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436. Tilia europea L. Reported by Phinney (Indiana Geol. Kept. 11: 

 148. 1882) as one of the "more common and important trees observed" in 

 Delaware County. He also lists Tilia americana. The report of the Euro- 

 pean Linden as a common tree in Delaware County serves as an example 

 to warn against the acceptance of any report until it is carefully con- 

 sidered. 



437. Althaea rosea (L.) Cav. Hollyhock. Reported by Wilson as 

 escaped from gardens in Hamilton and Marion Counties. It was collected 

 in Benton County by W. S. Rhoades. We have no evidence that the species 

 is able to maintain itself, so it is excluded. 



Introd. from China. 



438. Malva Alcea L. Hollyhock Mallow. Reported by Clark as 

 found in Marshall County. He says : "A few plants which have escaped 

 from seed of some old garden near Culver." 



Introd. from Eu. 



439. Malva crispa L. Curly Mallow. Reported in Coulter's Cataloge 

 from Putnam County by Underwood. Probably a garden escape. 



Nat. of Eu. 



440. Malva sylvestris L. This species has been reported from Indiana 

 several times but recent studies show that probably all of the reports for 

 this species should be transferred to var. ma/uretiana in the text. 



441. Malvastrum angustum Gray. Reported from the area of Dela- 

 ware, Jay, Randolph, and Wayne Counties by Phinney. He says : "Rare. 

 August. Dry grounds. Distinguished from Sida by its notched petals." 

 Since the range of this species is to the south of Indiana and this is our 

 only record, we are regarding this report as of a waif. There is no 

 specimen. 



Tenn. to Iowa and Kans. 



442. Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby. Reported by Bradner from 

 Steuben County without any comments. This species was at one time culti- 

 vated and he may have found an escape. There is no specimen. 



Glades and river banks, Pa. to Tenn. ; rare. 



443. Hibiscus syriacus L. Shrub-althaea. In 1911 I found a speci- 

 men 2 inches in diameter and 10 feet high in a wooded ravine southwest of 

 Hanover in Jefferson County. This plant was certainly an escape and 

 there is no other record. 



Nat. of Asia. 



444. Hypericum densiflorum Pursh. Reported in 1898 by Blatchley as 

 occurring on the banks of the Wabash River below Fort Harrison, Vigo 

 County. I have Blatchley's specimen which was collected Oct. 12, 1896 ; it 

 has neither flower nor fruit and is badly broken. It is a small specimen 

 and apparently of this species but it may be a narrowleaf form of Hy- 

 pericum cistifolium. It was also reported in Coulter's Catalogue for Cun- 

 ningham from Tippecanoe County. In the absence of specimens from 



