PLAN(TS OF SOUTHERN' NEW JERSEY. 313 



Carex aibolutescens Schw. Greenish-white Sedge. 

 PI. XXVI., Fig. 6. 



Carex aibolutescens Schweinitz, Ann. Lye. N. Y. I. 66. 1824 [Carolina and 

 Pennsylvania]. — Keller and Brown 88. 



Frequent throughout our region, least common in the Middle 

 district. 



Fr. — Early June into July and sparingly through tlie summer 

 to as late as October. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, New Egypt, Delanco (S), Riverside, Med- 

 ford (S), Lawnside (S), Mickleton, Swedesboro, Riddleton. 



Pine Barrens. — Lakehurst, Clementon, Landisville (T), Winslow Jnc, 

 Egg Harbor City, Tuckerton to Atsion, Speedwell (S). 



Coast Strip. — Sandy Hook, Barnegat City (L), Barnegat City Jnc. (L), 

 Spray Beach (L), Sherburn's (L), Somers Pt., Stone Harbor, Piermont, 

 Holly Beach (S), Anglesea. 



Cape May. — Bennett, Cold Spring, Whitesboro. 



Order ARALES. 



Inflorescence on a fleshy spadix, often surrounded by a hood- 

 like spathe. Fleshy, water or swamp plants or minute, degener- 

 ate floating plants. 



Family ARACE^. Arums, Etc. 



Plants mainly of the Middle district, only one species, the 

 Golden Club, is distinctly a Pine Barren species, while one other, 

 the Arrow Arum, enters the region along the streams. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Leaves oblong elliptic, often floating on the water, spadix naked 



yellow. Orontium, p. 2'^7 



aa. Leaves sagittate or hastate, spadix enclosed in a slender green spathe. 



Peltandra. p. 315 



aaa. Leaves large, ovate cordate, spadix in an inflated green and maroon 



spathe, appearing before the leaves. Spathyema, p. 316 



aaaa. Leaves sword shaped, spadix naked from the side of a somewhat 



three-sided scape. Acorus, p. 317 



^aaaaa. Leaves three to many parted, spadix surrounded by a green or purple 



striped spathe, and with a terminal projection beyond the inflorescence. 



