886 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



I. lacunosa L. Small flowered White Morning-glory. 



Abundant in low, wet soils in man} 7 counties of the State. 

 Along meadow streams and in the low lands about lakes it is fre- 

 quently the prevailing plant form. Much more abundant in the 

 southern counties. 



Flowers from July until October. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Jefferson (Barnes); Clark (Baird 

 and Taylor); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Franklin (Meyncke); 

 Vigo (Blatchley); Kosciusko (Coulter); Hamilton and Marion 

 (Wilson). 



I. purpurea (L.) Roth. Morning-glory. 



Escaped from cultivation in all parts of the State, occurring in 

 waste grounds or invading cultivated fields. As an escape, it Aoav- 

 ers with less profusion than when under cultivation, and the flow- 

 ers are smaller. 



Flowers from July through September. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Dearborn (Collins); Clark (Baird and Tay- 

 lor); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Noble (Van Gorder); Franklin 

 (Meyncke); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); 

 Daviess (Clements); Decatur (Ballard); Vigo (Blatchley); Hamil- 

 ton and Marion (Wilson). 



I. hederacea Jacq. Ivy-leaved Morning-glory. 



Of less general distribution than the preceding, but occurring 

 in similar locations. Also found in alluvial soils along streams. 

 In common with the other members of the genus, it prefers soils 

 with an admixture of sand. 



Kosciusko (Chipman); Putnam (MacDougal); Jefferson (J. M. 

 Coulter); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Dearborn (Collins); Clark 

 (Baird and Taylor); Franklin (Meyncke); Marion; Fayette (Hess- 

 ler); Vigo (Blatchley); Hamilton (Wilson). 



CONVOLVULUS L. 



C. sepium L. Hedge Bindweed. 



(0. sepium Americanus Sims.) 

 A moist soil form in fields and thickets. Frequently very 

 abundant and annoying. Widely distributed in situations indi- 

 cated and also in alluvial sands. 



Flowers from June through September. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Gibson 

 and Posey (Schneck); Putnam (MacDougal); Noble (Van 



