800 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



MEDICAGO L. 



M. sativa L. Lucerne. Alfalfa. 



Occasionally found, probably as an escape. In Tippecanoe it 

 maintains itself well and is spreading with considerable rapidity 

 on light, thin soil. 



Tippecanoe (Wright); Dearborn (Collins); Steuben (Bradner); 

 Lake (Hill). 



M. lupulina L. Black Medick. Nonesuch. 



Somewhat frequent in waste places and along streets in various 

 counties of the State. As a rule where found at all it is quite 

 abundant. 



Its flowering season is from May to August. 



Tippecanoe; Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); 

 Marion; Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Fayette (Hessler); 

 Steuben (Bradner). 



MELILOTUS Juss. 



M. alba Desv. Sweet Clover. White Melilot. 



Extremely abundant in waste places and cultivated fields 

 throughout the State. In some places so abundant as to be 

 ranked among the most annoying weeds. It is largely used as a 

 household remedy. 



It begins to bloom in June and continues until the frosts. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter); Putnam 

 (MacDougal); Jay, Delaware, Eandolph, and Wayne (Phinney); 

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

 (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Noble (Van Gorder); Ma- 

 rion; Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Jefferson (Barnes); Hamilton 

 and Monroe (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner); Cass and Fayette 

 (Hessler). 



M. officinalis Willd. Yellow Melilot. 



• Not nearly so abundant as the former, occurring in dry or allu- 

 vial soils. 



Flowering season much the same. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Dearborn (Collins); Marion; Deca- 

 tur and Shelby (Ballard); Knox (Spillman); Fayette (Hes>ler); 

 Vigo (Blatchley); Steuben (Bradner). 



