702 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



Flowers in March and May. 



Found in all of the central and northern counties, in dry or moist 

 soils, and in the following southern counties : 



Putnam (MacDougal) ; Decatur (Ballard) ; Vigo (Blatchley) ; 

 Gibson and Posey (Schneck) ; Jefferson (J. M. Coulter) ; Clark 

 (Baird and Taylor ( ; Hamilton and Marion (Wilson). 



P. deltoides Marsh. Cottonwood. 



(P. monilifera Ait.) 



Well distributed throughout the State, bordering on streams in 

 low, wet soil. A large tree, from one hundred to one hundred and 

 fifty feet in height, w T ith a trunk diameter of from four to eight feet. 

 Wood very liable to warp in drying ; light and soft. Largely used 

 in the manufacture of paper pulp, light packing cases, fence boards 

 and fuel. 



It is now being largely planted for ornament and shade, under the 

 name of the Carolina Poplar. It has little to recommend it for this 

 use save its rapid growth and handsome foliage. Apart from these 

 features, it has almost every bad habit that a plant can possess. 



Flowers in April and May. 



Found practically in every county of the State, for which reason 

 specific ranges are omitted. 



SALIX L. 



S. nigra Marsh. Black Willow. 



Found chiefly in the southern counties and entirely absent from 

 some of the northern counties. A small tree, from forty to fifty 

 feet high, with a trunk diameter rarely reaching two feet. 



The wood is light, soft, and weak, and checks badly in drying. 

 It has no economic value. The bark is tonic and astringent, and is 

 a popular household febrifuge. Many fine trees of this species are 

 to be found in the southern part of the State which can some day 

 be utilized for lumber for special purposes. 



Flowers in April and May. 



Vigo (Blatchley); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Knox (Ridgway); 

 Jefferson (J. M, Coulter); Hamilton (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner). 



S. nigra falcata (Pursh) Torr. 



(S.falcata Pursh.) 

 On the banks of streams and ponds ; less frequent than the type. 

 Reported by Mr. W. S. Blatchley. 

 Flowering in May. 

 Vigo (Blatchley); Steuben (Bradner.) 



