FLOWERING PLANTS AND PEBNS OF INDIANA. 785 



P. A.RGENTEA L. Hoary Cinquefoil. 



In dry, sandy soils in the northern counties of the State. Not 

 of common occurrence. 



Flowers from May through August. 



St. Joseph (Barnes); Noble (Van Gorder); Lagrange (Blatch- 

 ley); Steuben (Bradner). 



P. Monspeliensis L. Rough Cinquefoil. 



(P. Norvegica L. ) 



Widely distributed and generally abundant. In cultivated 

 fields it is frequently an annoying weed. More plentiful in the 

 northern than in the southern counties. 



Flowers from June through August. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter); Cass and 

 Fayette (Hessler); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Gibson (Schneck); 

 Jay, Delaware, Randolph and "Wayne (Phinney); Clark (Baird 

 and Taylor); Noble (Van Gorder); Franklin (Meyncke); Ver- 

 million (Wright); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Putnam (Mac- 

 Dougal); Steuben (Bradner). 



P. fruticosa L. Shrubby Cinquefoil. 



Common in rich alluvial soils in the northern counties. Chiefly 

 found near marshes and in the lowlands about lakes. Very 

 troublesome in low fields in many places. 



Flowers from June through September. 



Kosciusko (Coulter); Cass (Hessler); Lagrange (Blatchley); 

 Noble (Van Gorder); Lake; Steuben (Bradner). 



P. Anserina L. Goose-tansy. 



Found only along the southern shores of Lake Michigan as a 

 constituent of the flora of the sand dunes. 

 Flowers from May through August. 

 Lake (Hill); Porter (Cowles). 



P. Canadensis L. Five-finger. 



Common in dry soils throughout the State. It is very abun- 

 dant in wornout or exhausted fields, frequently covering acres. 

 Locally it is more commonly known as "wild strawberry." Its 

 habit of spreading by runners usually insures a wide extension 

 where it has obtained a foothold. 



Flowers from May through July. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter): Daviess 

 (Cowles); Jefferson (Barnes); Putnam (MacDougal): .lay. Dela- 



