880 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



MENYANTHACE.E. Buckbean Family. 



MENYANTHES L. 



M. trlfoliata L. Marsh Bean. Bean Trefoil. 



In peat bogs and sphagnum swamps in the northern counties 

 only, extending through the line of swamps and small lakes as 

 far south as Cass County. Abundant in its various stations. 



Flower season in our area, May and June. 



Kosciusko (Chipman); Cass, Fulton, and Marshall (Hessler); 

 Noble (Van Gorder); Lake (Hill); St. Joseph (Kothert); Steuben 

 (Bradner); Starke (Blatchley). 



APOCYNACEtE. Dogbane Family. 



AMSONIA Walt. 



A. Amsonia (L.) Britton. 



(A. Tabernwmontana Walt.) 

 Eeported from a single station in the southern part of the 

 ' State. Abundant herbarium material verifies the reference. 

 Grows in moist soil. 



Collected in flower May 27, 1894. 

 Daviess (Clements); Gibson and Posey. 



VINCA L. 



V. minor L. Periwinkle. Myrtle. 



Largely escaped from cultivation, especially in southern parts 

 of the State. Large areas are frequently entirely taken by the 

 species. 



Flowers very early, February through May. 



Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Montgomery. 



APOCYNUM L. 



A. ANDROSiEMiFOLiuM L. Spreading Dogbane. 



Found in several counties of the State, usually in dry, sandy 

 soil. More abundant in the northern than in the southern coun- 

 ties. Found in field and thickets. 



Flowers in July and August. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Cass (Hessler); St. Joseph 

 (Barnes); Lake (Hill); Vigo (Blatchley); Kosciusko (Coulter); 

 Hamilton (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner). 



