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V. palmata L. 
V. pedata L. 
V. pedatifida Don., reported from Wayne County, and also from Gibson 
and Posey. The form is western and is probably confined to the western 
tier of counties. The Wayne County reference is probably V. pedata. 
V. pubescens Ait. 
V. sagittata Ait., apparently confined to southern counties. 
V. striata Ait. ' 
V. tricolor L. 
PLANTAGINACE 2. 
An examination of a large number of specimens from various localities 
referred to Plantago major L., showed the majority of them to be P. Rugelii 
Dec. The only character that readily separates the two forms is the num- 
ber of seeds in the pod. In the case of major, running from eight to eigh- 
teen, and in Rugelii from four to nine. As the pods are of practically the 
same size, the difference in the size of the seeds is easily recognized. It 
is probable that in almost every region of the State P. Rugelii Dec. will 
be found in fair abundance closely associated with P. major L. The two 
forms run into each other in leaf, spike and bract characters, but may 
apparently always be separated by the number and size of seeds. 
COMPOSIT 2. 
Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Brit., =(V. altissima Nutt.) is of much more 
general distribution than indicated in my Contribution to Flora of Indiana, 
IV, page 5. In the northwestern counties of the State it seems more 
abundant than JV. fasciculata Michx., to which it is usually referred. In 
almost every collection thus far examined, gigantea is the prevailing form. 
I am inclined to believe it much more abundant in the State than I. 
fasciculata Michx. 
As suggested in Contribution IV (supra), there are many reasons which 
lead to the belief that gigantea is really a hybrid and should be written 
V. Noveborascensis x fasciculata. FEXxperiments are now under way for the 
determination of this point. 
Through the courtesy of Dr. Eigenmann, I have received a list of 
plants of the northern lake regions of the State, which fairly represents 
