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Distribution. — Connecticut to Iowa and south to Georgia and west 

 to Texas. It is more or less frequent in moist woods throughout Indiana, 

 except in the hillj^ counties where it becomes more or less rare. In the 

 hilly counties its place is taken by the southern black haw, Viburnum 

 rufidulum which only rarely attains tree size. 



Remarks. — This species could be used to advantage in ornamental 

 l)lanting where small trees or shrubs are recjuired for a screen or back 

 ground. The fruit of the black and red haws attract several species of 

 birds. 



This species is cjuite variable in the shape, and texture of its leaves, 

 and in the size and shape of its fruit. In the southern part of the State 

 specimens are found that have very thick leaves with margined and 

 tomentose petioles which very much resemble the southern species. 



SPECIES EXCLUDED. 



The following species have been reported for Indiana but have been 

 excluded for want of satisfactory evidence to warrant their inclusion: 

 The reasons for exclusion are discussed under the name of the species. 

 It is needless to say that critical examination has been given doubtful 

 species, and doubtful records, and every effort possible has been made 

 to validate them. 



Piniis echinata Miller. Short-leaf Pine. This species does not 

 occur in our area and all reference to it should be transferred to Pinus 

 virginiana. References to this species are instances of wa-ong deter- 

 mination. 



Pinus resinosa Alton. Norway Pine. This species was reported 

 as an escape in Wabash County by Coulter' for Jenkins. 



Pinus rigitla Miller. Pitch Pine. Baird and Taylor^ reported this 

 species for Clark County. The range of this species is to the east of our 

 area. They also reported Pinus Strobus, which has not been seen since 

 thej' I'eported it, and they failed to report Pinus virginiana which is a 

 common tree on the "knobs" of Clark Countj'. A study of their flora 

 of Clark County shows that they did little or no collecting in the 

 "knobs." They also freely reported field crop, garden and flower 

 escapes, and it is believed that their reference to Pinus rigida and 

 Pinus Strobus should be regarded as to cultivated trees. 



Abies balsaniea (Linnteus.) Miller. Balsam Fir. Heimlich^ 

 ix'poits this as occurring in Porter County about Dune Park. He 



iProc. Ind. Acad. Sci. 1900:141:1001. 



iManual Public Schools Clark County, Ind. 1878-9, page 62. 



uProc, Ind. Acad. Sci. 1917:403:1918. 



