70 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 



April we find the following record of some large trees growing in 

 Indiana : 



Chestnut. — In Jackson county are to be found the largest chest- 

 nut trees in the State. They are veritable giants, located about three 

 miles southeast of Seymour. One of these measures 22 feet in 

 circumference, two feet above the ground. The height to the first 

 limb is about 70 feet. 



Sassafras. — The Sassafras attains a remarkable size on the Lower 

 Wabash One of of these, one mile and a half west of Springfield, 

 the old county seat of Posey, is full three feet in diameter, and for 

 more than 60 feet, clear of limbs and knots. Its height, in full, is 

 85 feet. 



Catalpa. — In this same region and along the Wabash, the Catalpa 

 grows tall and slender, and in great abundance. It is used for both 

 fence rails and posts, especially for the latter, and for durability 

 stands next to black locust. 



Syca?nore. — The giant tree of Indiana in all probability, is a Syc- 

 amore in the White river bottom, not far from Worthington. It is said 

 to be 48 feet in circumference, and has a solid trunk. At a height of 

 25 feet it branches into three or four limbs, one of which must be more 

 than five feet in diameter. The tree is not quite round, but is still 

 quite regular. 



A Natural Botanic Garden. — I do not believe that any col- 

 lege grounds in the country, of equal extent, can surpass those of 

 Wabash College, Indiana, in tlie display of native plants. A large 

 class began active operations in the botanical laboratory as soon as 

 the first flowers came. They have worked unremittingly ever since, 

 some of them several hours a day ; but the grounds are far from being 

 exhausted, even of the simpler phtenogamous plants. The plants are 

 well distributed through the families and we need no better garden for 

 our work than the one growing without care under our feet. All the 

 Hydrophyllums are there, and Phacelias, Scilla, three or four Trilli- 

 ums, five or six species of Ranunculus, several Violets, Geraniums. 

 Erythroniums, Isopyrum, Stylophorum, the early Composites, and so on 

 till we could make a very respectable list of spring flowers. — J. M. C. 



Some Plants of Franklin Co., Ky. — Ptelea trifoHata, L. , is 

 rare, but one specimen having been seen. Rhamniis lanceolatus, 

 Pursh, is common along the limestone cliffs. Polygala Senega, L. , 

 var. latifoha, T. & G., is the only representative of this genus which 

 I have met with, and it is common. 



Medicago lupulina, L , is well established in many places along 

 road sides. 



Vicia Carolitiiana, Walt., was met with only once in rich lime- 

 stone soil. 



Phaseolus diversifolius, Pers., is rare on dry hillsides. 



Des7nanthus brachylolms, Benth., was only found growing in 

 cultivated grounds. Two species of Spiraa were met with, viz : S. 



