938 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



GALIUM L. 



G. Aparlne L. Cleavers. Catch- weed. 



Abundant throughout the State in low, damp grounds, or in 

 damp woods and ravines. In favorable locations makes its w r ay 

 over the plants of a wide area. Its greatest development is in 

 rich alluvial soils at borders of marshes. 



Flowers from May until September. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Fayette 

 (Hessler); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Decatur (Ballard); Jay, 

 Delaware, Eandolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Noble (Van Gorder); 

 Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Putnam (MacDougal); Kosciusko 

 (Coulter); Knox (Spillman); St. Joseph (Rothert); Hamilton and 

 Marion (Wilson). 



G. pilosum Ait Hairy Bed straw. 



Found chiefly in the northern counties of the State in sand 

 soils in dry locations. Only a single report from the south part 

 of the State. 



Flowers in July and August. 



Noble (Van Gorder); Jay, Delaware, Eandolph, and Wayne 

 (Phinney); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Lake; Steuben (Bradner). 



G lanceolatum Torr. 



Of sparing occurrence in the State. Confined to central and 

 northern counties. Found growing in dry woods in loose, sandy 

 soil. 



Flowers in July and August, 



Putnam (MacDougal); Noble (Van Gorder). 



G. cir(Lezans Michx. Wild Liquorice. 



One of our most abundant forms, growing in rich soils, usually 

 in woods or thickets. Found throughout the State. 



Flowers in June and July. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Fayette 

 (Hessler); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Daviess (Clements); Jay, 

 Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Gibson and Posey 

 (Schneck); Franklin (Meyncke); Putnam (MacDougal); Tippe- 

 canoe (Cunningham); Vermillion (Wright); Hamilton and Ma- 

 rion (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner). 



