328 MISCELLANEOUS 



1. BRANCHING BUR-REED: 



Sparganium americanum. 

 Bur-reed Family. June — Aug. 



Plant 1-2 feet high, stem having 1-2 

 branches, found on borders of ponds and 

 streams. Newfoundland to Minnesota, south- 

 ward to Missouri and Florida. 

 Flowers — Of 2 kinds, the upper ones in downy- 

 heads, lower ones round, bur-like, 

 borne on stalks from the leaf angles. 

 Leaves — Long, narrow. 



2. SWEET FLAG: Acorus Calamus. 

 Arum Family. June — Aug. 



Found in wet, swampy places. Maine, south 

 and west to Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas. 

 Flowers — Tiny, compactly covering a long, slen- 

 der, greenish club, which grows from 

 the side of a two-edged stem. 

 Leaves — Long, narrow, sword-like. Rootstock 

 aromatic. 



