449 



(Blatchley) ; Tippecanoe (Coulter)." The last mentioned has this 

 record: "In wet soil in the northern part of the State. Flowers from 

 April to May. Steuben (Bradner)." 



I have seen no specimens of the above for comparison. The report 

 of missouriensis may or may not be new to the State. Owing to the 

 hybridizing character of the willows and the difficulty of separation, 

 much additional work is necessary before the status of this genus is 

 settled satisfactorily. 



The specimens I found in White County consisted of a small group 

 of shrubby growth not more than 10 feet high, one and three-fourths 

 miles east of Reynolds, near the Pennsylvania Railroad, growing along 

 a road ditch in low, wet, rich, black soil. Specimens with fruiting parts 

 were taken on August 4, 1915. Stems with catkins were also collected 

 on April 16, 1916. 



Sali.v longifolia var. argoj)hylla Sarg. 1916. By the courtesy of 

 Mr. Deam, I am allowed to report this new variety of willow for the 

 State. A specimen was taken by Mr. Deam "on the bank of the big 

 dredge ditch (Little Monon Creek), meeting the railway from the south, 

 about a mile east of Seafield, White County. Determined by Sargent." 



I took specimens of S. longifolia Muhl., determined by Sargent as 

 S. fli^viatilis, about three and one-half miles north of the above place, 

 along the same creek, and also about three miles northeast of this place 

 on the banks of the Hoagland ditch. 



The latest floras do not include the above variety. (See S. interior 

 Rowlee, p. 452.) (S. sessifolia Nutt., S. argophylla Nutt., S. fluviatilis 

 argophylla Sarg.) 



Crataegus albicans Ashe? Tatnall's Thorn. If the above determi- 

 nation can be verified, it will increase the already long list of thorns for 

 the State. As has been indicated on p. 445, Eggleston favors this deter- 

 mination with the material at hand. If Salix missouriensis does not 

 prove to be new to the State this species may be. (See p. 446.) 



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