459 



escapes easily. Specimens were found along the Tippecanoe, near Tioga, 



and also near Buffalo. Its natural migration into White County seems 



doubtful. Escapes were also noted in Honey Creek Township. (For 



notes on A. nigrum see p. 441.) 



Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Gum, Black or Sour Gum, Pepperidge. 



Well distributed in Indiana. Frequent to common in White County. 



A tali tree attaining a greater diameter than most trees in the county. 



The leaves are variable and are not to be mistaken for those of N. 



aquatica L., which has been off the list of Indiana trees. (See Deam 



1911 Report p. 93, also pp. 321-323.) 



Cornus stolonifera Michx. Red Osier, Kinnikinnik. Absent from 



the extreme southern counties, but abundant in the northern counties 



(Coulter's Catalogue). Found in all parts of White County. Readily 



distinguished by its bright purple twigs at some distance. Sometimes 



a rather tall, thick-stemmed shrub. 



Cornus feviina Mill. Panicled Cornel or Dogwood. White-fruited 

 Dog-wood. (C. paniculata L'Her. 1788; C. caudissima Marsh. 1785; not 

 Mill. 1768.) Reported in Coulter's Catalogue from various parts of the 

 State. Taller in White County than is noted in the preceding reference 



(3 to 6 feet high). Britton and Brown give it a height of 6 to 15 feet. 

 Many specimens in White County are between these figures. Often 

 found in great clumps in low, wet places in woods or in the open. The 

 fruit is white and usually abundant. (For other Cornels see p. 442.) 



Fraxinus americana L. White Ash, Gray Ash. This ash is very 

 common along the Tippecanoe and is distributed over the county gener- 

 ally. Marked differences in the twigs of older and younger trees and 

 other minor differences were noted. Fre:juent to common in all parts 

 of the State. 



Fraxinus jj^nnsylvanica Marsh. Curiously enough this ash is vari- 

 ously known as the White, Gray, Black, Green, Red, Blue, Water, 

 Swamp, or River Ash. It also bears at least three other scientific names, 



(F. pubescens Lam.; F. lanceolata Borck. ; F. viridis Michx. f.) Its 

 leaves, and especially its fruit, are very variable. (See Deam 1911 

 Report, illustrations p. 334.) More or less frequent in all parts of 

 Indiana, but reported from only twenty-two counties. Its distribution 

 for White County is not determined; specimens were taken from Honey 

 Creek Township, southwest of Reynolds. 



