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owy beginning that has ciilmiiiatecl in the will, and recalls Professor 

 Minot's definitjon of consciousness, "the function of consciousness is to 

 dislocate in time the reactions from sensations." lu Teconia the reaction is^ 

 not dislocated from the sensation, for there can not be such a tiling as 

 sensation in a plant, but there is a curious tendency in that direction. 



The calyx of Scentellaria cordifolia Muhl. splits back to the base at 

 maturity, and the helmet-like upper lip falls away. Before the upper lip 

 falls the ripe nutlets lie loose in the bowls of the persistent lower lip. A 

 gust of wind strong enough to sot the dry leafless stems to swaying v»'ill 

 detach the upper lip and send the seeds flying with the wind. 



The following plants, which are not included in Professor Coulter's 

 "Flowering Plants and Ferns of Indiana," are known to occur in Barthol- 

 omeAV County. Qiicrciis Schnevkii Britton is common in the western part 

 of the county, and frequently wherever red and black oaks grow. 

 Qucrciis Alcxaiulcri Britton formerly was abundant on the Knobstone hills 

 of Bartholomew and Biown counties and the north part of Jackson 

 County. Locally it is known as chestnut oak or tan-bark oak. Some 

 years ago the bark was an important source of revenue to the inhabitants 

 of Brown County. Along the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern 

 Railroad, where it grows in dense forests, it is being shipped for use as 

 telephone poles. 



Perilla friitescens (L.) Britton grows on the south side of Columbus, 

 Hope »& Greensburg Railroad one-fourth mile east of Lambert's Switch. 

 It is abundant in that locality. 



Tradescantia hractcata Small occurs sparingly, and T. rcficxa Raf., 

 commonly, on the sandhills of Bartholomew and Brown counties. T. 

 hractcata blooms in April, and does not last later than May. The oaks 

 above named have been reported as occurring in the State by Professor 

 Coulter, the others are believed to be new to the Indiana list. 



