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authority, except in the case of one, 7. e., Gentiana puberula Michx., which is not 
reported from any other locality in the State. Many do not show in what portion 
of their respective counties they were found, the character of the soil, the re- 
quirements as to moisture, or whether the plant is rare or abundant. 
If we may be permitted to draw a conclusion based upon these reports, we 
would say the length of the list indicates that the Gentianacexe are rare in the 
State; for, although a very small portion of the State has yet been systematically 
botanized, surely flowers of such exquisite loveliness as are the Gentians would 
scarcely escape the eye of the most casual observer, and even in those counties 
where the work has been most thoroughly and systematically done they are not 
represented by a large number of species. Doubtless the time is past for finding 
a great number of species of Gentianacez in Indiana, for the every appearance of 
this flower would indicate that it is too delicate a plant to withstand the encroach- 
ment of cultivation and would beat a hasty retreat before the march of improve- 
‘ment. Hence the cause for regret that the work done by the early collectors is 
of so little real value to science; for unquestionably there were then to be found 
here many forms of plant life that have now forever disappeared from the State. 
It is to be hoped that all future collectors of plants, of whatsoever description, 
will see that their collections are properly accredited to them, and further that 
they make their reports full and complete, that the future student may know 
something of the distribution of the plant, whether rare or abundant, and whether 
he may reasonably expect to find it growing in a swamp or a gravel bank, in the 
valley or on the hilltop. 
The following is a list of all the Gentianacez of which I have been able to 
find even a trace in Indiana: 
Sabbatia is represented by two species: 
Sabbatia brachiata Ell. is reported only from Jefferson county by Dr. J. M. 
Coulter. 
Sabbatia angularis Pursh. is reported from Gibson and Posey counties (S.), 
_ Cass county (R. H.), Franklin county (M.), Jefferson county (J. M. C.), Clark 
county (B. and T.), Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe county, August, 1897. 
Only a few specimens were found growing in rich, black soil in the edge of timber. 
(A. M. C.). 
Gentiana erinita is reported from Cass county (R. H.), Noble county (W. B. 
Van G.), Wayne county (P.), Marion county. 
Gentiana serrata Gunner is reported from only two counties—Noble (W. B. 
Van G.), west central portion of Lauramie Township, in the southeast corner of 
Tippecanoe county along the Little Wea Creek. It was found growing in a 
