FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 779 



Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jefferson (J. 

 M. Coulter); Noble (Van Gorder); Jay, Delaware, Randolph and 

 Wayne (Phinney); Montgomery (Olive); Madison (Walker); Knox 

 Spillman); Cass (Hessler); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steu- 

 ben (Bradner); Lake (Blatchley). 



H. rubrum L. Red Currant. 



(i?. rubrum subglandulo&um Maxim.) 



Freely escaped from cultivation in the southern counties, but 

 not yet reported from north of the tier of counties fronting the 

 Ohio River. Included in Gray's Manual, sixth edition, as occur- 

 ring in Indiana, doubtless from these citations. 



Flowers in May and June. 



Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Laporte. 



HAMAMELIDACE.E Witch Hazel Family. 



HAMAMELIS L. 

 3J. Viroiniana L. Witch Hazel. 



Found throughout the State in greater or less abundance in 

 damp woods and thickets. In our area it is a shrub rarely exceed- 

 ing six or eight feet in height. 



Flowers from October through December, the fruit maturing 

 in the early spring months. 



Kosciusko (Coulter); Laporte (Barnes); Jefferson (J. M. Coul- 

 ter); Tippecanoe (Hussey); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Noble 

 (Tan Gorder); Jay, Delaware, Randolph and Wayne (Phinney); 

 Franklin (Meyncke); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Cedar Lake 

 (Deam); Hamilton (Doane); Putnam (MacDougal); Steuben 

 (Bradner). 



LIQUIDAMBAR L. 

 L. Styraciflua L. Sweet Gum. Red Gum 



Common in the southern part of the State, becoming much less 

 frequent toward the north. It frequents low, rich soils, in which 

 it at times reaches a height of nearly 150 feet. Its wood is hard 

 but not strong, and is but little 'used in manufacturing on account 

 of its seasoning with difficulty. It may be recognized at a dis- 

 tance in the fall by its brilliant coloration. Its gum has a certain 

 commercial value as a substitute for storax. 



It flowers in April and May. 



The range includes probably almost all of the southern coun- 

 ties. The stations definitely reported are as follows: 



