FLOWEBING PLANTS AND PERNS OF INhlWA. 981 



INULA L. 



I. Helenium L. Elecampane. 



In nianv counties of the State in old fields, along roadsides and 

 on dry banks. More abundant ' in the northern counties of its 

 range. 



Flowering season from June until late in August. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Putnam 

 (MacDougal); Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); 

 Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and 

 Wayne (Phinney); Noble (Van Gorder); Dearborn (Collins); Mon- 

 roe and Vigo (Blatchley); Fayette (Hessler); Decatur and Shelby 

 (Ballard); Round Lake (Deam); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); 

 Steuben (Bradner). 



POLYMNIA L. 



P. Uvedalia L. Large flowered Leaf-cup. 



In rich, shaded soils in various counties, chiefly southern. It is 

 never abundant in any of its Indiana stations. 



Flowering season, July and August. 



Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Gibson and 

 Posey (Schneck); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Kosciusko (Chip- 

 man); Crawford (Blatchley). 



P. Canadensis L. Small flowered Leaf-cup. 



Of more general distribution than the preceding, but only 

 abundant in exceptional stations. Its favorite location is in deep 

 and shaded ravines in rich moist soil. A plant of very disagree- 

 able odor. 



Flowering season, June to September. 



Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Monroe 

 and Vigo (Blatchley); Fayette (Hessler); Clark (Baird and Tay- 

 lor); Franklin (Meyncke); Noble (Van Gorder); Putnam (Mac- 

 Dougal). 



SILPHIUM L. 



S. perfoliatum L. Cup- plant. Indian cup. 



Found in moist, rich soils, chiefly along the banks of streams. 

 More abundant in the northern counties of its range. 



Flowering season, July and August. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter); Putnam 

 ( MacDougal); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Franklin (Meyncke); 

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

 Vigo (Blatchley); Fayette (Hessler); Jefferson; Lake; Marion; 

 Hamilton (Wilson). 



