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gelica Tree, etc. This species is conspicuous along some parts of the 

 Tippecanoe (Norway and BuflFalo). Several trees were found m Ward's 

 thicket, about a mile south of Reynolds, and also along Big Creek, fovir 

 miles east of Chalmers. It is variously called a small tree or a large 

 shrub and is not included in the 1911 Report. Some of the specimens 

 found were about 10 feet high and 3 inches in diameter. 



In Coulter's Catalogue it is reported from Posey, Vigo, Cass, Kos- 

 ciusko, Steuben, .Jefferson, Randolph, Franklin, Shelby and a dozen other 

 counties. 



The Thcrnfi constitute one of the most puzzling genera in the plant 

 kingdom. More field work is necessary before statements of ranges and 

 abundance of each species in White County is possible. It is likely that 

 more species occur in the county than is given here. (See p. 457.) 



Crataegus pruinosa (Wendl) K. Koch. Waxy-fruited Thorn. (C. 

 populifolia Ell. 1821; not Walt.; Mespilus pruinosa Wendl. 182-3; C. 

 pruinosa K. Koch. 1853; C. Porteri Brit. 1900. Specimens of this thorn 

 were obtained east of Norway across the river in the vicinity of the 

 mouth of Pike Creek. A number of thorn trees are present in this 

 locality, this species being perhaps locally abundant. On gravelly soil, 

 low river bank. Trees 12 feet high, 4 inches in diameter. Determined 

 by Sargent. 



Deam says this thorn is well distributed in Indiana. Specimens 

 have been seen from the following counties: Decatur, Delaware, Gibson, 

 Hamilton, Madison, Steuben, Warren, Wells (Deam) ; Putnam (Grimes). 



Crataegus albicans Ashe? Tatnall's Thorn. C. albicans Ashe 1901; 

 C. Tatnalliana Sarg. Feb. 1903; C. polita Sarg. Apr. 1903. I quote the 

 following from a letter from W. W. Eggleston: "Your specimen of 

 Crataegus sent me .... is received. It belongs in the Coccineae 

 and seems to be C. albicans Ashe? More complete material showing the 

 leaves on the vegetative shoots is desirable to be sure of the identifica- 

 tion, for with this material I could not be qviite sure that it is not 

 C. coccinea L." Britton and Brown, 2nd Ed., makes the following dis- 

 tinction between the two species: 



Leaves on vegetative shoots cuneate, C. coccinea. 

 Leaves on vegetative shoots cordate, C. albicans. 



It will be noted that C. albicans has not been reported as occurring 

 in the State. Its general range is given as "Western New England to 



