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69. Tragopogon porrifolius Ij. Oyster Plant. 



Putnam County, in waste places about Greencastle. Previously re- 

 Ijorted from Wells County by Deam. (Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. 11)00: 142.) 



*70. Silphiioii terehinthinaceum pinnattfidum (Ell.) A. Gr. 



Hamilton County. The citation of the species (State Catalogue, p. 

 !>S2), is incorrect, as the specimens have laciniate radical leaves. 



71. Helianthus petiularis Nutt. 



Tippecanoe County, along the Big Pour Railroad west of Lafayette. 

 Previously reported from Lalve County. (Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. liXlO: 141.) 



72. Sijnosma suareolens (L. ) Raf. 



Hamilton County. The material hrst collected of this species was 

 defective, and so determined as Colcosinitlnix gi-dinlifloriis and I'eportcd 

 to Dr. Coulter. Later collections of material made a correct determina- 

 tion possit)le. The latter species should, therefore, be stricken out of the 

 d()ul>tful list of Iiidian.-i plants. (State Catalogue, p. (508.) 



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73. Ccntaiin'a cijamis L. Blue Bottle. 



Tippecanoe County, in cidtivated ground and about dumps. 



■••■74. Centaur ia solstitialis L. Yellow Star Thistle. 



Dearborn County. This plant was sent to the experiment station 

 under date of October l(i, IbO.l, l)y Lute Helm of Moores Hill, Avho re- 

 ported it as a weed in alfalfa tields. It is an old world plant which is 

 sparingly naturalized in the Southern States. It can be readily distin- 

 guished from ('. C(ilrifrapn by its yellow flowers. This si^ecies is not in- 

 cluded in Britton's ^Manual. 



Lafayette, Ind., November, 1005. 



