FLOWERING PLANTS AND PERNS OF INDIANA. 793 



C. coccinea. L. Red Haw. 



Found abundantly in - all parts of the State. It grows in various 

 situations, but reaches its best development in low, rich soils in 

 shaded places. It is found generally as a small tree, though fre- 

 quently occurring as a shrub. The fruit is about a half-inch in 

 diameter and red at maturity. It ripens in August, but is more, 

 or less astringent in taste. 



Flowers in April and May. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter); Jennings 

 (Barnes); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Vigo and Monroe (Blatch- 

 ley); Putnam (MacDougal); Noble (Van Gorder); Clark (Baird 

 and Taylor); Jay. Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); 

 Franklin (Meyncke); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Dearborn 

 (Collins); St, Joseph (Rothert); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); 

 Steuben (Bradner). 



C. rotundifolia. (Ehrh.) Borck. Glandular Thorn. 



Much resembling the preceding species, but with smaller leaves 

 and more slender spines. 



Flowers in April and May. First separated from C. coccinea 

 by Mr. Blatchley. 



Marion County. . 



C. mollis (T. and G.) Scheele. Red-fruited Thorn. 

 (C. coccinea mollis T. and G.) 



Confined to the southern counties of the State where it is 

 found growing along the borders of streams and on open hillsides 

 in rich soil. Xot abundant. Similar in habit to the preceding 

 species. 



Flowers in April and May; fruit ripens in July. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Gibson (Schneck); Monroe and Vigo- 

 (Blatchley); Marion, Hamilton (Wilson): Steuben (Bradner); 

 Elkhart. 



C. tomentosa L. Black Haw. Pear Haw. 



Well distributed throughout the State, usually growing in rich 

 soils along streams and often forming dense thickets. Either a 

 shrub or small tree. Wood hard and heavy, but of no economic 

 value. 



Flowers in May and June. 



Elkhart and Jefferson (Barnes); Noble (Van Gorder); Clark 

 (Baird and Taylor); Franklin (Meyncke); Gibson and Posey 

 (Schneck); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley): Marion: Hamilton 

 (Wilson): Steuben (Bradner). 



