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RB-Mar20

Southern Collecting Trip
1951 #1

Mar. 20th

1. Route 23 Florida Nassau County 1 mile South of St. Mary's River
Mixed woods, swampy. Diameter 30 millimeters Lobe pale pink
— 1D1. Darker tube 1H3. Height 2 meters 2. Same location. Diameter 30 millimeters White limb. Tube pink — 1H3
HT 2 m. 3. M. ¼ mi. N. of Hilliard on left (from Hilliard) of
22 Rt. 23. Nassau Co. Fla. All pale pink to almost
white limb. Tube pink around 1H3. Bushes 1½ —
3M high. Sandy soil in mixed woods along
small stream (Terrific catbriar!) 4. 6 mi. S. of Duval Co. line on Route 1, Fla. on rt.
towards Jacksonville. Bush 1 m. Diam. 30 mm. Limb almost
white. Tube deep pink. 5. (3 or 4 spec.) 11 mi. S of Duval Co. line on Route 1. On
rt. towards Jacksonville. Bush 3 m. Diam. 35 mm. Limb
white w. faint pink flush. Tube deep pink 1F4.
Mixed woods. 6. (3 or 4 spec. as above. Bush 2½ m. Diam. 27 mm
RB-Mar22
Limb pink — 1B1. Tube 1F4.7M. 30 pts 3—4 mi. NE of Maxville on Rt. 228
31 Duval Jacksonville(?) Co. Bushes 1-2 m. on edge of
mixed woods. Colors white to deeper pink. Darker
tube. Some flowers with crinkled petals. 8. Clay Co. ½ mi. over county line travelling S. on 301
Diam 25 mm. Bush 2 m tall. Pink flushed limb
tube dark 1F4. Pine woods along small stream. 9. As above. Limb nearly white. Ht. 1 meter. Diam
23 mm.

Mar 22

10. Rt of Route 90 W, from Macclenny by 1 mile,
Baker Co. Mixed pine & hardwood. Sandy Soil
along stream. Bush 3 meters. W. 30 mm.
Tube dark Pink about 1J3. Limb pale pink to
white. 11 Location as above. Bush 2½ meters. W. 36 mm.
Tube light pink — 1G2. Limb pure white As Above. W 25. Tube 1J3. Limb white
RB-Mar22b
13M. Columbia Co Fla ‸ just south of White Springs & the
Suwannee River. Along small stream crossing open
Pine—palmetto forest. Height 1-3 meters. 30 +
collected. Color & black & white photographs. Also
plants.↓ 14P. Same location. White flowered, small. 15P. Deep pink W28. Deep tube. Good pink limb. 16P Good pink. A little lighter W30. Pink tube & limb 17P Good pink. Smaller fls. W30. Dark tube, pink limb Deep 18P. Large flowered white. pale tube. W33
paler pink tube white limb. 19. Hamilton Co near bridge over Suwanee R. on Rt 41
W.26 Deep pink tube, paler pink limb. Pts 1-2 meters. 20 As above. W22. Deep pink tube. Nearly white limb. 21. As above. W. 25. Lighter pink tube Nearly white limb 22 As above. W. 26. Deep pink tube medium pink
limb

Mar 23

23. Hamilton Co Fla, where rt. 129(51) crosses the
Suwanee River. Dryish sand in deciduous woods.
RB-Mar24
above river. all bushes 1 1/2 — 2 1/2 meters.
all flomed. pink tube and almost white limb
W.26 24. As above. W 26 25 " " W. 23 26 Georgia Brooks Co. on Rt. GA 76 just north of
the Flo-GA line. Bushes 2 — 3 m. high. w 29.
Very pale pink tube. Pale white limb. Star flower. 27 Same as above. to 24 Deep pink tube. Pale pink
limb 28 As above to 23. Only trace of pink in tube
Pale white limb. Nearest to a pure white yet
seen 29 W. 35 (cut back shrub). Deep pink tube and
pink limb. 30 As above W. 28. med. pink tube. almost white
limb 31. W. 25. 32 Half mi. south of above. —Jefferson Co., Fla just
S. of state line on Fla. route 55. Bushes 3 m high
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W.24 med. pink tube. White limb 33/ as above. W. 25. Deep pink tube. med pink
limb 34./ Madison Co. Fla. 3.2 miles East of Ashville,
nr Lovett. Cut back bushes, 1 — 2 m. high.
W. 25. med pink tube. White limb. 35. As above. W. 27. Deep pink tube. Good
pink limb.

Mar 24

36. Jeffson Co. 2 mi. N of Monticello on U.S. 19. Bushes
3 meters W. 30. med pink tube. pale pink limb 37. W. 30. med pink tube. white limb. 38. W. 28. Dark pink tube. pale pink limb. 39. 4 m S.E. of Thomasville, ga on U.S. 19. Thomas Co.
W. 25. med pink tube. white limb. 40. E. bank of Ochlockonee River W. on Rt. US84 of
Thomasville, Thomas Co ga. Very plentiful in bushes
to 2 or 2 1/2 meters in open pine & mixed woods
W. 27. Small dark tube. white crinkled limb. 41. ditto. W. 29. Dark tube. med pink limb.
RB-Mar25
42. ditto W. 25. med. pink tube, white limb. ditto w3 med dark tube pale pink limb 43P. small white fld. plant

5 mi. E. of Cairo on U.S. 84., Grady Co. Ga. Bushes 1 meter but
all in burnt over pine land — 1 yr growth mostly. 44. W.24 med pink tube. pale pink limb. 45 W.25 Almost white tube. White limb 46 W.29 Med pink tube, Good pink limb 47 W.24 med. dark tube, very pale pink limb 48. P. Plants small white fls. 49. Near Eleanor, Decatur Co. Ga. W.24. Deep pink,
but somewhat narrow tube. Limb pale pink 50. ditto W.35. Tube med pink. White limb 51. ditto W. 31. med pink tube. Fairly pink limb

5 mi S. of Quincy Fla. Gadsden Co. on Fl. 267. 52. Bush 2m height in decid. woods. W.25. Tube
deep pink. Lobes almost white. 53 & 53P. Illicium floridanum same location

Gadsden Co 1 mi N of Fla 20 on Fla 267 from
RB-Mar25b
Quincy. Mixed pine woods. Bushes to 3 meters. 54. M (about 26 samples.) 25 55 ‸ W 31M. Deep pink tube, deep pink limb 55P ditto 56. W29 Deep pink tube. Limb almost as deep
as 55. 56. P. ditto 57 W. 27. Pure white tube & limb. Only pure white
yet found. 57 P ditto. 58. Same location?

Mar. 25

59. On Fla 20 about 8 mi W. of Tallahassee. Only 1 bush in
low swale. 2½ meters. W.28. Deep pink tube. Pale pink
Limb. Leon Co. 60 .Junction forest S from Fl. 20 just W. of Bloxham,
Leon Co. . 1½ meters high. Mixed woods. W.28
med pink tube. Pale pink limb. 61 Same description holds. W.25
RB-Mar26
62. Wakulla Co. 1 mi s. of county line
on forest rd from Ward to Smith Creek. 1½ meters high
W.28. Dark pink tube, pink limb. 63. ditto. W.27. Paler tube. White limb. 64. Same road — 1 mile south of Smith Creek. Bush
5 meters high! (Photo). Oak—pine forest. W.23.
Dark pink tube. Almost white limb. 65. Same location. W.28. Still darker tube (rather
narrow pink limb. 66. Ditto. W.26. Paler tube. Pale pink limb. 67. 3 mi S of Sopchoppy on U.S. 319, Wakulla
Co. Abundant in mixed woods along creek.
W.27. Dark pink tube, pale limb

Photo — Sternwheeler on the Ochlockonee River. 68. In Cypress swamp 4 mi so of Franklin
— Liberty Co line on Fl. 65. Bushes 2 meter 69. Ditto

 70 Calhoun County 3 miles north of Kinard on Florida 73.
RB-Mar26b
Bushes 2—2½ m. Mixed woods near stream.
W30 Tube deep pink. Limbs strong pink 71. Ditto W25 Tube med pink limb white 72. Ditto W.28 Tube good pink. Limb nearly
white 73 Ditto W25. Tube good pink. Limb pale
pink 74 Ditto W.22 Tube slender. Good pink. Limb
nearly white

Mar. 26

75 Jackson Co‸ Fla 3 mi N. of Campbellton at creek crossing
Route U.S. 231. Bushes 3 meters. W.27. Dark tube
White limb 76. Ditto W.25. Same description. 77 Styrax from same location. Bushy tree 3 m
height near waters edge. (Decid. woods)

 78. Houston Co. Ala. 4 mi N of state line on U.S.
231. Edge of woods bushes2—2½ meters. W.26. Deep
pink tube, white limb
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79. Same loc. W.26. Deep pink tube. Good pink limb. 80 " " W.32. Med pink tube. Almost white limb. 81. " " W.30 " " " " " " 82 " " W.25 " " " White limb.
 83. 4 miles northeast of Slocomb on Alabama 12, Geneva County.
Moist decid. woods. 2½ meters height.
W.26. Med pink tube. Nearly white limb 84 Same loc. W.28 " " " White limb. 85. " " W.30 " " " Nearly white limb

 86M. Ala 12, Geneva Co Ala. Opposite rd to Lake
Geneva, near steel bridge just NE of Geneva.
First austrinum in good yellows and oranges.
Bushes 2—3 meters high.

 87. Low woods. 4 mi S of Fla state line on 1 mi E of
Browns, Holmes Co. A. austrinum. Bushes to 3
meters tall. Photographs W.22. T—1J10
L.—9I6 B.9L6
RB-Mar26-2b
88. Same loc. W.30. T1H11.L—9117
B9L8 89 W.32. Same loc. & color as 88 90 W.34 " " " " 91 T3J11, L—9L7, B—9L8, W.33 92. Same color & loc as 91, W.32.

 93. A. Canescens. Pine-grass woods. Holmes Co, Fla.
On Fla 2 1 mile E of Dady. W.24. Med. dark
tube. Pale pink limb.

 94M About 30 specimens. Plants 2—3 meters.
30 Walton County Florida, almost at county line with Holmes County on Florida 185 94P = 3 typical plants same location 95. Pale form not included in mass S. 96 & 96 P. Another pale form
‸ see 94M — same plant Clear yellow (Including 97 P) Tube & L 9L5
B. 9L6. W.33 94 H.P. = Halesias from location of 94.
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Mar27th

98. Walton County, Florida, 3 miles north of U.S. 90 on Florida 187.
Bush 1½ meters in rather dry scrub oak woods.
W.25 Med. pink tube. Pink limb. (canes) 99. Same loc. young bush ½ . W.22. med pink
tube, white limb. The typical small type. 99P. Dug bush.
 100. Walton Co Fla. 10 miles up Fla 187 (towards Gordon)
from U.S. 90. Moist woods along stream. W.30. Med.
pink tube, pale pink limb. 101. Ditto in all respects. 102. " " " ". (These three were not especially
close together.) 103. Covington County, Alabama, on Alabama 15 3 miles north of Florala
in pine-grass woods. W.31. Tube med. pink. Lobe
almost white. 104. W.28. Same desc. as above. 105. Tube dark pink. Lobe light pink. W.22.
RB-Mar27b
106. Same desc. as 105. W.24. 107. " " ". W.25.
 108. At Svea on rt Fla 85, Okaloosa Co, Fla
along stream E of village. Canescens. W.32. Deep pink
tube. Almost white limb which are broad & recurved.
Very sweetly scented. 109. Same color desc. W.30. Petals broad but
not recurved. 110. Same color desc. W.32. Normal. 111. As above. Slightly paler tube. W.25. 112. Like 111. W.26. 113. Austrinum growing within 9 yards of one of the
above! No intermediates found. Med. orange tube.
Deep yellow tube with darker blotch (typical).
W.28.
 114M. 3 miles east on Florida 2 from 85, Okaloosa County, Florida. Canescens
very plentiful along small stream. Bushes to 5 meters.
 115. 1 apparent austrinum growing & photographed
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among above. Slightly later to flower. Again
no hybrids or other austrinas seen. W.31.
Tubes orange — 4K10. Limb yellow tan 956
flushed with orange pink. Blotch inconspicuous
about 9J6. 116. Kalmia latifolia. Bush 3 meters high from same
location.
 117M. Near Yellow River on Fla 2, Okaloosa Co,
Fla. Photographed Canescens surrounded by presumed
F1 hybrids with austrinum. This number 2 canescens
phase. Bushes 1m — 2 yr. growth after burning
6 samples 117P. = 3 pts. canescens type 118M. = hybrid phase — 4 samples (They were very
uniform in appearance). Color like 115. 119M. = austrinum phase from ¼ mile territory
surrounding —
Color (a) = tube 3J11, Limb 9L6, B 9L7
(b) = 4—3 A H, L—9K6, 9L7
RB-Mar27-2b
Note: On 1 deep yellow was found. The pale
yellows = about 2% of population. Rest canescens
type.↓ 120M. Santa Rosa Co., Fla. in Blackwater State Forest
4 miles W. of county boundary on Fl. 4. Decid.
woods along stream. Another canescens — austrinum
complex. Bushes 3—4 meters high.
Colors (a) = med. pink tube. White limb.
(b) = deeper pink tube, pink limb.
(c) = orange & yellow comparable #115
(d) = deeper yellow comparable #119(b) 121. Unknown shrub among azaleas.
 122M. Escambia Co. Fla. 8 mi. W. of Century on
Fla. 4. Damp stream side. Last Florida mass
coll. of canescens. 20 spec. from widely scattered
plants & all that could be found. Bushes
vary from 1 (in burnt over area) to 3 meters.
Colors (a) — Deep pink tube. Very pink lobe.
(b) Deep to med. pink tube. Pink but
paler lobes. (c) Deep pink tube, almost white limb. (d) Paler tube. Pale to white lobe.
RB-Mar28
(e) very pale tube. White lobe. 123. Another unnamed shrub. Same
location 2 meters high

Mar.28th

124. Escambia Co. Ala. 2 mi w. of Atmore on
U S. 31. Low wood. Bushes 2½ meters high
W.32. med dark pink tube, pale pink & white
limb. 125. Same location. Lighter tube. White limb
W.31
 126. Baldwin Co. Ala. 11 mi S.W. of county line
on U.S. 31. Plants 1½ meters (mostly cut back.
Mixed pine woods. W.35. med pink tube pale
pink limb. 127. Same loc. W.30. med pink tube Almost white limb 128 " " W 36. Darker tube. pale pink limb 129. " W.30 Med pink tube, white limb 130. " W 30 " " " " "
RB-Mar28b

Mar.29th

5 miles south of junction with R59.
Jackson County, Mississippi on river road northeast of Vancleave.
Moist sandy wood. Most plants about 3 meters high.

131 W.30 med pink tube. White limb. 132 W.33. Pale pink tube, white limb 133 W.33 med pink tube. Pale pink limb. 134 W.31. Fairly dark tube. White limb 135 W30. " " " very pink limb. 136M. All austrinum type in yellow shades, usually
with deeper tube. growing less than ¼ mile from
foregoing. Bushes 3 meters. Fairly abundant along
stream sides of this section. Colors: (a) T—9I8, L—9K6,B—9K7
(b) T—2H11, L9J6, B—9L6
(c) T—9L7, L9L7, b—9L6
(d) T—9L5, L—9L6, B—9L7
(e) T—9K6,L9K7, B—9L7
(f) T—2J10, L—9J4, B—9K6
(g) T—9H7, L—9I3, B—9K5
(h) T—2F11, L—9K7, B—9K8
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(i) T—2F10, L—9J5, B—9L6
137. Decid. woods in George Co, Miss. 3 mi N of
county line on Miss 59. Bushes to 2 meters.
W.26. Med. pink tube. pale pink limb 138 W.36. Dark pink tube. Quite pink limb 139. W.27. " " " Almost white limb. 140 W.30 " " " pale pink fls. 141 W.27 med " " Almost white fls.
 142. Stone Co, Miss 5 mi W of Co line on rd from
Miss 59 to 57. Mixed pine woods.
W.31. Deep pink tube. Almost white limb 143 W.30 " " " " " 144 W.29. med " " " " " 145. W.26 Deep pink tube. Pink limb 146 W27 " " " " "
 147 Pearl River Co, Miss. on Crane Creek near
Silver run. Bushes 1 m in cut over area
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W.31 deep pink tube. Pink lobe 148 W.30 " " " " " 149 W 35 " " " " " 150 W33 " " " Almost white lobe 151. W31 " " " white lobe.
 152. Hancock County, Mississippi. Streamside near Necaise.
1½ meters W.26. Dark pink tube. Almost white limb.

Mar.30th

153M. Moist oak—pine woods 3 mi E. of
Reeves, U.S. 190, Allen Co. La. Plants 2—3 m high

Mar. 31st

154. Moist deciduous woods near old cemetery ¾ mi
S. of DeQuincy, Calcasieu Co, La. Bushes 2—3 meters.
Seem a somewhat larger flowered type than those
generally met. W.30 med pink tube. White limb 155 Ditto W28. Dark tube pale pink limb. 156 Ditto W.33. Fairly dark tube pale pink limb.
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157 ditto.W30. Very pale tube. White limb. 158 Ditto W.30 med. pale tube " " 159 Ditto W.33 very pale tube. Broad white limb 160 Ditto W28. Rather short dark tube. Broad, pale
pink limb 161 W.30. med pink tube. Rolled, almost white limb 162.W.30. med pink tube Broad almost white limb 163 W.28. " " " pale pink limb 164 W 31 Fairly dark tube. Pale pink limb.
 165. Just west of Gordon, on La 7, Beauregard
Co, La. Open decid woods. Formerly cut over so
most plants only 1—2 m high. Large quantity.
Photographed in color & B&W. W.30. Dark tube
almost white limb. 166 Ditto. W.28. paler tube. White limb 167 " W.27. med pink tube almost white limb 168 " W27 " " almost " " 169 " W31 Dark tube. Pink limb 170 " W29 " " " "
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171. Phlox from same area.
 172. At Deweyville on the Sabine River, Newton County, Texas.
Mixed moist oak—maple—pine wood. Bushes to
3 meters. W.32. med pink tube. White limb 173 Ditto W.29. Dark pink tube. Pale pink limb 174 Ditto. W31 " " " " " " 175 " W33 " " " " " " 176 " W.31 very dark pink tube. Pink limb.
 177 2 miles east of Neches River on U.S. 96, Jasper County, Texas.
Moist decid. woods — cut over. Bushes to 2 meters.
W.24. Tube med. pink. Limb white 178. ditto W.28. Tube dark pink. Limb very pale pink 179 ditto W.32. Tube med. pink. Limb white.
Upper petal with faint yellow blotch. Petals broad 180 ditto W.31 Tube med pink. Limb white 181. ditto W.28. Tube pale pink. Limb pure white.
Buds yellow instead of pink
RB-Apr01
182M. 2 mi N of Fletcher on U.S. 96, Hardin
Co. Tex. along stream in mixed wood. Bushes to
4 meters high. Some smaller.
Colors (a) Dark tube, pink limb
(b) Dark tube white limb
(c) med pink tube, pale pink limb
(d) Paler pink tube. Almost white limb
(e) Med. pink tube. white limb
(f) Pale pink tube. white limb