826 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



I. decidua Walt. Swamp or Meadow Holly. 



Very abundant in the southwestern part of the State, often 

 forming extensive thickets around some of the ponds and sloughs 

 in the cypress swamp. 



Flowers unfold with the leaves in Ma v. 



Gibson and Monroe: Knox (Eidgway). 



I. verticillata (L.) A. Gray. Winter Berry. Fever Bush. 



In marshes or low wet grounds throughout the State. Usually 

 abundant in the stations in which it occurs. 



Flowers in June and July. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Cass (Hess- 

 ler); Hamilton (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner); Gibson. 



ILICIOiDES Dumont. 



I. mucronata (L.) Britton. 



(Nemopanthe,s fascicular is.) 

 In low, wet grounds and marshes, especially in the northern 

 counties of the State. Most abundant in tamarack swamps. 

 Flowers in May and June. 



Fulton (Hessler); Lake (Hill); Steuben (Bradner); N"oble (Van 

 Gorder); Putnam (MacDougal). 



CELASTRACE.E. Staff-tree Family. 



EUONYMUS L. 



E. Americanus L. Strawberry Bush. Burning Bush. 



In low, woods and along river banks, in rich or alluvial soil. Of 

 somewhat limited distribution, and nowhere especially abundant. 



Flowers in April and May. 



Tippecanoe (Ilnssey); Jefferson (Barnes): Monroe (Dudley); 

 Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Noble (Van Gorder). 



E. obovatus Nutt. Running Strawberry Bush. 



(E. Americanus obovatus T. and G.) 



Frequent in low, damp woods and thickets, and along rocky 

 ledges. Widely distributed through the State. 



1'lowers from April through June. 



Noble (Van Gorder); Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and 

 Taylor); Putnam (MacDougal); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); 

 Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); St. Joseph 

 (Rothert); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner); 

 Cass and Fayette (Hessler). 



