mt. ;  Clingraan-Dom.     July. 

P.   linifoliuin  Pursh.     Cedar  and  oak  barrens,  and  highlands. 
July— August. 

Calamintha  Nepeta  Link.     Dry,  rocky  ground.     Common  in 
vicinity  of  Nashville.     July-September. 

C.  glabella  Benth.    Abundant  in  the  cedar  glades.   May-June. 

Hedeoma  pulegioides   Pers.      Dry  soil.      Common.      June- 
September. 

Salvia  lyrata  L.     Copses.     Common.     April-May. 

S.  urticsefolia  L.     River  banks  and  rich  soil.     May. 

Monarda  didyma  L.      Wet   places   in   the  high  mountains. 
June-July. 

M.  punctata  L.     Vicinity  of  Memphis.     Dr.  Egeling. 

M.  clinopodia  \j.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.     June-July. 

M.  fistulosa    L.       Dry  copses,    fence-rows,   etc.       Common. 
August— September. 

Var.  mollis  Benth.    Hills  around  Nashville.     August-Sep- 
tember. 

M.  Bradbuiyana  Beck.     Highlands  of  Middle  Tenn.     June. 

M.  citriodora  Cerv.     Grass  plots,  Montgomery-Bell  Academy 
grounds,  in  Nashville.     Adventive.     July. 

Melissa  officinalis  L.    Escaped  from  gardens.    Nashville.  June. 

Blephilia  ciliata  Raf.      Dry  soil.     Very  common  in  Middle 
Tenn.     July. 

B.  hirsuta  Benth.  Moist  thickets  on  Cumberland.    Rare  in  our 
region,  Nashville. 

Lophanthus  nepetoides  Benth.     Rich  soils,  thickets  and  fence- 
rows,  Middle  Tenn.     August-September. 

L.  SGropkularicefolius  Benth.      High  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
July. 

Cedronella  cordata  Benth.     Highlands.     July- August. 

Nepeta  Cataria  L.      Near  dwellings  and  roadsides.      May- 
June. 


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73 


N.  Glechoma  Benth.     Rich,  moist  thickets.     April-May. 

Scutellaria  lateriflora  L.  Moist  woodlands.  July-Septem- 
ber. 

S.  versicolor  Nutt,  Rocky  places;  hills  near  Nashville.  July- 
August. 

S.  saxatilisR\dde\.     Chilhowee  Mt.,  East  Tenn.    July. 

S.  serrata  Andr.     Woods,  Middle  Tenn.     July-August. 

S.  pilosa  Michx.     Hills  near  Nashville,  etc.     July-August. 
Var.  hirsuta.     South  Tunnel,  Sumner  Co. 

S.  integrifolia  L.  Highlands,  Cumberland  Mts.  July- 
August. 

8.  galericulata  L.     East  Tenn.,  Ducktown.     July-August. 

S.  canescens  Nutt.  Craggy  Hope,  hills  near  Nashville.  July- 
August. 

S.  parvula  Michx.     Very  frequent  in  the  cedar  glades.     May. 
Var.  mollis  Gray.     Dry,  rocky  places,  with  the  former. 

S.  nervosa  Pursh.    In  swampy  woodlands,  Sumner  Co.    July. 

Brunella  vulgaris  L.  Fields  and  roadsides.  Common.  July- 
September. 

Physostegia  Virginica  Benth.  Open  copses  and  barrens. 
June— August. 

Synandra  grandiflora  Nutt.  Moist  woods ;  John  Overton's 
canebrake,  near  Nashville.     March-April. 

Marrubium  vulgare  L.     Near  dwellings  and  roadsides.    July. 

Perilla  ocymoides  L.  Escaped  from  cultivation  and  spread- 
ing.    July. 

Leonurus  Cardiaca  L.  Waste  and  cultivated  grounds.  July- 
August. 

Lamium  aniplexicaule  L.  Common  weed  in  every  field  or 
garden.     March- April. 

Stachys  aspera  Michx.    Moist  woodlands,  etc.    June- August. 
Var.  glabra   Gray.     Banks  of  Cumberland  near  Nashville. 
August-September. 

S.  cordata  Benth.  Moist  woodlands  and  rich  hillsides.  (Hills 
south  of  Nashville.)     July. 

Betonica  afflcinalis  L.     Nashville.     Adventive.     July. 


74  TENNESSEE    FLOEA. 

PLANTAGINE^. 

Plantago    cordata   Lara.     Rare    in    Tenu.     Swampy  ground 
near  Brownsville,  West  Tenn.     April-June. 

P.  major    L.     Rare.     Waste   grounds.     Adventive.     June- 
August. 

P.  Rngelii  Decaisne.     Very  frequent  around  dwellings  in  the 
open  country.     June-August. 

P.  lanceolata  L.     Meadows  and  waste  grounds.     Introduced. 

April-June. 

P.  Patagonica  Jacq.,  var.  aristata  Gray.     Along  lines  of  rail- 
road.    Tullahoma,  Dixon.     July. 

P.    Virginica    L.     Over  the   State.     Very  plentiful    in   dry 
sandy  soil. 

P.    pusilla   Nutt.      Open    ground    in    barrens.     April-Mav. 
(Mitchellville,  Sumner  Co.) 

P.  heterophylla    Nutt.     Barrens  at  Lavergne,    etc.     April- 
May. 

ARISTOLOCHIACE^. 

Aristolochia  Sipho  L'Hert.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.    Cran- 
berry Iron  Works.     July. 

A.  tomentosa  Sims.     Banks  of  Cumberland  river,  near  Nash- 
ville.     May. 

A.  Serpentaria  L.     Rich  soil  in  the  barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.; 
also  East  Tenn.     June. 

Asarum  Canadense  L.     O.  S. 

A.  arifolium  Michx.     Damp  woods  in  the  mountains  of  East 
Tenn.     June. 

A.  Virginicum  L.     Lookout  Mt.     Chattanooga. 

NYCTAGINE^. 

Oxybapbns  albidus  Sweet.     Nashville.     Bluffs  of  Mill  creek. 
June. 

0.  nyctaginens  Sweet.     Guthrie.     July,  '83. 

PHYTOLACCACE^. 
Phytolacca  decandra  L.     Everywhere.     July-September. 


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CHENOPODIACE^. 

Chenopodinm  murale  L.      Streets  of  Nashville.     June-Sep- 
tember. 

'C.  Botrys  L.     Around  dwellings.     Escaped.     September. 
C.  album  L.     Common.     Cultivated  ground.     September, 
(1.  urbicum  L.     Streets  of  Chattanooga.     July. 

G.  ambrosioides  L.     Brownsville,  West  Tenn.     August, 
Var.  anthelminticuin  Gray.     O.  S. 

C.  glancum  L.     Brownsville,  West  Tenn.      August. 

C.  Boscianum  Moquin.     Nashville. 

AMARANTHACE^. 

Amarantlins  paniciilatus  L.     Common 
Var.  sanguineus  Gray.     Cultivated  grounds  near  Nashville, 

A.  retroflexus  L.     Fields  and  gardens. 

A.  albus  L.     Streets  of  Nashville  ;  rocky  places.    O.  S.     Sep- 
tember. 

A.  spinosus  L.     Nashville.     O.  S.     September. 

Iresine  celosioides  L.     Rich  soils  along  river  banks,  Nash- 
ville.    July. 

Montelia   tamariscina   Gray.     Very   abundant  in   cultivated 
grounds,  Nashville.     September-October. 

POLYGONACE^. 

Rnmex  crispus  L.     Common.     Jnne-July. 

R.  Brittanicus  L.     Ditches,  Nashville.     June-July. 

R.  obtusifolius  L.     Common  ;    ascends  to  the  highest  mount- 
ains. 

R.  verticillatus  L.     Swamps  along  Cumberland  and  Tennessee 
rivers.     July— August. 

R.  Acetosella  L.     Pastures.     July. 

Polygonum  orientale  L.     Escaped  from  gardens.     July. 

P.  Pennsylvanicum  L.     O.  S.     August. 

P.  incarnatum  Ell.     River  banks.     Common  near  Nashville. 
July-August. 


76  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

P.  Persicaria  L.     Waste  grounds,  near  water,  O.  S.     June- 
July. 

P.   Hydropiper  L.     Ditches,  etc.      Common    in   streets,    etc. 
August-yeptember. 

P.  acre  H.  B.  K.     Streets  of  Nashville,  etc.     July, 

P.  hydropiperoides  Michx.     River  swamps.    In  water.    Com- 
mon.    August-September. 

P.  Muhlenbei'^ii  Watson.     (P.  amphibium,  var.  terredre  Gray). 
River  swamps;   wild  goose  pond  near  Mitchellville.     August. 

P.  Virgiuianum  L.     Thickets,  rich  soil.     July-August. 

P.  aviculare  L.     Yards  and  streets  everywhere.     June-July. 

P.  erectuin  L.     (P.  aviculare,  var.  erectum  Roth.)     In  com- 
pany with  the  former,  on  manured  grounds.     June-July. 

P.  tenue  Michx.     Cumberland  plateau,  Sewanee.     July. 

P.  arifolium  L.     Cumberland  plateau.     September. 

P.  sagittatam  L.     Swampy  grounds  O.  S.     July-October. 

P.  Convolvulus  L.    Low,  damp  grounds  near  Nashville.    Sep- 
tember. 

P.  dumetorum  L.,  var.  scandens  Gray.     O.  S.     August-Sep- 
tember. 

Fagopyrum  esculentum  Moench.      Sparingly  cultivated  and 
escaped  to  fence  rows.     Cumberland  Mts.     July  -August. 

Brunnicliia  cirrhosa  Banks.    Grounds  of  Lunatic  Asylum,  near 
Nashville.     West  Tenn.     July-October. 

LAURACE.E. 

Sassafras  officinale    Nees.     O.   S.     In    the    river    islands    it 
grows  to  large  dimensions.     April. 

Lindera  Benzoin   Meissner.     O.  S.     In  rich  soil.     March- 
April. 

THYMELEACE^. 

Dirca palustris  h.    Mountain  bogs.    Cumberland  Mts.    April. 

SANTALACE^. 

Gomandra  umhellata  Nutt.     In  damp  soil,  oak  barrens.     Tul- 
lahoma.     May. 


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Pyrularia  oleifera  Gray.     Alleghany  and   Cumberland   Mts. 
Hot  Springs,  Ducktown. 

Buchleya  distichophylla  Torr.     Wolf  Creek,  Carter  Co.,  East 
Tenn.   Lookout  Mt. 

LORANTHACE^. 

Phoradeiidron  flavescens  Nntt.     O.  S.     On  various  deciduous 
trees.     March. 

SAURURE^. 

Saururus  cermuis  L.     O.  S.     In  swamps  and  ditches.     June. 

CERATOPHYLLE.E. 

Ceratophyllum    demersimi    L.      Swamps   along   Cumberland 
river. 

CALLITRICHACE^. 

Callitriche  Anstini   Engelm.      Common  on  mudbanks  along 
river  and  in  moist  grounds.     Middle  Tenn.     June. 

C.  heterophylla  Pursh.     Pools.     Nashville.     May. 

PODOSTEMACE^. 

Podosteman  abrotanoides  Nutt.     In  all  mountain   brooks  and 
streams  of  East  Tenn.     July. 

EUPHORBIACE^. 
Euphorbia  corollata  L.     O.  S.     Argillaceous  soils.     July. 

E.    commntata    Engelman.     Cedar    barrens.     Middle    Tenn. 
April. 

E.  dentata  Michx.     Nashville.     Very  abundant  in  the  cedar 
glades.     May. 

E.  hnmistrata  Engelman.     River  banks  and  moist  pastures. 
Nashville.     July-August. 

E.  hyperieifolia  L.     Troublesome  weed  in  fields,  etc.     O.  S. 
July 

E.  Ipecacuanhce  L.     West  Tenn.,  near  Johnsonville.     May. 

E.  inaculata  L.     Waste  grounds.     O.  S.     July. 

E.  marginata  Pursh.     Along  railroad  near  Mitchellville,  Rob- 
ertson Co.,  Tenn.     Abundant  about  Bowling  Green,  Ky.     July. 


78  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

E.  obtusata  Pursh.  Paradise  ridge,  thickets  on  Charlotte 
pike,  near  Nashville.     May. 

E.  serpens  H.  B.  K.  Kocky  lands,  gardens,  near  Nashville. 
Abundant.     June-September. 

E.  mercurialina  Michx.  Vicinity  of  Nashville,  on  Stoner's 
oreek,  Tunnel  hill,  also  in  East  Tenn. 

E.  Lathyris  L.     Close  to  Tenn.  line  in  N.  C.     C.  Chickering. 

Acalypha  Virginiea  L.     O.  S.     July-August. 
Var.  g-racilens  Gray.     Nashville. 

A.  Caroliiiiana  Walt.  Gardens  and  fields.  O.  S.  July- 
August. 

Ricinns  communis  L.     Escaped  from  cultivation. 

Stillingia  sylvatica  L.  Vicinity  of  Memphis.  Dr.  G.  Ege- 
ling. 

Tragia  urticmfolia  Michx.     Cleveland,  East  Tenn.      July. 

T.  macrocarpa  Willd.     Cedar  barrens.     Middle  Tenn.     July. 

Croton  capitatns  Michx.  Middle  and  West  Tenn.  July- 
September. 

C.  monanthogynos  Michx.     O.  S.     July- August. 

C.  ^landulosus  L.  Over  the  State,  but  not  so  coniraon  as  the 
preceding.     July. 

Crotonopsis  linearis  Michx.  Cedar  barrens  of  Middle  Tenn. 
Summit  of  Lookout  Mt.     July. 

Phyllanthus  Carolinensis  Walter.  Pastures  and  glades.  O.  S. 
Juh'-August. 

Pachysandra  procumbens  Michx.  White  Bluff,  Dickson  Co.; 
South  Tunnel],  Robertson  Co.;  Beersheba  Springs  (Col. Wilkin's), 
Dr.  Hampton's  farm,  Davidson  Co.     March-June. 

URTICACEiE. 

Ulmus  fnlva  Michx.     O.  S.     March. 

U.  Americana  L.     O.  S.     March. 

U.  racemosa  Thomas.  Frequent  in  the  vicinity  of  Nashville. 
April. 

U.  alata  Michx.  Frequent  in  the  glades  of  Middle  Tenn. 
February-March. 


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Celtis  occidentalis  L.     O.  S.     April-May. 

Var.  Mississippieusis.     Much  more  common  and  abundant  in 
Middle  Tenn.     April. 

Morus  rubra  L.     Along  water-courses.     O.  S.     May. 

Madura  aurantiaca  Lindl.     Frequently  planted  for  hedges. 
May. 

Broussonetia  papyrifera  Vent.  A  popular  shade  tree.  Nearly 
all  are  male  trees,  and  but  few  fruit-bearing  ones  are  known  in 
the  State.     May. 

Planera  aquatica  GmeWn.     Brownsville,  West  Tenn.     April. 

Urtica  gracilis  Ait.     East  Tenn.     April. 

U.  dioica  L.     Occasionally  introduced,  not  becoming  natural- 
ized. 

U.  chamsedryoides  Pursh.    Abundant  about  Nashville.    April. 

Laportea  Canadensis  Gaudich.     O.  S.,  rich  soils.     June. 

Pilea  puniila  Gray.     O.  S.,  damp  thickets.     August. 

Bcehnieria  cylindrica  Willd.     O.  S.  with  the  former.     July. 

Parietaria  Pennsylvauica  Muhl.     Waste  ground  ;   streets  of 
towns.     May- June. 

Cannabis  sativa  L.     Escaping  from  cultivation  into  hedges, 
etc.     Not  observed  indigenous. 

Hnmulus    Lupulus    L.     Like    the    former.     Not   indigenous. 
July. 

PLATANACE^. 

Platanus  occidentalis  L.     Largest  in  bulk  of  all  our  timbers. 
At  water's  edge  on  all  creeks  and  rivers.      April. 

JUGLANDACE^. 

Juglans  ciuerea  L.      O.    S.  along   creek   and   river  banks; 
nowhere  in  great  numbers.     May. 

J.  nigra  L.     O.  S.     Becoming  scarce  O.  S.     May. 

Carya  olivfeforniis  L.     Tennessee  and  Mississippi  bottoms  in 

West  Tenn.     Single  trees  in  Middle  Tenn.,  probably  planted  by 

■early  settlers.     Smith's  place,  Mill  creek,  near  Nashville.     May. 

C.  microearpa  Nutt.     Lookout  Mt.,  Chattanooga.     May. 

C.  alba  Nutt.    Large  tree  with  scaly  bark,  O.  S.     April-May. 


80  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

C.  sulcata.     Big  trees  in  rich  loam  O.  S.     April-May. 

('.  tomentosa  Nutt.     More   prevailing  than   the   other,  espe- 
cially in  Middle  Tenn.     April-May. 

C.  porcina  Nutt.     Barrens  and  gravelly  ridges.     April-May. 

C.  amara  Nutt.     Low  grounds,  Nashville,  along  Cumberland 
river.     April-May. 

CUPULIFER^. 

Querciis  alba  L.     O.  S.     April. 

Q.  stellata  Wang.    (Q.  obtusiloba  Michx.)     O.  S.     April. 

Q.  lyrata  Walt.     O.   S.      Frequent  in  vicinity  of  Nashville. 
April. 

Q.  macrocarpa  Michx.     Low  grounds.     Nashville.     April. 

Q.  bicolor  Willd.     Low  grounds.     Nashville  and  West  Tenn. 
April. 

Q.  Michauxii  Nutt.     O.  S.     Rocky  hillsides.     April-May. 

Q.  Pl'inus  L.     Hills  and  mountains  of  East  and  Middle  Tenn. 
April. 

Q.  Miililenbergii  Engelm.     Common  in  Middle  Tenn.     April. 

Q.  cocciiiea  Wanger.     O.  S.     April-May. 

Q.  tinctoria  Bartr.     O.   S.     April-May. 

Q.  rubra  L.     O.  S.     April-May. 

Q.  falcata  Michx.     O.  S.     April. 

Q.  palustris  Du  Roi.     Low,  wet  lands.     O.  S.     May. 

Q.  ilicifolia  Wanger.     Scattering.     O.  S.     April-May. 

Q.  nigra  L.     O.  S.     April-May. 

Q.  imbricaria  Michx.     Barrens  and  glades.     April-May. 

Q.  Phellos  L.     Low,  wet  ground  in  the  barrens.     April-May. 

Q.  aquatica   Castesby.      Mountains    of  East    Tenn. ;    along 
creeks  and  barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.      April-May. 

Our   oaks  are  often  difficult  to  determine.     Many  transitions 
or  hybrid  forms  occur, 

Castanea  vulgaris  Lam.,  var.  Americana  DC.     O.  S.     June. 

G.  pumila  Michx.     Common  in  East  Tenn.     June. 

Fagus  ferruginea  Ait.     O.  S.     May. 


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€ai'pinus  Americana  Michx.  From  highest  mountain  sum- 
mits to  the  lowlands.     April. 

Ostrya  Virginica  Willd.     Limestone  glades.     April. 

Corylus  Americana  Walt.     Rich  soils.     O.  S.     April. 

C.  rostrata  Ait.  Common  in  the  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
April. 

BETULACE.E. 

Betula  lenta  L.     Lookout  Mt.,  Alleghanies. 

B.  lutea  IsUchx.,  h\.     Summit  of  Smoky  Mts.     July. 

B.  nigra  L.     O.  S.     Abundant  in  West  Tenn.     April. 

B.  papyracea  Ait.  O.  S.  Principally  mountains  of  East 
Tenn.     May. 

Alnus  viridis  DC.     Mountains  of  East  Teuu. 

A.  serrulata  Ait.     O.  S.     March. 

SALICACEiE. 

Salix  nigra  Marsh.  River  banks.  The  form  S.  nigra,  var. 
Wardi  Bebb.,  in  island  of  Cumberland  at  Nashville.  April- 
May. 

S.  alba  L.     O.  S.     April. 

8.  humilis  Marsh.     In  the  barrens  and  high  mountains.    May. 

S.  hngifolia  Miihlb.     West  Tenn. 

S.  tristis  Ait.     Barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.     March. 

S.  lucida  Miihlb.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn. 

S.  petiolaris  Smith.  Buena  Vista  ferry  road,  Nashville. 
April. 

S.  purpurea  L.     Introduced   and  cultivated  for  basket  work. 

S.  Babylonica  L.     Introduced. 

Populiis  mouilifera  Ait.     O.  S.     March. 

P.  heteropliylla  L.     O.  S.     March-April. 

P.  balsamifera  L.,  var.  candicans  Gray.  Introduced  by  early 
settlers  in  East  Tenn.     (Balm  of  Gilead.) 

P.  alba  L.     Introduced  and  spreading.     March. 

P.  dilatata  Ait.     Introduced.     Short-lived  in  Middle  Tenn. 
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82  TENNESSEE   FLORA. 

ARACE^E. 

Arisaema  triphylluni  Torr.     O.  S.     April-May, 

A.  polymorphum  Chapm.  Roane  Mt.  4-5000  ft.  June  (in 
fruit).     Legit.  J.  W.  Chiekering,  Jr. 

A.  Dracontiiim  Schott.     Nashville,  East  Tenn.     May. 

Peltandra  Vir^inica  Raf.  Cleveland,  East  Tenn.,  Capt, 
Raht's  spring  branch,  and  Robertson  Co.     July. 

Orontlmn  aquatlcum  L.  Cleveland,  East  Tenn.  With  the 
former. 

Acorus  Calamus  L.  In  an  old  garden  in  Nashville,  Market 
street.  Said  to  grow  abundantly  in  the  vicinity  of  Red  river,. 
Montgomery  Co. 

LEMNACE^. 

Lemna  perpusilla  Torr.     Shelby  pond,  Nashville.     O.^S. 

L.  irisulca  L.     Ponds,  West  Tenn.     Submerged. 

L.  minor  L.     Ponds  O,  S. 

Speirodela  polyriiiiza  Schleid.     O.  S. 

Wolffla  Columbiana  Karst.  Submerged.  Pond  on  Lebanon 
pike,  near  Nashville.     September. 

W.  Brasilieusis  Weddel.  Floating.  Pond  in  Lunatic  Asy- 
lum grounds  covered  with  it.     September,  1884. 

TYPHACE^. 

Typlia  ausfustifolia  L.  Near  Lavergne,  Williamson  Co.  • 
Ducktown,  East  Tenn.      Very  rare. 

T.  latifolia  L.     O.  S. 

Sparganium  simplex  Huds.,  var.  Nuttalli  Gray.  Along  Cum- 
berland river,  Cleveland,  East  Tenn.     July. 

8.  eurycarpu7n  Eiiglm.     East  Tenn  ,  Tullahoma  creek.     July. 

Echiuodorus  radicaus  Englm.  Swamps  on  Cumberland  river^ 
above  water-works  at  Nashville.     Common.     July. 

ALISMACE^. 

Sa^ittaria  variabilis  Englm.  Ponds  and  swamps.  Common. 
August-September. 

Var.  angustifolia  Englm.     Hollow  Rock.  July-September, 


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S.  heteroi>hyH«i  Pursh.  With  the  former.  July-September. 
S.  grainiiiea  Michx.  With  the  former.  August-September. 
Alisma  Plaiita^o  L,     Var.  Americana  Gray.     Common. 

HYDROCHARIDE^. 

Vallisneria  spiralis  L.     Slow-flowing   streams.     East  Tenn. 
Infrequent.     July. 

Anacharis  Canadensis  Planehon.     Pools  above  water-works, 
Nashville,  East  Tenn.,  O.  S.     June. 

NAIADACE^. 

Potanio^eton  pauciflorns  Pursh.     Xashville,  also  East  Tenn. 
Frequent.     July. 

P.  C/a^^on/i  Tuckerm.    Mountain  streams  of  East  Tenn.  July. 

P.  pnsillus  L.     Wolf  Creek,  East  Tenn.     July. 

P.  hybridus  Michx.     Tullahoma.     July. 

P.  natans  h.     Wolf  river,  near  Memphis.     Dr.  Egeling. 

P.  perfoliatus    L.     Wolf  river,  vicinity    of  Memphis.     Dr. 

Egeling. 

Zannlchelia  paliistris  L.     In  j)onfls  and  springs  about  Nash- 
ville.    April. 

ORCHIDACE^. 

Orchis  spectabilis  L.     River  bottoms  below  Nashville.    Very- 
rare.     April. 

Habenariaintegra  Spreng].    Tullahoma;  Mitchellville.  July. 

H.  virescens  Sprengel.     Swamps.     West  Tenn.     July. 

H.  eristata  R.  Br.    Sewanee.    Cumberland  Mts.    July-August. 

H.  peramcena  Gray.     Cedar  Hill,  Mitchellville,  Robertson  Co. 
June. 

H.  ciliaris  R.  Brown.    Edgefield  Junction.    O.  S.    June-July. 

H.  blephariglottis  Hooker.     Tullahoma.     August. 

H.  tridentata  Hooker.      Sewanee  ;    Cumberland  Mts.     Com- 
mon.    July. 

Goodyera  pubescens  R.  Br.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.    Wolf 
creek,  etc.     July. 


■84  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

Spiranthes  simplex  Gray.    Hills  south  of  Nashville.  Frequent. 
August. 

S.  cernua  llich.     Tullahoma.     Barrens.    Common.    October. 

S.  grauiiiiea  Lindl.     Tullahoma.     Barrens.     September. 

S.  gracilis  Bigl.      Mount  Olivet  Cemetery.      Barrens.      Sep- 
tember. 

Pogonia  verticUlata^ wit.    Sewanec  leg.      Gen.  Kirby-Smith. 
May. 

P.  ophiaghssoides  Nutt.     Duck  town.     June. 

P.  pendilla  Lindley.     Mitchellville.     Wartrace.     September. 

.I\  cUvaricafa  R.  Br.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn.     June. 

^Cilopogou  piilchelius  R.  Br.     Tullahoma;    Parksville.     Fre- 
quent.    July, 

7'ipularia  discolor  Nutt.     Duektown,  Polk  Co.     August. 

Bletia  aphylla  Ruiz  &  Pavon.     Parksville  ;  also  in  the  "  Flat- 
Avoods/'  Bra(lley  Co.     Always  under  pines  !     July. 

Corallorliiza  innata  R.Br.     Hills  south  of  Nashville  ;  Mitch- 
ellville.    S('])tc'mber. 

€.  miiltiflora  Nutt.     O.  S.     June. 

4^  odoiitoi'hizi  Nutt.     Hills  near  Nashville.      April. 

(Jypripedluiii  acaule  Ait.     East  Tenn.     May. 

<7.  spectahile  Swartz.     Duektown.     July. 

('.  piibesceiis  Willd.     Rich  woods  in  the  mountains.     (Look- 
\i\\t  Mt.)     May. 

€.  parvifloriim  Cones.     Hills  near  Nashville.     May. 

AMARYLLIDACE^. 

■Paueratiuni  rotatiiiii  Ker.      Low,  wet  meadow  lands.      O.  S. 
•  June. 

Agave  Vii'giiiica  L.     Dry,  rocky  places.    O.  S.    July-August. 

Hypoxis  ereota  L.     Frequent  in  cedar  and  oak  barrens.     May. 

HiEMODORACE.E. 

Aleti'is  I'ai'iiiosa  L.     Over  the  State,  especially  oak  barrens. 
IMay^June. 


TENNESSEE    FI.ORA.  85 

IRIDACE.¥.. 

Iris  versicolor  L.  Swamps.  Tullahoraa,  Mitchellville,  etc^ 
May. 

I.  cuprea  Pursh.     Swamps.     West  Tenn.     June. 

I.  cristata  Ait.     O.  S.     May. 

I.  Virginica  L.  Tullahoma.  Low,  wet  ground.  Abundant,. 
June-July. 

I.  Oermauica  L.  Deserted  homestead,  Charlotte  pike,  near 
Nashville.     April. 

I.  hexagona  Walt.  Swamp  east  side  of  Tennessee  river  at 
Johnsonville.     July. 

Pardantlms  Chinensis  Kerr.  Over  the  State.  Indigenous. 
July. 

Sisyrincliiura  auceps  L.  Barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.  May- 
June. 

S.  rnueronatum  Michx.     East  Tenn.     May-June. 

DIOSCOREACE^. 
Dioscorea  villosa  L.     Rich  woodlands.     O.  S.     April. 

SMILACEiE. 

Smilax  rotiiiirti folia  L.     O.  S.     May. 

Var.  qnadraiigularis  Miihlb.     Nashville.     September. 

S.  glauca  Walter.     O.  S.     Creeping  low  over  fields.     May. 

S.  Pseudo-China  L.     River  banks.     May. 

S.  hispida  Miihlb.     Low,  damp  ground. 

S.  herbacea  L.     Nashville,  in  rich,  moist  ground. 

S.  tamaifolia  Michx.     Nashville.     In  rich  woodlands. 

LILIACE.E. 
Allium  cernuum  Roth.     Over  the  State.     July. 
A.  Canadense  Kalm.     Common.     June. 

A.  tricnccum  Ait.  Rare,  ai)parently.  East  Tenn.,  Ducktowo. 
July. 

A.  mutabile  Michx.     Cedar  glades,  Lavergne.     INIay 


86  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

A.  sativum  L.     Introduced.     Grounds  of  Mrs.  Cheatham,  and 
old  cemetery,  Nashville.     June. 

Notlioscor  diiimstriatlini  Kunth.      Moist  ground;  frequent  in 
Middle  Ttnn.     May. 

Caiiiassia  Fi'aseri  Torr.      Rich  woodlands  here  and  there  over 
the  State.     April. 

Schueiiolii'iuiu  eroceuui  Gray.     Moist  places  in  the  cedar  glades, 
Lavergne.     May. 

Couvaliaria  majalis  L.     Frog  Mts.,  East  Tenn.,  near  Duck- 
town  ;  also  said  to  occur  at  Sewanee.     May. 

Poly^oiiatimi  gigauteiim  Diet.   Rich  thickets.  Common.   May, 

P.  Infioruni  Elliott.     With  the  former.     April. 

Sniilaeiua  racemosa  Desf.      Rich   woodlands  over  the  State. 
May-June. 

]\[al<inthemum   Ganadense  Desf      Summit   of  Big  Thunder- 
head,  Smoky  Mts.     June. 

Asparagus  officinalis  L.     Escaped  from  cultivation.     June. 

Yucca  fllanit'utosa  L.     Dry,  rocky  ground  O.  S.     Very  fre- 
quent in  Middle  'J'enn.      May. 

Li/ium  Grayi  Watson.      Summit  of  Roane  Mt.     Dr.  Gray, 
Prof  Chickeriug.     July. 

L.  i^wperbum  L.     In  splendid    and   very  numerous  specimens 
on  Big  Frog  Mts.,  East  Tenu.     July. 

Var.  Carolinianum.     Throughout  the  mountains.     July. 

L.  Canadense  L.     Paradise  ridge,  near  Nashville.     July. 

Eiythrouium  Aniericauum  Smith.     O.  S.     Harpeth  hills,  near 
Nashville.     April. 

E.  albiduni  Nutt.       White's  Bend,  below  Nashville;  summit 
of  Roane  Mt.,  East  Tenn.     Carby.     April. 

Ornithogaluin  uuibellatuni  L.     Buchanan's  fort  on  Mill  creek, 
Nashville.     Escaj)ed  from  cultivation.     April. 

Uvulai'ia  pert'oliata  L.     South  Tunnell,  Sumner  Co.     May. 

U.  grandiflora  Smith.     Rocky  banks  of  Cumberland,  below 
Hydt's  ferry.     May. 

Oakesia  sessilifolia  S.  W^atson.     Oakland  Station,  Robertson 
Co.     May. 


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87 


Streptopus  roseus  Michx.  High  points  of  the  Smoky  Mts.; 
Big  Thunderhead.     June. 

Prosartes  laniigiuosa  Don.  Nashville,  Sewanee  and  moun- 
tains of  East  Tenn.     May. 

P.  maculata  Gray.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn. ;  dde  Am.  Jour. 
Sc.  2,  45. 

Clintonia  umhellata  Torr.     Big  Frog  Mt.;  Smoky  Mts.   June. 

Medeola  Virginica  L.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn. ;  Cumber- 
land Mts.     May. 

Trillium  cernuum  L.     Lookout  Mt. ;  Ducktown.     May. 

T.  sessile  L.     Over  the  State.     April. 

Var.  Wrayi  S.  Watson.     Hills  near  Nashville.     April. 

T.  erectum  L.     Vicinity  of  Nashville.     Rare. 

T.  stylosum  Nutt.     Memphis.     Dr.  Egeling. 

T.  erythrocarpon  Michx.     Ocoe  Valley.     May. 

Melcmthimn  Virginicum  L.     Big  Frog  Mt.     July. 

31.  jKirviflorum  Gray.     With  the  former.     July. 

Veratrum  viride  Ait.     Wolf  creek  on  Bench  Mt.     June. 

Stenanthium  angustifolium  Gray.     Chilhowee  Mts.     July. 

S.  robiistum  Watson.  Wet  ground  in  the  barrens,  Tullahoma; 
South  Tunnel],  Sumner  Co. ;  also  mountains  of  East  Tenn.    July. 

Amianthium  musccetoxicum  Gray.  Bogs.  Common  in  East 
Tenn.     May-June. 

Zygadenus  angustifoUus  Watson.    Barrens  at  Tullahoma.  June. 

ClicTmtelirium  Caroliuianum  Willd.  Dry  woodlands.  Over 
the  State.     July-August. 

Hemerocallis  fulva  L.     Escaped. 

H.  flava  L.     Escaped. 

Muscari  botryoides  Mill.  Escaped  from  gardens  into  fence- 
rows. 

PONTEDERACE^. 

Poiitederia  cordata  L.  Swamps.  East  Tenn.  Wild-goose 
pond  near  Mitchellville,  Robertson  Co. 

Heteranthera  reniformis  Ruiz  &  Pav.  Swamps  and  ditches. 
O.  S.     Nashville  ;  along  Cumberland  river.     August. 


88  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

H.liiiiosa  Vahl.     With  the  former  in  Middle  and  West  Teun, 

Schollera  f/ramineaWiUd.    East  and  West  Tenn,     Apparently 
rare  in  Middle  Tenn. 

COMMELYNACE.E. 

ConiuielynaCayemiensis.    Rich  wet  grounds.   Common.    Nash- 
ville, up  and  down  the  river.     July. 

(!.  erecta  L.     Shaded  river  banks.     Nashville.     August-Sep- 
tember. 

€.  Virginica  L.     Copses.     O.  S.     June-July. 

Var.  ang'ustifolia  Michx.     Cedar  barrens.     June-July. 

Tradeseantia  Virginica  L.     O.  S.     Rich  woodlands.     May. 

T.  pilosa  Lehm.     Rich,  shady  soil.     O.  S.     July-September. 

XYRIDACE^. 

Xyris  Garoliniana  Walt.     Mountain   meadows  and  brooks  of 
East  Tenn.     July. 

X.  flexuosa  Miihlb.     Swamps   in  Hadley's  bend,  near  Nash- 
ville; low  ground  in  the  barrens.     August-September. 

JUNCACE^. 

Luznla  caiupestris  DC.     O.  S.     April-May. 

L.  pilosa  Willd.     Cumberland   and  Alleghany  Mts.     May- 
June. 

Juncns  effusus  L.     Ponds  and  ditches,  vicinity  of  Nashville. 
June. 

J.  setaceus  Rostkov.     Barrens  and  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
June-July. 

J.  tenuis  Willd.     Roadsides  in  damp  soil.     June. 

Var.   secuildus  Engelm.     Oakland  Station,  Roberston  Co. 
June. 

J.  dicliotoimis  Ell.     O.  S.     Frequent  around  Nashville.    June. 

J.  scirpoides  L.,  var.  macrostemon  Engelm.      Cleveland,  East 
Tenn.     Jnly. 

J.  buffonius  L.     East  Tenn.     May. 

J.  marginatus   Rostk.     Mountains  of  East   Tenn.   and   oak 
barrens.     June. 


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J.  aciiminatus  Michx.,  and  varieties  O.  S.     June-July. 

J.  repens  Michx.     Swaraps  O.  S.     June-July. 

J.  pelocarpns  E.  Meyer.     Tullahoma.     July. 

J.  leptopaulis  Torr.  &  Gray.  Frequent  in  the  cedar  glades, 
with  Isotes  Buttleri  and  Leavenworthias.     May-June. 

J.  bracliycarpus  Engelm.  Ponds  along  Cumberland  river. 
June- July. 

J.  articulatus  L.     Cleveland,  East  Tenn.     July, 

J.  Canadensis  J.  Gay.     East  Tenn.     September. 

CYPERACE^E. 
Cyperus  flavescens  L.     Ponds  and  ditches.     July-September. 

C.  diandrus  Torr.     With  the  former.     August-September. 
Var.  casteneus  Torr.     With  the  preceding.     September. 

C.  aristatus  Rottb.  (C.  inflexus  Miihlb.).  Glades  and  river 
banks.     July. 

C.  Schweinitzii  Torr.     East  Tenn.     July-September. 

C.  Luziilje  Rottb.,  var.  umbeUulatus  N.  L.  Britton  (C.  vegetus 
Pursh.).     Damp  argillaceous  soils.     July. 

C.  virens  Michx.      West  Tenn.     Rare.     August. 

Vu  aciiminatus  Torr.  &  Hooker.  Cedar  glades.  Lavergne. 
July. 

C.  rotnndns  L.  Low  grounds  near  Nashville;  Horticultural 
garden.     Not  frequent.     July. 

C.  esculentus  L.  (C.  phymatodes  Miihl.).  Intrusive  weed. 
July-September. 

Var.  aiigiistispicatiis  N.  L.  Britton.  Swamps  along  Cum- 
berland river.     July— September. 

C.  stri^nsus  L.  (C  Michauxlanus  Schult.).  Common  in  low, 
damp  gi'ound. 

Var.  robiistior  Kunth.     River  swamps. 

Var.  capitatus  Boekl.     Sandy  river  banks. 

Var.  coiiipositiis  N.  L.  Britton.     With  the  above. 

Var.  eloii^atus  N.  L.  Britton  (C.  Michauxianus,  var.  elon- 
gatus  Torr.).     Banks  and  islands  in  Cumberland   river. 

Var.  py^mjeiis  n.  var.  Only  3-4  inches  high,  resembling 
C.  Schweinitzii.     McSpadden's  bend,  near  Nashville. 


90  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

C.  refraetus  Engelman.     Nashville,  July-September.     Hol- 
low Rock,  West  Tenn.,  Aiigiist-September. 

C.    erytlirorliizos    Miihl.       River    swamps;     1-4    feet    high. 
August  -Septemi)er. 

('.  speciosus   Vahl,  (C.   Michauxianus  Torr.).     Sandy  banks 
and  river  swamps.     Nashville.     September. 

('.  ovularis  Torr.,  var.  roblistns,   Baekl.      Moist   spots   in   the 
cedar  glades. 

Var.  splia^riciis  Baekl.     With  the  above. 

C.  filiciilniis  Vohl.     Dry  uplands.     June-July. 

€.  Lancastriensis  Port.     Dry,  rocdcy  and  waste  grounds,  vicin- 
ity of  Nashville.     July. 

Killin^ia  puiiiila  Michx.     Miry  places.     June-September. 

Duliehiuin  spatliaceuiii  Pers.     Deep  river  swamps.    June-Sep- 
tember. 

Hemicarplia  subsquarrosa  Nees.     Davidson  Co. 

Eljeocharis  obtusa  Schult.      Bogs  and  wet  ground.      May- 
July. 

E.  Engelmanni  Steudel.     Damp  places  in  the  barrens.     June- 
July. 

E.  palustris  R.  Br.     Common.     June-September. 

E.  tenuis  Schultes.     Barrens  and  highlands.     July. 

E.  acicularis  R.  Br.     Low,  wet  places.    July-October. 

E.  qiiadraiigularis  R.  Br.     River  swamps.     July-September. 

E.  intermedia  Schult.     Frequent.     July- August. 

E.  compressa  Sullivant.      Springy  places   in   calcareous   soil. 
May-June. 

Bhynchospora  Goniiculata  Gray.  Swam])s.  August-September. 

R.  cymosa  Nutt.     With  the  above.     August-September. 

i2./M,sea  Roe m.  &  Schult.     Mountain  bogs.     Cumberland  Mts. 
July. 

R.   glomerata  Vohl.      Bon    Air,   Tullahoma  ;    Lookout   Mt. 
August. 

R.  alba  Vohl.      Mountain  bogs,  Cumberland  and  Alleghany 
Mts.     July. 

Sderia  triglomerata  Vohl.     Ijookout  Mt. ;  Tullahoma.    July. 


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S.  pauciflora  Miihlb.     Lavergne.     May-June. 

Scirpus  validus  Vohl.     Cleveland,  Capt.  Raht's  place.     July. 

8.  debilis  Pursh.     Swamps  West  Tenn.     August-September. 

S.  atrovirens  Miihlb.     Frequent.     July-August. 

8.  fluviafifis  Gray.     Ducktown,  East  Tenn. 

8.  polyphilhis  Yoh\.     Dickson  Station.     Very  common  in  the 
mountains.     June-July. 

S.  liiieatus  Michx.     Borders  of  springs  in  the  glades.     June- 
July. 

8  ccespitosus  L.     Roane  Mt.,  East  Tenn.     Chickering. 

Eriophorum  Virginicum  L.      Cumberland  Mts.     July. 

E.  polystachyum'Lt.     Ducktown,  East  Tenn.     July. 

Finibristylis  capillaris  Gray.     Sandy  places  in  the  mountains. 
June- July. 

F.  autumnalis  Roera.  &  Schult.     Bogs  and  ditches.     Septem- 
ber. 

F.  laxa  Vohl.     Cedar  glades,  Lavergne.     July-August. 

Dichromena  latifoUa   Baldw.      Oak   barrens,  Middle  Tenn.  ; 
Tullahoma.     Not  frequent.     August. 

Carex    polytrichoides    Mtihlb.      Dry    hills    near    Nashville. 
June. 

C.  Steudelii  Kunth.     Highlands. 

G.  teretiuscula  Goodw.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn. 

C.  vulpinoidea  Michx.     Dry  copses,  Charlotte  pike.     Nash- 
ville.    June, 

C.  cephalopliora  Miihlb.     Nashville,  Kingston  Springs.     May. 

C.    cephaloidea    Boot.      Around    Nashville,    Paradise    ridge. 
June. 

0.  rosea  Schk.     East  Tenn.     July. 

C.  Miihleiiber^ii  Schk.     Nashville.     June-July. 

C.  retroflexa  Miihlb.     Nashville.     June. 

C.  trisperma  Dew.      High   mountains  of  East  Tenn.,  Frog 
Mt.,  Big  Thunderhead  ;  6000'.     July. 

C.  straminea  Schk.     Nashville,  Charlotte  pike.     May. 

G.  crinita  Lam.     Cumberland  Mts.,  Whiteside.     July. 


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€.  Sliortiaua    Dew.     Tunnell  Hill,  Sumner  Co.,  East  Tenn, 
June. 

C.  Cravvei   Dew.      Dry  barrens  of  Middle  Tenn.,  Lavergne 
Station.     June-July. 

C.  granulans    Miihlb.     Moist    meadows,  highlands,  and    in 
East  Tenn.     June-July. 

0.  grisea  Wahlb.     Low  grounds  adjoining  Cumberland  riyer 
near  Nashville.     June. 

C.  flaccosperiiia  Dew.     Moist  thickets,  vicinity  of  Xashville; 
on  the  ridre.      June. 

C.  Davisii    Swaegr.     Jones'   Bend,  near    Edgefield   Junction^ 
edge  of  a  swamp.     June. 

C.  gracilliuia  Swaegr.     Jones'  Bend,  border  of  swamps.    June, 

(7.   (estivaUs   M.  A.  Curtis.     Roane   ]Mt.     Prof.  Chickering. 
Clingman-Dom.     6000'.     July. 

C.  virescens  Miihlb.     Cumberland  Mts.,  yalley  of  East  Tenn, 
June. 

C.  triceps  Michx.     Dry  glades  of  Middle  Tenn.,  Lavergne, 
June. 

C.  pkmtaginea  Lam.     Mountains  near  Ducktown,  East  Tenn. 
July. 

C.   laxiflora   Lam.     Low,   wet  woodlands  and  copses  around 
Nashville;  highlands  of  Robertson  Co.     June. 

€.  digitalis  Willd.     Low  grounds  throughout  the  State.    July. 

C.  oligocarpa  Schk.      Swampy   places   on  tiie    ridge,  Sumner 
Co. ;  Jones'  bend.  East  Tenn.     June. 

C.  Emmonsii  Dew.     Dry  hills    near  Nashville,   in  siliceous 
soil.     June-July. 

C.  iiigro-margiuata  Schwarz.     Dry  copses,  vicinity  of  Nash- 
ville.    May-June. 

G.  miliacea  Miihlb.    Ducktown,  East  Tenn. ;  perhaps  through- 
out.    June. 

G.Juncea  Willd.     Roane  Mt.     Prof  Chickering.     August. 

('.  (lebilis    Michx.      Border  of    swamps   near    Mitchclhille, 
Sumner  Co.      June-July. 

C.  teutaculata  Miihlb.     Tiironghout  the  State.     South  Tun- 
nel, Edgefield;  Shelby  pond.      June. 


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€.  intuiiiescens  Rudge.  Swamps  along  Cumherlaiul  river; 
Shelby  pond.     June. 

O.  Grayi  Carey.    Swamps  of  West  Tenn.    (Humbolt),     July. 

C.  Iiipulina  Miililb.  Swamps  along  Cumberland  and  on  high- 
lands ;  Shelby  })on(l.     May-June. 

€.  stenolepis  Torr.  River  swamps  throughout  the  State. 
June- July. 

C.  sqiiarrosa  L.     With  the  former.     June-July. 

C.  bullata  Schk.     River  swamps;  Jones' bend.     June-Julv. 

GRAMINE^. 

Paspaliini  fluitans  Kunth.     Slow  streams.      July-September, 

P.  disticlmni  Linn.  Low  grounds;  margin  of  ponds.  Sep- 
tember. 

P.  setaceiiiu  Michx.  (P.  debile  Michx.)  Damp,  sandy  soil  in 
the  upland  barrens.     September. 

P.  cili.atifolium  Miihlb.     Very  common.     July-September. 

P.  Walteriamini  Schult.     Low,  wet  grounds.     September. 

P.  IcCve  Michx.  Damp  ground.  A^ery  variable.  August- 
September. 

Var.  uiKliilosiliii.  Oak  barrens.  Dry  situation.  (P.  undu- 
loswn  Le  Conte.) 

Var.  aiigiistifolium.  In  wet  lands.  (P.  angustifoimm  Le 
Conte.) 

Var.  pilosuni  Vasey.  Sheets  covered  with  long,  soft  hairs. 
Barrens. 

Var.  radicans  Vasey.  Decumbent,  branching  at  the  lower 
nodes;  culms  erect,  2|-3  feet  high ;  leaves  purplish.  Swamps 
at  Hollow  Rock.     September. 

P.  dilatatuDi  Poir.  Open  grounds  and  grass  plots,  August- 
October. 

P.iuicHoi  a^i'ostoides  Spreng,  Inundated  on  wet  land.  Vari- 
able.    August-November. 

P.  anoeps  L,  Damp  soils.  Cedar  glades,  etc,  Lavergne, 
August-October, 

P.  capillare  L.  Exceedingly  abundant.  Preferring  dry 
uplands  and  barrens.     I  distinguish  four  distinct  varieties. 


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Var.  campestre.  Root  leaves  forming  flat  tufts;  appressed 
to  the  soil,  forming  tufts.      This  is  the  most  common  form. 

Var,  a^reste.  Stout  and  very  hairy;  panicle  very  large 
and  widely  divaricated  ;  forming  no  tufts.  Common.  In  loose 
ground,  fields  and  gardens. 

*  Var.  flexile  Gattinger.  Thin,  elastic  an»l  upright,  with 
smaller  panicle  and  acute  flowers.  Closely  resembles  P.  autum- 
nale  Bosc.     Characteristic  of  the  cedar  glades.     July-September, 

Var.  miniiniim  Engelman.  Dwarf,  resembling  P.  depau- 
peratum.  Poor,  loamy  and  siliceous  soil  of  the  highlands.  July- 
August. 

P.  clandestinum  L.  Along  the  banks  of  Cumberland  river, 
in  the  canebrakes;  also  in  East  Tenn.,  in  rich  bottom  lands, 
July— September. 

Var.  pedunculatum  Torr.     With  the  former. 

P.  colonuni  L.  Ponds  and  ditches  around  Nashville,  Lavergne^ 
etc.     September-October. 

P.  coiumntataiu  Schultz.  (P.  nervosum  Miihlb.)  Woods,  rich 
and  loose  soil,  over  the  State.     May-August. 

P.  crus-galli  L.     Ponds  and  ditches  everywhere.     July-Sep- 
tember. 

Var.  hispiduni  Miihlb. 

Var.  muticuni  Vasey.     With  the  former. 

P.  depauperatuni  Miihlb.  Dry  copses  and  woodlands.  High- 
lands.    May-June. 

P.  dichotomuiii  L.     Over  the  State,  in  many  varieties. 
Var.  uitidilii)  Lam.     In  the  cedar  glades. 
Var.  pubesceiis.     Woods,  etc. 

Var.  barbulatiiui  Gray.     Highlands,  in  siliceous  soil. 
Var.  spliJerocai'pon  Grav.     Earliest  in  the  glades.     April- 
May. 

P.  flliforme  L.  Argillaceous  and  siliceous  soils.  August- 
September. 

*Panicum  capillare  L.,  var.  fl--xile  Gattinger,  is  either  one  of  the 
forms  of  P.  capillare,  or  an  annual  variety  of  P  autumnale  Bascoe,  which 
it  resembles  greatly,  e.«pecially  in  smoothness  and  form  ot  spikelets*.  It  is 
very  smooth  above,  with  some  hairs  on  the  lower  part  of  c-ulm  and  leaves; 
cvilm  very  slender,  panicle  rather  small,  and  branches  not  s{)reading  until 
the  mature  spikelets  are  ready  to  drop  off;  leaves  linear,  gradually  atten- 
uate, of  a  pale  green  color.  It  abounds  in  the  cedar  glades,  and  is  rarely 
seen  outside  of  them. 


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P.  glabruni  Gaiidin.,  var.  Mississippiense  Gatting:er.  Confined 
to  strong  argillacoons  soils,  and  immediately  disappearing  where 
calcareous  soils  commence.  Vicinity  of  Nashville,  etc.  Sep- 
tember-October. 

P.  latifoliuni  L.  Thickets,  edge  of  woodlands,  appearing 
early.     May-Jnne. 

P.  laxifloruiu  Lam.  Damp,  rich  woodlands;  highlands. 
July-Angnst. 

P.  iiiicrocarpoii  Miihlb.  (P.  muUijioruin  Ell.).  Rich  and 
moist  localities.  Not  freqnent.  Ocoe  valley,  East  Tenn. ;  Craggy 
Hope,  Cheatham  Co.  July-August.  Not  to  be  mistaken  for 
P.  dichotomacrum,  var.  microcarpon,  wiiich  appears  early  in 
April-May. 

P.  prolifei'ilin  Lam.  Wet  lands.  Very  common.  August- 
October. 

Var.  g-eiiiculatmii  Ell.     With  the  former. 

P.  sanguinale  L.  Cornfields  and  roadsides  everywhere. 
Se})tember. 

P.  scopariiim  Miihlb.  (P.  paucifiorum  Ell.).  Cedar  barrens 
near  Lavergne.     August-September. 

P.  verriicosum  Miihlb.  Swampy  lands  along  Cumberland 
river,  Jones'  Bend,  Mitchellville.     September. 

P.  virgatuiii  L.  Moist,  sandy  soil  along  Cumberland  river; 
highlands  and  barrens  at  Tullahonia.     July-August. 

Setai'ia  glauca  Beauv.  Common.  Fields  and  waste  places. 
August-September. 

Var.  hi^vigata  Chapm.     Glades  of  Middle   Tenn.     More 
common  than  the  former. 

S.  viridis  Beans.  Fields  and  roadsides.  Frequent.  July- 
September. 

S.  verticillata  Beans.     Cultivated  lands.     Not  frequent. 

S.  Italica  Kunth.  Frequently  cultivated  and  escaped.  Au- 
gust-September. 

Peiiieilliria  spicata  Kunth.  Cultivated  and  sometimes  es- 
caped.    July-August. 

GciK-hruH  tvlbuloides  L.  Sandy  banks  of  Mississippi  river. 
July-August. 

Sparlina  cijnosuroide.'<  Willd.  Brownsville,  West  Tenn. 
September-October. 


96  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

Tripsaciim  dactyloides  !>.  West  Tenn.,  near  Hickman  ;  also, 
Nashville,  in  old  graveyard.      Large  patches.     July-August. 

Leersia  oryzoides  Swartz.  Swamps  and  banks  of  creeks. 
Very  common.     August-September. 

L.  Vir^iuica  Willd.  Damp,  low  ground,  in  the  shade,  every- 
where.    A  ugust-September. 

Eriaiitliiis  alopeciiroides  Ell.  In  places  over  the  State  ;  Oak- 
land Station,  Tullahoma,  in  siliceous  soil.     August-September. 

E.  brevibarbis  Michx.  Wild-goose  pond  near  Mitchell ville, 
Sumner  Co. ;  only  locality  known  to  me  in  Middle  Tenn.  In 
company  with  ArunOinaria  tecia.     September. 

E.  strictus  Baldwin.  Old  fields  near  Tullahoma,  Cleveland, 
East  Tenn.     August-September. 

Danthonia  compressa  Aust.  Higher  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
July. 

D.  spicata  Beauv.    Harpeth  hills  in  poor  siliceous  soil.   June. 

D.  sericea  Nutt.  In  a  cedar  glade  beyond  Edgefield  Junc- 
tion, Davidson  Co.     June-July. 

Cynodou  Dactyloii  Pers.  Sandy  banks  of  the  Mississippi 
river;  around  dv,-ellings  over  the  State.     July. 

Chloris  verficiUafa  Nutt.  Garden  of  Mr.  Rath,  in  Cleveland, 
East  Tenn.     Introduced.     July. 

Gymnopogon  racemosus  Beauv.  Barrens  east  of  Tullahoma. 
July. 

Bouteloua  racemosa  Lug.  (B.  curtijxmdula  Gray).  Cedar 
glades.     June-July. 

Eleusilie  ludiea  Gaert.  Very  common  in  fields  and  gardens 
as  a  common  weed.     July-August. 

Leptochloa  iimcroiiata  Kunth.  Common  in  the  cornfields  and 
cultivated  grounds  of  Middle  Tenn.     July-September. 

Triodia  seslerioides  Benth.  Over  the  State  in  all  soils.  Sep- 
tember-October. 

Eatoiiia  Pennsylvauica  Gray.  Copses  around  Nashville,  etc. 
May. 

E.  Dudleyi  Vasey.     Highlands.     April-May. 

E.  obtusata  Gray,  var.  laxifiora  Gattinger.  Highlands.  Very 
rare.     May. 


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EragTOstis  reptaiis  Nees.  Wet,  sandy  soil  on  river  banks. 
September-October. 

E.  pOtCoides  Beauv.  Cultivated  ground.  Common.  August- 
September.  (Eragrostis  Brovvnei  Xees  is  indistinguishable  from 
poseoides,  and  occurs  in. the  cedar  glades.     Very  common.) 

Var,  iiiegastachya.     Cultivated  ground.     With  the  former. 

E.  Fraukii  Meyer.  Exceedingly  copious  in  dry  lands  and 
glades  of  Middle  Tenn.     July-August. 

E.  pectinacea,  var.  refracta  Chapm.  Common  in  the  cedar 
glades.     July-August. 

E.  Pnrshii  Schrad.  Streets  of  Nashville.  In  dry  and  wet 
soil.     Exceedingly  frequent.     August-September. 

E.  tenuis  Gray.    Harpeth  Hills  and  highlands.    July-August. 

E.  oxylepis  Torr.     Vicinity  of  Memphis.     Dr.  G.  Egeling. 

Andropogou  daudestiims  Hale  {Androp.  ElliottH  Chap.). 
Barrens  at  Tullahoma.     October. 

A.  dissitiflorus  Michx.  [A.  Virginicus  L.).  Common.  Sep- 
tember-October. 

Var.  vaginatus  Chap.     With  the  former. 

A.  macrourus  Michx.  Sandy  old  fields.  Over  the  State. 
September-October. 

A.  provincialis  Lam.  Edge  of  roads  and  fence  rows.  Com- 
mon.    August-October. 

A.  scoparius  Michx.     Old  fields.     September-October. 

Var.  multiramea  Hack.     Banks  of  Cumberland.     Septem- 
ber-October. 

Sorghum  Halepense  L.  Naturalized  in  vicinity  of  Nashville. 
August-September. 

Clirysopogon  avenaceus  Benth.  Open  barrens.  Over  the 
State.     July-September. 

Phalaris  Canariensis  L.  Near  dwellings.  Introduced.  Au- 
gust-September. 

Ph.  arundinacea  L.  The  garden  variety,  Ph.  arundinacea 
picta,  sometimes  found  escaped. 

Anthoxanthum  odoratum  L.  In  meadows,  in  East  Tenn. 
Naturalized.     July. 

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98  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

Alopeeiinis  pratensis  L.  Rare.  Sometimes  introduced.  Flow- 
ers early.     May. 

A.  geniculatus,  var.  aristulatus  Michx.  Pouds  and  ditches. 
May. 

Aristida  dicliotoina  L.  Common  in  poor  soils.  September- 
October. 

A.  gracilis  Elliott.  With  the  former,  in  argillaceous  soils. 
September-October. 

A.  ramosissima  Engelm.     Humboldt,  AVest  Tenn.    September. 

A.  purpurasceiis  Poir.  Paradise  Ridge,  Robertson  Co. 
A  ugust-September. 

Stipa  avenacea  L.  Valley  of  East  Tenn.;  Lookout  Mt. 
June. 

Miihleubergia  eapillaris  Kunth.  Cedar  glades,  Lavergne. 
September-October. 

M.  diffusa  Schreber.  Grass  plots,  pastures,  everywhere.  Sep- 
tember-October. 

M.  Mexicana  Trin.  Thickets  along  river  banks,  etc.  Common 
throughout.     September. 

Miihlenbergia  sobolifera  Trin.  Rocky  woodlands.  Harpeth 
hills,  etc.     September-October. 

M.  sylvatica  Torr.  &  Gray.  Damp  woodlands  ;  river  bottoms. 
September-October. 

M.Willdenovii  Trin.  With  the  former,  and  ascending  6000' 
in  the  Frog  and  Smoky  Mts.     July-September. 

Brachyelytruin  aristatum  Beauv.  Dry  woodlands,  in  places. 
August-September. 

Phleuin  pratense  L.  Naturalized  and  frequently  cultivated. 
July. 

Sporoholus  Indicus  R.  Brown.  Sandy  soil  in  the  Cumberland 
Mts.  and  in  the  oak  barrens.     July-September. 

S.  vagiuseflorus  Torr.     Dry  pastures,  Middle  Tenn. 
Var.  exsei'tus.     Cedar  glades.     September-October. 

AgTOstis  araclmoides  Ell.  Argillaceous  soil,  in  the  glades 
and  highlands.     Kingston  Springs  ;  Lavergne.     May-June. 

A.  canina,  var.  rupestris  Chapm.  High  mountains  of  East 
Tenn. ;  Roane  Mt.     Prof.  Chickering.     July. 


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99 


A.  pereiinans  Tuck.  Open  woodlands.  Over  the  State.  July- 
October. 

A.  scabra  Willd.     Sandy  soils,  here  and  there.     June-July. 

A.  vulgaris  \yith.     Largely  cultivated  and  indigenous.  July. 
Var.  alba  L.       Dry  woodlands.      Over  the  State.      July- 
September. 

Cinna  arundinacea  L.  Low  grounds  and  bottoms.  Variable, 
A  slender  form  approaching  C.  pendula  occurs  on  Paradise  Ridge. 
August-September. 

Deyeuxia  NidtalUana  Vasey.  Hills  and  mountains  of  East 
Tenn.     July-September. 

Deschampsia  flexuosa  Beauv.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn.  July- 
September. 

Holcus  lanatus  L.  Extensively  naturalized  and  spreading  in 
East  Tenn.     June- July. 

Trisetum  palnstre  L.  Mountains  of  East  Tenn.  Overhanging 
wet  rocks  on  Ocoe  river.     July. 

Avena  sativa  L.  Extensively  cultivated,  sometimes  escaped. 
June. 

Arrhenatheriim  avenaceuui  Beauv.  Clifton  pike,  beyond 
Jubilee  Hall,  Nashville.     June. 

Mellca  miitica  Walt.  Over  the  State,  shady  hill-sides  and 
ravines.     April-May. 

Diarrliena  Aiuericana  Beauv.  Rich  soil  amongst  rocks,  here 
and  there.     September-October. 

Uniola  latifolia  Michx.  Cliffs  on  Cumberland  river  and  Mill 
creek.     Generally  over  the  State  in  like  localities.     June-July. 

U.  gracilis  Michx.  Damp  soil  in  the  oak  barrens.  July- 
August. 

Dactylis  glomerata  L.  Generally  cultivated  and  dispersed 
trom  cultivation.  Don't  seem  to  be  inclined  to  become  thoroughly 
naturalized  like  Holcus  lanatus. 

Poa  annua  L.  Common  in  all  waste  grounds  and  roadsides. 
April-May. 

P.  compressa  L.  Dry  meadow  lands.  Naturalized  and 
spreading.     June-July. 

P.  flexuosa  Miihlb.  Damp  ground,  edge  of  ponds,  especiallv 
in  the  highlands.     June-July. 


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P.  prateiisis  L.  Over  the  State.  Cultivated  and  indigenous. 
May- J  line. 

P.  sylvestrls  Gray.  Abundant  in  all  woodlands  and  copses. 
May. 

P.  trivialis  L.  A^ery  easily  mistaken  for  pratensis,  and  there- 
fore frequently  overlooked.  Cockrill's  farm,  near  Nashville. 
May-June. 

Glyceria  aeutiflora  Torr.  In  a  pond,  near  the  water-works  at 
Nashville.     June. 

G.  aquatica  Sm.  var.  Americana  \^&sey,  [Glyceria  arundinacea 
Kunth.).  In  a  small  branchlet  near  Cumberland  river,  Bell's 
bend.     September. 

G.  liervata  Trin.  Common  over  the  State  in  wet  meadows. 
July. 

G.  pallida  Trin.  In  a  mountain  bog  near  Ducktown,  East 
Tenn. 

Festuca  Myurus  L.     Near  Lunatic  Asylum,  Nashville. 

F.  teiiella  Willd.  Poor  argillaceous  soils;  hill-top-;  south  of 
Nashville.     April. 

Yar.  aristulata  Torr.     With  the  former. 

F.  elatior  L.  In  meadow  lands.  Introduced  and  naturalized. 
June. 

F.  Shortii  Vasey.  Barrens  at  Tullahoma.  First  collected  in 
1867,  but  not  recognized,  and  mistaken  for  F.  elatior,  resembling 
it  in  general  habits.     July. 

F.  ovina  L.  In  the  barrens  and  on  cliflFs  on  the  Cumberland 
river.     June. 

Bromiis  ciliatiis  L.     Woodlands  over  the  State.     May-June. 
Var  purgans  Gray.     AVith  the  former. 

B.  mollis  L.     Cultivated  grounds.     Not  frequent.     May. 

B.  secalinns  L.     Abundant  in  grain  fields.     June. 

B.  racemosus  L.  Fields  and  pastures.  Not  so  abundant. 
June. 

B.  sterllis  L.  Introduced  on  the  grounds  of  Mr.  Washing- 
ington,  Granny  White  Pike,  Nashville.     June. 

Loliuin  pereniie  L.  Introduced  and  perhaps  spreading.  Cap- 
itol grounds.     Mav-.June. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA.  101 

L.  temulentum  L.  From  the  farm  of  Mr,  Lenoir,  near  Knox- 
ville.     July. 

AgTopyiiiiii  cauinnm  R.  &  S.  In  cultivated  ground.  Xot 
frequent.     June. 

A.  repeiis  Beaiiv.  Cultivated  grounds.  Like  the  former,  not 
very  frequent.     June. 

Hordeum  pratense  Huds.  Thin  lands.  Charlotte  pike,  near 
toll-gate.     Common.     May-June. 

Elynins  Canadensis  L.     Common  over  the  State.     July, 

Yar.  glaueifolius  Gray.     Cedar  glades. 
E.  striatus  Willd.     Over  the  State.     July. 

Var.  villosus.     Dry  rocky  places,  with  the  former. 

E.  Virginicus  L.  Abundant  in  Middle  Tenn.,  loving  strong 
limestone  soil.     Jnne-.July. 

Asprella  Hystrix  Willd.     "Rocky  glens  over  the  State.     June. 

Arundiuaria  macrosperina  Michx.  Along  the  large  streams 
of  the  State.     April. 

A.  tecta  Miihlb.  Lookout  Mt.  Wild  goose  pond  near  Mitch- 
ellville,  Sumner  Co.  Readily  overlooked  where  it  grows  inter- 
mixed with  other  vegetation.     It  grows  in  the  water. 

GYMXOSPERM^. 

CONIFER.E, 

Juniperus  Virginiana  L.  Red  Cedar.  Scattered  over  the 
State,  and  forming  extensive  cedar  forests  in  Middle  Tenn.  FI. 
April. 

Pinus  rigida'MiUer.  Pitch  Pine.  Cumberland  Mts.  and  moun- 
tains of  East  Tenn.  On  the  spurs  of  Big  Thunderhead,  in  Carter, 
it  accompanies  the  following: 

P.  pungens  Michx.  Table-Mountain  Pine.  Big  Thunder- 
head.     Abundant. 

P.  inops  Ait.  Jersey  or  Scrub  Pine.  Over  the  State,  espe- 
cially on  sterile  rocky  mountain  lands.     April-May. 

P.  mitis  Michx.  Yellow  Pine.  Cumberland  Mts,  and  East 
Tenn.     April-May. 


102  TENNESSEE    FLORA. 

P.  Strohus  L.  White  Pine.  Cumberland  Mts.,  and  especially 
the  shady  and  moist  gorges  of  the  high  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 
May. 

P.  Tcexla  L.  Loblolly  or  Old-Field  Pine.  Low  ground;  in 
sandy  soil.     Frequent  southeast  of  Cleveland,  East  Tenn. 

Abies  Fraseri  Pursh.  Summit  of  Roane  Mt.  J.  W.  Chick- 
eriug. 

Tsuga  Canadensis  Carriere.  [Abies  Canadensis  Michx.)  Along 
water-courses  in  the  mountainous  parts  of  East  Tenn. 

Taxodiimi  disticliiim  Rich.  Along  the  western  course  of  the 
Tennessee  river  ;  on  Mississippi  and  its  affluents  ;  in  West  Tenn.; 
cypress  swamps. 

EQUISETACE.E. 

Equisetum  arvense  L.  Moist  meadows,  East  Tenn. ;  Cave 
Spring,  Roane  Co. 

E.  robustum  Brown.     Sandy  banks  of  Mississippi,  West  Tenn. 

FILICES. 

Folypodi am  vulgar c  L.     Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts. 

P.  incaniim  Swartz.  Throughout  the  State,  on  rocks  and 
bark  of  trees. 

Cheilantlies  vestita  Swartz.  BkifFs  of  Cumberland  river  and 
Mill  creek  ;  also  in  the  cedar  glades  on  the  ground  and  in  the 
mountains  of  East  Tenn. 

C.  Alabaniensis  Kunze.  Bluffs  on  Cumberland  and  Mill  creek, 
near  Nasliville;  Knoxville,  East  Tenn. 

C.  toinentosa  Link.  BlufTs  on  Ocoe  river  at  Parksville,  East 
Tenn. 

Pell;<»a  atropiirpiirea  Link.     Dry  rocks  over  the  State. 

Ptei'is  aqiiilina  L.     Siliceous  soil,  dry  hills  throughout. 

Adiaiitiini  pedatum  L.     Rich,  moist  ground  throughout. 

Woodvvardia  aiig'ustifolia  Smith.     Swamps  over  the  State. 

Scolopendrium  vulgare  Smith.  Near  New  Pittsburgh,  Cum- 
berland Mts.     Not  found  by  myself. 

Camptosnrus  rhizophyllns  Link.     Common. 

Aspleniura  parvuluni  Mart,  tt  Jordan.  Shady  cliffs  over  the 
State. 


TENNESSEE   FLORA.  103 

A.   Bradkyi  D.  C.  Eaton.     Summit  of  Lookout  Mt.,   East 
Tenn. 

A.  pinnatifidum  Nutt.     Cumberland  plateau,  Lookout  Mt. 

A.  Trichommies  L,     Siliceous  rocks  on  Ocoe  river  and  over 
the  high  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 

A.  ebeneuin  Ait.     Very  common. 

A.  montanum  Willd.     Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts. 

A.  Rata-muraria  L.      Mountains  near  Cowan,  on  sandstone; 
on  limestone  rocks  near  Nashville.     Frequent. 

A.  aiigustifolium  Michx.     Rich,  damp  woodlands.    Frequent. 

A.  thelypteroides  Michx.     With  the  former.     Highlands. 

A.  Filix-foemina  Bernh.     Common  throughout. 

Var  angustum  {Aspidium  angustum  Willd.).     With  fronds 
linear-lanceolate.     In  swamps.  West  Tenn. 

Plie^opteris  liexagonoptera  Fee.     Highlands  of  Middle  Tenn. 

P.  polypodioides  Fee.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn. 

Aspidiiini  acrostichoides  Swarz.     Throughout. 

A.  Novseboracense  Swarz.      Moist  woods  in    the    barrens   of 
Middle  Tenn. 

A.  spinulosum  Swarz.,  var.  intermedium.     Wolf  creek,  Cocke 
Co.     Summit  of  Clingman-Dom. 

Var.  dilatatum  Gray.     Mountains  of  East  Tenn. 

A.  Goldianum  Hook.     Oak  barrens,  Tullahoma. 

A.  Filix-mas.  Swarz.     Reported,  not  yet  found  by  myself. 

A.  niarg'inale  Swarz.     Common  in  the  Cumberland  and  Alle- 
ghanies. 

Onoclea  sensibilis  L.     Edge  of  river  swamps.     Common. 
A'^ar.  ohtusilohata  Torr.     Williamson  Co. 

Cystopteris  fragilis  Bernh.     From  the  mountains  to  the  Mis- 
sissippi. 

C.  bulbifera  Bernh.     Cliffs  on  Richland  creek,  near  Nashville. 
Cumberland  Mts. 

Woodsia  obtusa  Torr.     Throughout. 

Dicksonia  pu7ictilobida  Kunze.    High  mountains  of  East  Tenn. 

Ti'icliomanes   radicans   Swarz.       Underneath    wet,    shelving 
rocks.     Sewanee. 


104  TENNESSEE    FLOE  A. 

Li/godium  palmatum  Swarz.  Cumberland  Mts.  Very  local. 
Rockland  fetation. 

Osniimda  reg'alis  L.  Swamps,  highlands,  barrens  and  moun- 
tains. 

0.  Glaytoniana  L.     Cumberland  and  Alleghany  Mts. 

0.  ciuiiamoiuea  L.     Swamps,  throughout  the  State. 

OPHIOGLOSSIACEiE. 
Botrychinin  teruatum  Swarz.     Over  the  State. 
B.  Virgiiiicum  Swarz.     Over  the  State. 
Ophio^Iossuin  vulgatuiu  L.     Cedar  glades,  at  Lavergne. 

LYCOPODIACE^. 

Lycopodium  Selago  L.     Roane  Mt.     Prof.  Chickering. 

L.  dendroideimi  Michx.  Wolf  creek,  Cocke  Co.;  near  Cran- 
berry mines,  Johnson  Co. 

L.  complanatum  L.     Cumberland  Mts.,  Sewanee. 

Selaginella  rupestris  Sprengel.  Dry  rocks,  along  Ocoe  river, 
East  Tenn. 

S.  apus  Sprengel.     Common,  throughout. 

*Is(Etes  Biitleri,  var.  immaculata  Engelm.  Cedar  glades  near 
Lavergne.     In  moist  places. 

HYDROPTERIDES. 

Azolla  Caroliniana  Willd.  Swamps  near  Johnsonville,  West 
Tenn. 

*  Isotes  Butleri  Engelm.,  var.  immaculata  Engelm.  Dioiceous,  with  a 
subglobose  trunk,  bright  green,  rather  firm  leaf,  sometimes  as  many  as 
sixty,  six  to  nine  inches  long  ;  sporangium  without  spots;  macrospores 
0-40-OoG  mm.  in  diameter  ;  microspores  002!)-00Sl  mm.  long,  spinulose. 
On  limestone  flats ;  in  damp  places  in  the  cedar  barrens.  One  mile  south- 
east from  the  railroad  station.    June. 


TENNESSEE   FLORA. 


105 


SUMMARY. 


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Orders. 


Ranunculacea;... 
Calycanthacese... 

Magnoliaceffi 

Anonaceaj 

^^enispermcse 

Berberide?e 

Nymphjeacefe 

Papaveraceaj  ... 

Fumariacefe 

Crucifera; 

Capparidacese 

Cistaceffi   

Violacese 

Polygalaceas 

Caryophyllaceffi.. 
Paronychieej¥  .... 
Portulaccaceas ... 

Ilypericacefe 

Ternstrcemiacefe 

Malvacefe 

Tiliacese  

Linaceai 

Geraniacece 

Rutaceffi 

Simarubese 

Meliacea; 

Ilicinese 

Celastrinea?.. 

Ehamnaceai 

Vitacefe 

Sapindacefe 

Anacardiacese.... 

Legumiuosffi 

Kosacese 

Saxifragacere 

Crassulacese 

Hamameliacese ... 

Halorageie , 

Melastomacese 

Lythracese 

Onagraceae 


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106 


TENNESSEE    FLORA. 
SUMMARY— Contiuued. 


42  Passifloreaj 

43  Cucurbitacese 

44  Cactaceae 

45  Ficoideffi 

46  Uinbelliferc'e 

47  Araliacetii 

48  Cornacese 

49  Caprifoliace.ie 

50  Rubiacese 

51  Valeriauese 

52  Dipsacese 

53  Compositfe 

54  Lobeliacefc 

55  Campanulacete. .. 

56  Ericaceae 

57  Primulaceae 

58  Sapotacese 

59  Ebenacea; 

60  Styracea^ 

61  Oleacere 

62  Apocynea^ 

63  Asclepiadea' 

64  Loganiaceai 

65  Gentianeaj 

66  Polemoniaceiv .. . . 

67  Hydrophyllacese. 

68  Boraginea? 

69  Convolvulacea?... 

70  Solanese 

71  Scrophulariacese. 

72  Orobanchacea?.... 

73  Lentibulariaceaj. 

74  Bignoniacea? 

75  Pedaliacere 

76  Acanthaceae 

77  Verbenacese 

78  Labiataa 

79  Plantaginefc 

80  Amarantacefe 

81  Chenopodiacea^ .. 

82  Phytolaccaceae... 

83  Polygonea^ 

84  Podostemaceaj.... 

85  Aristolochiacea>. . 

86  Nyctaginese 

87  Saururea^ 


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TENNESSEE   FLORA. 
SUMMARY— Continued. 


107 


Orders. 


Lauraceoe 

Thymeleacefe 

Santalacefe 

Loranthacete 

Enphorbiacese.... 

Urticaceai 

Platanaceje 

Juglandacea' 

Cupulifene 

Betulaceje 

Salicineie 

Callitrichineaj.... 
Ceratophyllaceae. 

Aracete 

Lemnaceie 

Typhace.'v 

Naiadese 

Alismaceas 

Hydrocharideje.. 

Orchidacete 

Amaryllidaceae.. 
H(fmadorace£e... 

Iridacepe 

Dioscorefe 

Smilaceai 

Liliaceaj 

Juncacese 

Pontederiacea?.. .. 
Commelynaceae .. 

Xyridacea 

Cyperacese 

Graminese 

Conifers 

Equisetaceje 

Filices 

Ophisglossiacefe.. 
Lycopodiacere.... 
Hydropterides.... 


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108 


TENNESSEE    FLORA. 


DIVISIONS. 


Groups. 


Polypetalse 

Gamopetalfe 

Dichlamidea; 

Monochlamidese .. . 

Dicotyledones 

Monocotylea 

Gy  mnosper  ma? 

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1,082 

110 

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1,175 

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1,240 

136 

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1,654 

162 

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102 

1,708 

162 

380 

416 

796 

123 

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301 

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1,222 

29 

1,251 


Total. 


The  total  of  species  and  varieties,  presently  known : 

For  the  State 1,708 

Nashville  Flora 1,251 

The  actual  number  of  species  and  varieties  for  the  State  comes  perhaps 
near  2,000. 


TENNESSEE    FLORA. 


109 


CORRIGENDA. 


The  remoteness  of  the  author  from  the  printer  has  been  a  great  inconveni- 
ence in  revising  and  correcting  proof  sheets.  For  minor  inadvertencies  we  ask 
the  indulgence  of  the  reader,  and  correct  only  the  more  ofiensive  or  misleading 
f)nes. 

For  Sullivaut's  read  Sillimans. 

For  Triestum  read  Trisetum. 

For  serppyllifolia  read  serpyllifolia. 

For  racmeosus  read  racemosus. 
and  follow.     For  Virgianiana  read  Yirginiana. 
line  16.     For  Chilhouewe  read  Chilhowee. 

For  stuvei  read  Stuvei. 

For  marsh  read  marshy. 

For  Rhadiola  read  Rhodiola. 

For  Sempervirens  read  sempervirens. 

For  Benkley  read  Buckley. 

For  Sindl.  read  Lindl. 

For  Plinhea  read  Pluchea. 

For  Beyrishii  read  Beyrichii. 

strigosus  transport  from  below  Var.  Beyrichii  Torr.  & 


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line  22. 
line  20. 
line  27. 
line  .;3. 


line  13. 
line  35. 
line  15. 
line  19. 
line  25. 
line  19. 
line  22. 
line  24. 
after  E. 


line    3.  For  obovutus  read  obovatus. 

line  15.  For  Tenn.  read  Tunnel 

line  18.  For  Podosteman  read  Podostemon. 

after  Cannabis  sativa  L.,dele.  Not  observed  indigenous. 

line    9.  For  ophiaglossoides  read  ophioglossoides. 

line    6.  For  polyphillus  read  polyphyllus. 

line  12.  For  dichotomacrum  read  dichotomum. 


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