836 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



NAP.EA L. 



N. dioica L. Glade Mallow. 



In rich, moist soils, rather plentiful in its stations. 

 Flowering and fruiting specimens collected in August. 

 Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Carroll. 



MALVASTRUM A. Gray. 



M. angustum Gray. Yellow False Mallow. 



Along railways in the eastern counties of the State. Xot com- 

 mon. Probably a migrant. 

 Flowering in July and August. 

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



SIDA L. 



S. spinosa L. Prickly Mallow. Thistle Mallow. 



Abundant in fields and waste grounds, especially in the south- 

 ern part of the State. Most frequent in sandy soil in open places. 



Flowers from April until October. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Putnam 

 (MacDougal); Fayette (Hessler); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); 

 Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and 

 Wayne (Phinney); Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Tay- 

 lor); Vermillion (Wright); Shelby (Ballard); Union (Mac- 

 Dougal); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson). 



ABUTILON Gaertn. 



A. Abutilon (L.) Rusby. Velvet Leaf. Butter Print. Indian 

 Mallow. 



(A. Avicennw Gaertn.) 



Found abundantly in all parts of the State in waste grounds, 

 often invading cultivated fields. It is regarded as a bad weed, be- 

 cause difficult of eradication. Prefers dry, rather sanely or coarse 

 soils. 



Flowers from July until the middle of October. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter); Jefferson (J. 

 M. Coulter); Putnam (MacDougal); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); 

 Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Noble (Van 

 Gorder); Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Fayette 

 (Hessler); Wabash (Jenkins); Decatur (Ballard); Monroe and 

 Vigo (Blatchley): Hamilton and Marion (Wilson): Steuben 

 (Bradner). 



