830 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



M. glabra. Willd. Ohio Buckeye. Fetid Buckeye. 



Commonly distributed throughout the State, in low. rich soil, 

 except in the region of the lower Wabash, where it is reported as 

 rare. It is a sign of rich soil, and has its mass distribution along 

 streams in the bottom lands. Not used locally except for fuel, 

 although a valuable timber in certain manufactures, notably that 

 of artificial limbs, for which it is preferred to any other wood. It 

 is also used somewhat largely in the manufacture of paper pulp. 



Flowers in April and May. The poisonous effect of its fruit 

 upon cattle is, perhaps, considerably exaggerated. The tree has 

 a prospective value which makes desirable a conservation of the 

 remaining forms. 



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

 and Posey (Schneck); Jefferson (Barnes); Tippecanoe (Cunning- 

 ham); Kosciusko (Coulter); Hendricks (Trucksess); Decatur and 

 Shelby (Ballard); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phin- 

 ney); Clinton and Boone (Coulter); Hamilton and Marion (Wil- 

 son); Steuben (Bradner). 



M. OCTANDRA Marsh. Yellow or Sweet Buckeye. 



(JE.flava Ait.) 



Of very limited distribution. Reported only from Jefferson 

 and a few adjoining counties, and in these localities as occurring 

 in sparing numbers. Found in rich woods and along streams. 



Flowers in April and May. 



Wood of the same general character as the preceding, and 

 adapted to the same nses. 



SAPINDACEJ2. Soapberry Family. 



CARDIOSPERMUM L. 



C. Halicacabum L. Balloon Vine. 



In waste places. Common in cultivation and occasionally es- 

 caping from gardens. 

 Flowers during summer. 



