914 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



SOLANACE^E. Potato Family. 



PHYSALODES Boehm. 



P. physalodes (L.) Britton. Apple of Peru. 



(Nicandra physalodes Gaertn.) 



In waste places in some southern counties. Somewhat com- 

 mon, but never far removed from abandoned gardens or house 

 yards. Well established. The plant has the appearance of a 

 large ground-chercy, with the leaves of the Jimson weed. 



Flowers in July and August. 



Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jay, 

 Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Jefferson (J. M. 

 Coulter); Franklin (Meyncke); Fayette (Hessler); Hamilton and 

 Marion (Wilson). 



PHYSALIS L. 



P. pubescens L. Low, Hairy Ground Cherry. 



Common in waste grounds, preferring sandy soil. Widely dis- 

 tributed throughout the State. 



Flowers from July until October. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Daviess (Clements); Gibson and 

 Posey (Schneck); St. Joseph (Barnes); Clark (Baird and Taylor); 

 Jay, Delaware, Eandolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Dearborn (Col- 

 lins); Vigo (Blatchley); Noble (Van Gorder); Jefferson (J. M. 

 Coulter); Putnam (MacDougal); Vermillion (Wright); Fayette 

 (Hessler); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner). 



P. pruinosa L. Tall, Hairy Ground Cherry. 



Reported from a single station as growing near a railroad. 

 Certainly not of general occurrence. 

 Flowering in July and August. 

 Marion and Hamilton (Wilson). 



P. angulata L. Cut-leaved Ground Cherry. 



A form growing in rich soil, in general found to the south and 

 west of Indiana. It has been found in the central parts of the 

 State, but has not been reported in the last ten years. Probably 

 a migrant. 



Marion. 



