738 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Daviess (Clements); Putnam (Mac- 

 Dougal); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Jay, Delaware, Randolph and 

 Wayne (Phinney); Noble (Van Gorder); Gibson and Posey 

 (Schneck); Dearborn (Collins); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Frank- 

 lin (Meyncke); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Monroe and Vigo 

 (Blatchley); Putnam (MacDougal); Fayette (Hessler); Decatur 

 and Shelby (Ballard); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben 

 (Bradner). 



VACCARIA Medic. 



V. Vaccaria (L.) Britton. Cow Weed. 



(Saponaria Vaccaria L.) 

 In sandy, waste places and along roadsides in the central part 

 of the State. 



Flowers from June through August. 



Putnam (MacDougal); Tippecanoe (Laben and Conner); Fay- 

 ette and Marion (Hessler); Jefferson and Lake. 



ALSIXE L. 



A. media. L. Common Chickweed. 



(Stellaria media Cyr.) 



Abundant throughout the State, usually growing in rich, damp 

 soils. Occasionally annoying in lawns. 



Flowering begins late in March or early in April and continues 

 until September. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Putnam (MacDougal); Jay, Delaware, Ran- 

 dolph and Wayne (Phinney); Noble (Van Gorder); Dearborn 

 (Collins); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Franklin (Meyncke); Kosci- 

 usko (Coulter); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley) ; Fayette (Hessler); 

 Decatur (Ballard); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben 

 (Bradner). 



A. pubera. (Michx.) Britton. Great Chickweed. 

 (Stellaria pubera Michx.) 



Open woods in rich, damp soils, common in southern and cen- 

 tral counties, becoming less frequent farther north. 



Mowers from April through June. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Jefferson (Barnes); Putnam (Mac- 

 Dougal); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Wayne (Phinney); Clark 

 (Baird and Taylor); Franklin (Meyncke); Fayette (Hessler); De- 

 catur (Ballard); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben (Brad- 

 ner). 



