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LAKES AND RIVERS, 



was never able to find an example, except the common 

 laurel. The flowering rush I found sometimes contained 

 an even number of stamens, so that this was an un- 

 satisfactory diagnosis. The Water-mint, Mentha aqua- 

 tia,wa.s very luxuriant in May, as well as the Brooklime, 

 Veronica beccabunga, and the Water-speedwell, Vero- 

 nica anagalliS) a plant most valuable as an antiscor- 

 butic. 



WHITE WATER-LILY. 



A rather rare plant at Lewes, but one which I 

 found in one particular ditch, was the Buck-bean, 

 Menyanthes trifoliata, distinguishable by its spike of 

 pink flowers, most beautifully marked, and its trefoil- 

 like leaves render it one of the most characteristic of 

 our British plants. In Lancashire it is used as a 



