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or less elongate and flatfish, others globose, flattened laterally. The 

 tree in Green's yard had the nuts in the hulls markedly pear-shaped, 

 and another on the road beyond Romig's had them more globose. 

 The hulled nut is usually shouldered at the distal end and sharp- 

 ened proximally. 



The small nuts, though quite sweet, are lacking in nutty flavor, 

 and the small boy gathers them last and not enthusiastically, the 

 shagbark being first, then the big king-nut where found, then the 

 mocker-nut, and finally the little "black hickory". The leaves come 

 out about the latter part of April. Trees were in blossom by May 

 13, and the leaves were rich golden, preparatory to dropping by 

 October 31. 



Family 34. Myricace^e. Bayberry Family 

 236. sweet fern 



COMPTONIA PEREGRINA (L.) Coulter 



Only one rather small patch of this plant was found in the 

 vicinity of the lake; this was in sandy ground along the railway 

 about half-way to Delong. The patch was discovered by Dr. Scull 

 of Rochester, Indiana. It was quite common along the road on 

 the way to Bass Lake. Specimens were collected at the first patch 

 mentioned on November 11, 1900. 



Family 35. Salicace^e. Willow Family 

 237. white or silver-leaf poplar 



POPULUS ALBA L. 



A few trees near Culver in an old yard. A rather handsome 

 tree, but too much inclined to send up shoots from the roots, form- 

 ing; tangly thickets. Young trees closely trimmed into a pyramidal 

 term and forming dense cones, so much unlike the habit of the 

 natural tree as to be hardly recognizable, were noticed in a door- 

 yard north of Plymouth, Indiana. These close-cropped trees were 

 quite ornamental. The trees at the lake were in blossom by April 



9, 1901, and were shedding ripened seeds by May 18, not six weeks 

 later. 



238. BALM OF GILEAD 



POPULUS CANDICANS Ait. 



A few trees planted at the Vajen cottage on the east side. By 

 April 27 the staminate catkins were in bloom. By April 30 the 

 flowers were all gone. The trees were well leaved out by May 



10, 1901. 



