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M. nutans : stems 1-2 feet high, slender, erect ; leaves 

 erect, flat ; panicle one-sided, 2-3 inches long ; spikelets 

 10-15 drooping, two-flowered ; outer glumes brown or purple 

 with scarious edges. Woods and shady rocky places. Fl. 

 June. 



(337) Amndo. REED. 



A. Phragmites : aquatic ; stems stout, 5-6 feet high or 

 more, leafy all the way up ; leaves broad ; panicle from a few 

 inches to a foot long, with numerous branches, more or less 

 drooping, purplish -brown, the spikelets very numerous, narrow; 

 pales surrounded by silky hairs which lengthen as the seed 

 ripens, giving the panicle a beautiful silvery appearance. 

 Wet ditches, marshes, and shallow waters. Fl. July. 



There are many other wild flowers to be occasionally found 

 in the summer season, but those we have noticed are the most 

 likely to be met with, and a knowledge of these will fur- 

 nish a key to the rest. 



