ANGIOSPERMAE. 



MONOCOTYLEDONEAE. 



TYPHACEAE. CAT-TAIL FAMILY. 



TYPHA L. Cat-tail Flag. 



Typha latifolia L. (broad-leaved). 

 Common Cat-tail. 



Frequent. Wet swamps, margins of streams and ponds, 

 often in large colonies. June — July ; fruit Oct., persisting 

 through the winter. 



The heads are often used for decorative purposes and 

 also make a fluffy stuffing for pillows, etc. The roots are 

 sometimes used medicinally. 



Typha angustifolia L. (narrow-leaved). 

 Cat-tail. 



Occasional in fresh-water marshes near the coast, also 

 found inland at Oxford (Harger), and Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. 

 Phelps) ; common along the coast in salt or brackish marshes. 

 June ; fruit Oct., persisting through the winter. 



SPARGANIACEAE. BUR-REED FAMILY. 



SPARGANIUM L. Bur-reed. 



Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. (broad-fruited). 



Borders of ponds and streams. Rare or local over most 

 of the state: Groton and Lyme (Graves), East Hartford (A. 

 W. Driggs), Oxford (Harger), Windsor and Sharon (Bis- 

 sell). Becoming occasional along the coast in New Haven 

 and Fairfield Counties (Fames). July — Aug. 



Sparganium americanum Nutt. 



Sparganium simplex Huds., var. Nuttallil Fngelm. 



Rare or occasional. Shallow water and borders of ponds 

 and streams: Voluntown and East Lyme (Graves), Union 

 (Bissell), Hampton (Weatherby). July — Aug. 



