Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science (1905)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ... alternifolia L.f. t Asimina triloba (L)Dunal Carpinua caroliniana L. HHaraamelis virginiana L, -Betula lutea Michx. Crataogua albicatis Cedars were seen south of Monticello, especially along the lower course of Big Creek. (See map, p. 451.) QuerniH mncrocarpa Miehx. See p. 409. Quercus Mulilenbergii Etigelm. See p. 411. Quercus mbra L. See p. 431. Populus hctcropliijlla L. Swamp or Downy Poplar, River-or Swamp Cotton-wood., Balm-of-Gilead. In Indiana this tree is rare and local, except in the lower Wabash bottoms. The published records of the distribution are as follows: Delaware, Jay, Randolph and Wayne (Phinney); Franklin (Meyncke); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Hamilton (Doane); Jay (McCaslin); Knox (Ridgway); Miami (Gorby); Vigo (Blatchley); Blackford, Laporte, Posey, Wells (Deam). I found specimens near the Carroll County line, five and threefourths miles northeast of Brookston, in low, rich soil; trees 25 or more feet high and up to 6 inches in diameter. (See p. 454 for other species of Populus.) Acer nigrum Midi.'-. Black Sugar Maple, Black or Hard Maple. I cannot speak with certainty of the exact distribution of maples in the county. Species of this genus are very frequently used as shade trees and all have some escapes. Members of this genus were found in abundance near Buffalo and south along the Tippecanoe. Some trees are also to be found in oak forests of Honey Creek Township. A. nigrum was found about three miles south of Monticello. The group consisted of a number of large trees (70 feet high by 17 inches diameter) on a sandy, gravelly slope. (See other Maples p. 458.) Juglans cinerea L. Butternut, White or Lemon Walnut, Oilnut. Reported from many counties, but said to occur in very sparing numbers in some. It is rather rare in...