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was associated with Acer sacchariiuun. riiiiis Strobus. A'iola conspersa. 

 Panax trifolium and Coptis trifoliata. 

 I^espedeza striata (Thunb.) H. & A. 



Posej' County, September 23, 1911. A small colony in a woods pas- 

 ture at Bone bank. 

 Vitis rotundifolia Mlchaux. 



Gibson County, September 4, 1911. Two specimens over three inches 

 in diameter were noted in a woods on the flood plain of the White River 

 about six miles northwest of Patoka. One was suspended from the top 

 of a tall sycamore tree. This species was noted several times in Gibson 

 County along White River and in the vicinity of Long pond. It was noted 

 in Knox County near the mouth of White River, and in I'osey County 

 aIoi;g the Wal)ash River alwut four miles below New Harmony. It may 

 easily be distinguished from other species of the genus by the lighter 

 green of the leaves and by the bark of old stems being deeply fissured and 

 not slireddy like the other species. It has the habit of climbing to great 

 heights and small vines will soon overtop shrubs 'i~t-2~} feet high. In Knox 

 C^junty it was associated with Aristolochia tDUinitosa, competing for the 

 top of shrubs and trees. Perry County, July 3, 1912. 

 Viola emarginata LeConte. 



Laporte County, May 22, 1910. A few specimens found in the woods 

 en the l)aid< of an open ditch just west of the State Prison at Michigan 

 City. It was associated with Epigaea repeus and Pinus Strobus. 

 Viola pedata linearlloba DC. 



Steuben County, August 13, 1903. Also found later in Laporte. Lake 

 and Porter counties. In Steuben County it was found in dry sandy woods 

 on the east side of Tamarack Lake. Viola pedata is frequent in all parts 

 of this county, but the varietal form was noted l)ut in the Jibove locality. 

 In the counties bordering Lake Michigan the varietal form only has been 

 noted. It is frecpient or conunon on the wooded sand dunes. 

 Kalmia lati folia L. 



Crawford County, April 18. 1911. In anthesis on May 20, 1911. Found 

 for about one-fourth mile on the top of a cliffy ravine about one mile 

 east of Taswell. It is infrequent on the east bank, while on the west it 

 is so thick that one c.-in with difliculty get through it. It is generally 

 ,'!-4 feet high, however, in favorable locations it gi'ows larger. One speci- 

 men measured was 3 inches in diameter and 15 feet high, It is associated 



