FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 939 



G. boreale L. Northern Bedstraw. 



Found in the northern counties of the State in marshes and wei 

 places and on limestone ledges. In this latter >it nation the species 

 extends as far south as Decatur County. 



Flowers from June through August. 



Kosciusko (Chipman); Cass and Marshall (Hessler); Xoble 

 (Van Gorder); Lake (Hill); St. Joseph (Rothert); Decatur (Bal- 

 lard); Wabash (Jenkins). 



G. triflorum Michx. Sweet-scented Bedstraw. 



Abundant. especially in the northern counties in rather dry 

 woods and thickets. Much less common in the southern counties. 



Flowers from late in May until August. 



Fayette and Cass (Hosier); Franklin (Meyncke); Jefferson 

 (J. M. Coulter); Marion, Monroe, and A^igo (Blatchley); Noble 

 (Van Gorder); Putnam (MacDougal); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); 

 Steuben (Bradner). 



G. tinctorium L. Marsh Bedstraw. 



(G. trifidum latifolium Torr ) 



In damp places, such as marshes, dense woods or low grounds 

 in rich soil. Quite common in all parts of the State, often being 

 thrown with trifidum in collections. 



Flowers from May until August. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Xoble (Van Gorder); Gibson and Posey 

 (Schneck); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, 

 and Wayne (Phinney); Franklin (Meyncke); Putnam (MacDou- 

 gal); Vermillion (Wright); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Monroe 

 and Vigo (Blatchley). 



G. trifidum L. Small Bedstraw. Small Cleavers. 



The most widely distributed species of the genus, with perhaps 

 the exception of G. Aparine. In bogs, low grounds and dense 

 woods throughout the State. 



Flowers from May until late in July. 



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

 (Hessler); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, 

 and Wayne (Phinney); Franklin (Meyncke); Gibson and Posey 

 (Schneck); Xoble (Van Gorder); Putnam (MacDougal); Tippe- 

 canoe (Cunningham); Vermillion (Wright); Kosciusko (Coulter); 

 Daviess (Clements); Knox (Spillman); Hamilton and Marion 

 ( Wilson); Steuben ( Bradner). 



