Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 391 



Lakeview Hotel, along Long Point, Lost Lake marsh, Green's 

 marsh, east border of Lost Lake outlet, and common along the 

 edges of a sedgy meadow about three-fourths of a mile down the 

 outlet. The same patches persisted year after year in Green's 

 marsh, and probably in other places. This well-known and at- 

 tractive flower is somewhat remarkable for its inconspicuousness 

 until in full bloom. The stiffly erect stems and buds make almost 

 no show whatever until the flower has actually burst into bloom. 

 At the lake it begins blooming about the middle of September or 

 a little before, and in sheltered locations continues until after frost 

 has cut down all less hardy plants. 



605. STIFF GENTIAN; AGUE-WEED 



GENTIANA QUINQUEFOLIA L. 



Rare about the lake ; only one small clump of plants found ; this 

 was at the base of the bank near the lake shore, on the east side 

 north of McOuat's. This was noted in blossom October 9, 1900. 

 The patch still persisted in 1906 when it was noted in flower Oc- 

 tober 28. Flowers small, but numerous. 



606. SOAPWORT GENTIAN; BLUE GENTIAN 



DASYSTEPHANA SAFONARIA (L.) Small 



Common in flat level places; the most abundant gentian about 

 the lake; common among the cranberries and wintergreen in Wai- 

 ley's woods east of the outlet. Abundant along the railroad track 

 about half-way to Belong and forming a big patch of blue when in 

 flower along by the holly swamp west of the railroad. Frequent 

 also in Walley's woods by the birch swamp. Not quite a "closed 

 gentian" but half closed, opening up a little during the middle of 

 the day and showing the pale plaits between the corolla lobes 

 proper, but the rest of the day closed tightly. Prettier, in a way, 

 than the closed gentian. It is fertilized, partly at least, by bumble- 

 bees that crawl down into the sac-shaped bloom; when the bee 

 comes out of the flower it always closes the flower ; this may be an 

 accident, due to his clumsy getting out, but looks as if it were most 

 carefully and deliberately done, and the flower seems to remain 

 closed afterward. Field notes mention chrysalises in the pods but 

 the note is too brief to recall fully the situation. In flower from. 

 September 28 until October 24. 



