FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 871 



O. macrocarpus (Ait.) Pers. Large Cranberry. 

 (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) 

 Common in northern parts of the State in open places, tama- 

 rack swamps and peat bogs. Largely marketed from Marshall 

 and adjoining counties. 



Flowers in June and July. Fruit ripens in September. 

 Fulton and Marshall (Hessler); Noble (Van G-order); Jay 

 (Phinney); Steuben (Bradner). 



PRIMULACE^. Primrose Family. 



HOTTONIA L. 



H. inflata Ell. Featherfoil. 



Reported from a few localities in the southern part of the State. 

 It is found in shallow, stagnant pools adjoining swamps or 

 streams. 



Flowers in June and July. 



Gibson and Posey (Schneck). 



SAMOLUS L. 



S. floribundus H. B. K. Water Pimpernel. 



(S. Valerandi Americanus Gray.) 



Throughout the State in marshes, shallow streams and damp 

 shaded places. Of greatest abundance in the southern part of the 

 State. 



Flowers from May until September. 



Putnam and Vigo (Blatchley); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); 

 Noble (Van Gorder); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jay, Delaware, 

 Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Franklin (Meyncke); Jefferson 

 (J. M. Coulter); Fayette (Hessler); Hamilton (Wilson); Monroe, 

 Marion, and Elkhart; Hamilton (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner). 



LYSIMACHIA L. 



L. quadrifolia L. Whorled Loosestrife. 



In a few counties of the State, though in no special abun- 

 dance. In dry shades in rather coarse soil. 



Flowering season, June and July. 



Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Franklin 

 (Meyncke); Tippecanoe (Stevenson); Monroe; Steuben (Bradner). 



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