Trees of Indiana: First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana)Deam, Charles Clemon
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Trees of Indiana: First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana)
Deam, Charles Clemon
Trees -- Indiana
=Pinus rígida= Miller. Pitch Pine. Baird and Taylor[73] reported this
species for Clark County. The range of this species is to the east of
our area. They also reported _Pinus Strobus_, which has not been seen
since they reported it, and they failed to report _Pinus virginiana_
which is a common tree on the "knobs" of Clark County. A study of their
flora of Clark County shows that they did little or no collecting in the
"knobs." They also freely reported field crop, garden and flower
escapes, and it is believed that their reference to _Pinus rigida_ and
_Pinus Strobus_ should be regarded as to cultivated trees.
=Àbies balsàmea= (Linnæus.) Miller. Balsam Fir. Heimlich[74] reports
this as occurring in Porter County about Dune Park. He cites for his
authority Bot. Gaz. Vol. 27: Apr. 1899. The article referred to is
Cowles' article on the flora of the sand dunes of Lake Michigan, in
which he discusses the flora from Glen Haven in northern Michigan to
Dune Park, Indiana in Porter County, which has confused Heimlich in
separating the trees reported at several stations. It has never been
found in Indiana.
=Chamæcyparis thyoìdes= (Linnæus) Britton, Sterns and Poggenberg. White
Cedar. The range of this species is east of the Alleghany mountains and
no doubt was never native in our area. The first reference to it is by
Dr. Drake in his Picture of Cincinnati, published in 1815, page 83, in
which he says: "The White Cedar and Cypress are found on the banks of
the Wabash." Schneck[75] in his Flora of the Lower Wabash Valley says:
"Wet places near the mouth of the Wabash River." I am certain it is not
on the Indiana side of the river. Gorby[76] reports it for Miami County.
All of his botanical records are too unreliable to receive serious
consideration. Coulter[77] reports it as found in Allen County on the
authority of Dr. C. R. Dryer. I saw Dr. Dryer recently and he says he
has no recollections about it.
=Juniperus commùnis= Linnæus. Juniper. This species has been reported
from all parts of the State. The distribution of the species is to the
north of Indiana, and examining herbarium specimens it is found that
subulate forms of _Juniperus virginiana_ are frequently named _Juniperus
communis_. In the older floras it was a custom to include cultivated
forms, and not distinguish them as such. Since juniper has been for
years a common ornamental shrub, especially in cemeteries, it is highly
probable that many records have such a basis. It is proposed to drop
this species from our flora. I refer Higley and Raddin's[78] record to
the decumbent variety. VanGorder's and Bradner's records may also be the
decumbent form. Heimlich's record I regard as an error, see remarks
under _Abies balsamea_.
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