AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 137 
long to the TypHace®, named from TZyfha, 
Reedmace. The genus Typha has two species, 
T. latifolia, and T. angustifolia. The large 
broad-leafed one is the more common, orna- 
menting still water. The large brown club or 
mace terminating the flowering stem is monce- 
cious, the upper portion being male, consisting 
of numerous yellowish anthers, and dying off; 
the lower female, consisting of innumerable 
minute ovaries, packed very closely together, 
and enveloped in tufts of brownish hairs, giving 
the whole a velvety appearance. This lower 
portion can be permanently preserved. In the 
smaller species, 7. Angustzfolia, the two parts 
of the flower-spike are separated by a portion 
of free stem. 
The other genus is Starganzum, Bur-reed, 
of which there are 4 species; two only are 
common, S. vamosum and S. simplex, the 
distinction is that the stem of the former 
is branched above, and that of the latter, 
simple; they are both handsome plants, grow- 
ing in water. 
The Reed-mace, Typha, is often improperly 
called Bulrush, whereas the true Bulrush is 
Scirpus lacustris, the tall Rush growing in 
