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Vallesneria spiralis L. Called Eel-grass. Said to be the wild celery of 

 Chesapeake Bay. The plants bearing pistillate flowers grow in shal- 

 low water. I saw none deeper than two or three feet. The male plant 

 was most abundant in water from eight to 18 feet deep. We found 

 it as deep as 24 feet. The pistillate flower is carried to the surface 

 of the water by a long thread-like scape. After fertilization the scape 

 forms a spiral of several coils, drawing the ovary several inches under 

 water, where the seeds ripen. The staminate flower has a short 

 peduncle. When the pollen is mature, the flower separates from the 

 plant and rises to the surface. The pollen, escaping from the anther, 

 floats away to tlie pistillate flowers. The buds or stolons formed 

 in the fall, on the male plant, are highly prized by mud hens and 

 ducks as food. They will dive 10 or 15 feet for it. The shores are 

 often thickly covered with the leaves they break off while getting these 

 dainty bits of food. 



Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl.) R. and S. In shallow water in both lakes, 

 often forming large patches. 



E. mvtata (L.) R. and S. Abundant in shallow water near the mouth of 

 the southeast inlet. 



E. palvstris (L.) R. and S. Found along the southern shore of Lake Max- 

 inkuckee. 



Scirptis americanus Pers. Common in the shallow water of both lakes. 



8. lacnstris L. Common in the western and southern portions of the lake 

 out to a depth of seven or eight feet. Specimens from 10 feet to 13 

 feet long often occur. 



Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid. Common in quiet waters about the lake 

 shores. 



Lemna trisidca L. Common in the outlet and in the southeastern inlet. 



L. minor L. Often found with Spirodela. 



Wolffia Columbiana Karst. In the southeastern inlet and in the outlet. 



Eriocaulon septangulare With. In Lake Maxinkuckee, but not common. 



Brasenia purpurea (Michx.) Casp. Very abundant in the outlet, only occa- 

 sionally found in the lake. 



Nymphaea advena Soland. Common. 



Castalia odorata (Dryand) AVoods and Wood. Abundant in the outlet and 

 in the Little Lake. Only occasionally found in the larger lake. 



Ceratophyllnm demersum L. Common everywhere to a depth of 24 feet. 



