FLOWERING PLANTS LND FERNS OF INDIANA. 959 



Its flowering season is from -July through September. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); .Monroe and 

 Vigo (Blatch ' - ■ 1 1 « - (Hessler); Daviess (Clements); Frank- 



lin (Meyncke); Putnam (MacDougal); Gibson and Posey 

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

 Noble (Van Gorder); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Kosciusko (Coul- 

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



ELEPHANTOPU8 L. 



E. Carolinianus Willd. Elephant' s-fcot. 



Confined to the southern counties of the State. Jt occurs in 

 dry, rich soil and is nowhere abundant except in Gibson, Craw- 

 ford and Posey counties. 



It flowers in our range in July and August. 



Yigo and Crawford (Blatohley); Daviess (Clements); Gibson 

 and Posey (Schneck); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Clark (Baird and 

 Taylor). 



EFPATORIUM L. 



E. maculatum L. Spotted Joe-Pyeweed. 



This species is, as a rule, not distinguished in local collections 

 from E. purpureum, with which it is generally associated, and 

 with which it intergrades. It is much less common and of smaller 

 size. Grows in moist soils. 



Flowers in August and September. 



Hamilton and Marion (Wilson). 



E. purpureum L. Joe-Pye or Trumpetweed. Purple Boneset. 



Very abundantly distributed, being most abundant in low, wet 

 grounds. In favorable localities, along streams or low lake mar- 

 gins, it reaches a height of from 10 to 15 feet and is the most 

 conspicuous plant feature. 



Flowering season, from late in July until the frosts. 



Carroll (J. M. Coulter); Monroe and Vigo ( Blatchley); Payette 

 (Hessler); Daviess (Clements); Franklin (Meyncke); Gibson and 

 Posey (Schneck); Putnam (MacDougal): Dearborn (Collins): Jay. 

 Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney): Noble (Van Gorder); 

 Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Tippecanoe 

 (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter): Knox (Spillman); Round 

 Fake (Deam); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben 

 (Bradner). 



