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and reseniljle each other somewhat, except Hctennithera has a round .stem. 

 Bits of HrteniiitJK 1(1. hroken otf by the waves and Avashed ashore, take root 

 and .srow and hkissom. formin,a- mats of short, bright green plants with 

 yellow blossoms. 



The spntterdock {Xnniiihard) and water lily {('nstnlid) are to a consider- 

 able extent found growing togetlier. S innphmd forms a tolerable large 

 patch in the pond in southern lake plain. It is not found in the lake along 

 any part of the northwestern shore at all. It covers a very large area at 

 the southern end of the lake near the mouth of Clear Creek (see Fig. o), 

 and runs its greatest distance out from shore on a bar formed at the 



Fig 5. 



mouth of the creek. It begins again at the extreme end of the West Bay, 

 near the outlet, and forms a broad marginal l)elt around this part of the 

 shore. There is a third patch at the mouth of the steamboat canal. It 

 extends for some distance beyond the canal mouth to the north side. 

 Nymphaea seems to prefer a muddy l)ottom. It seems to be fond of a 

 gentle current, and extends from the lake for some distance up C^ear 

 Creek, and down the outlet. Its greatest development in tlie southern part 

 of the lake is due to tlie protection it has there from lashing winds, as this 



