FLOWERING PLANTS AND PEENS OF INDIAN \. 927 



D. Virginica (L.) Britton. Oak-leaved False Foxglove. 

 (Gerardia quercifolia Pursh.) 



Quite abundant and of wide distribution in the State. Chiefly 

 found in moist -oils on shaded bank- of streams or lake margins. 

 Less frequently occurring in dry soil in open places. A very 

 Bhowy species in the flowering season. 



Flowers from July until September. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Daviess (Clements); Johnson 

 (Barnes); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Franklin (Meyncke); Gibson 

 and Posey (Schneck); Vigo (Blatchley); Kosciusko (Coulter); 

 Steuben (Bradner); Cass (Hessler). 



GERARDIA L. 



G. A8PERA Dougl. Rough Purple Gerard ia. 



In the southwestern counties in dry prairies in rather heavy 

 clay soil. Not abundant. 



Flowers in August and September. 

 Gibson and Posey (Schneck). 



G. purpurea L. Large Purple Gerardia. 



Abundant and widely distributed in the State. Found in 

 dam]), open meadows and fields in rich soils. A very handsome 

 species when in full flower. 



Flowering season, August and September. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Daviess (Clements): Xoble and 

 Jefferson (Barnes); Lagrange (Blatchley); Gibson and Posey 

 (Schneck): Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinhey); 

 Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Knox (Spill- 

 man): Kosciusko (Chipman); Steuben (Bradner). 



G. paupercula (Gray) Britton. Small-flowered Gerardia. 



Reported from a single station in northern Indiana. It. will 

 probably be found to occur throughout the northern part of the 

 inland lake region. 



Collected in flower September 1. 



Shriner Lake (Deam). 



G tenuifolia Vahl. Slender Gerardia. 



The most common of the Gerardias in the State. Found in 

 many counties in abundance. It is found usually in dry soils 

 on tills and in open-, but occasionally finds its way into damp 

 places. Most luxuriant in our area in soil that is quite sandy. 



