FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 719 



PARIETARIA L. 



P. Pennsylvania Muhl. 



On shaded banks or in dry rocky places in various counties 

 of the State. Of frequent occurrence, but nowhere abundant. 



Flowers from June through August 



Daviess (Clements); Kosciusko (Chip-man); Jefferson (Barnes); 

 Hamilton and Marion (Wilson): Fayette (Hessler); Putnam (Mac- 

 Dougal); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Tippecanoe (Coulter). 



LORAXTHACE.E. Mistletoe Family. 



PHORADEXDROX Xutt. 



P. flavescens (Pursh) Nutt. American Mistletoe. 



Plentiful, especially in the southern part of the State, where it 

 is parasitic on various deciduous trees. In our area it is found 

 most frequently on the American Elm. Honey Locust and White 

 Oak, in the order named. Farther south it is most frequently 

 found on the Sycamore. I have never seen it in Indiana on either 

 the Tulip Tree or Red Maple. Rapidly disappearing because of 

 being gathered as a Christmas green. 



Flowers in April; white berries still plump and smooth at 

 Christmas. 



Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jef- 

 ferson (Barnes); Floyd (Clapp); Franklin (Meyncke); Dearborn 

 (Collins); Bartholomew (Barnes); Crawford and Harrison. 



-AXTALACEJE. Sandalwood Family. 



COMANDRA Xutt. 



C. umbellata (L. ; Xutt. Bastard Toad-flax. 



General, in dry. sandy soil, in fields and thickets. It is fre- 

 quently abundantly found in dry, virgin soils and upon exposed 

 embankments. 



Flowers from April through July. 



Daviess (Clements); Cass (Hessler); Jefferson (Barnes); Frank- 

 lin (Meyncke); Xoble (Van Gorder); Jay, Delaware, Randolph 

 and Wayne (Phinney); Gibson (Schneck); St. Joseph (Rothert); 

 Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Kosciusko (Coulter); Clark (Baird 

 and Taylor); Steuben (Bradner); Tippecanoe. 



