(588 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



AMARYLLIDACE^E. Amaryllis Family. 



HYMENOCALLIS Salisb. 



H. occidentalis (Le Conte) Kunth. 



A southern and western form which is found only in our extreme 

 southwestern counties, where it grows sparingly in moist, rich soils. 

 Flowers in July and August. 

 Gibson and Posey (Schneck). 



AGAVE L. 



A. Virginica L. False Aloe. 



Found in the southern part of the State, growing in dry, usually 

 sandy soils in upland or hill situations. Flowers pleasantly fra- 

 grant, retaining fragrance after drying for a considerable time. 



Flowers in June and July. 



Daviess (Clements); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Gibson and 

 Posey (Schneck) ; Scott (Coulter). 



HYPOXIS L. 



H. hirsuta (L.) Coville. Star-grass. 



(_ET. erecta L.) 



Found in dry, usually sandy soils in all parts of the State. Usu- 

 ally quite plentiful in the stations in which it occurs. 



Flowers from May until the early frosts. 



Fayette (Hessler) ; Steuben (Bradner) ; Tippecanoe (Cunning- 

 ham) ; Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley) ; Clark (Baird and Taylor) ; 

 Franklin (Meyncke) ; Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Noble (Van 

 Gorder) ; Gibson and Posey (Schneck) ; Jay, Delaware, Randolph, 

 and Wayne (Phinney). 



DIOSCOREACEiE. Yam Family. 



DIOSCOREA L. 



D. villosa L. Wild Yam-root. 



In damp, rich soils in shaded situations in many counties of the 

 State, chiefly southern. The fruit which ripens in September is 

 persistent through the winter. 



Flowers in June and July. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham) ; Daviess (Clements) ; Fayette (Hess- 

 ler) ; Vigo (Blatchley) ; Hamilton and Marion (Wilson) ; Steuben 

 (Bradner) ; Jefferson (J. M. Coulter). 



