PLANTS OF MANHATTAN AND BLUE ISLAND 8 1 



Pontederiaceae. Pickerel-weed Family. 

 Heteranihera reniformis R. & P. Mud Plantain. 



Manhattan. Occasional in mud or water. 

 Heteranihera limosa (Sw.) Willd. Smaller Mud Plantain. 

 Manhattan. Occasional in mud or water. 

 Juncaceae. Rush Family. 



J uncus tenuis Willd. Slender Rush. 



Wet places on prairies, meadows, etc. Common. 

 J uncus Torreyi Coville. Torrey's Rush. 



Common at Manhattan on sandbars of old river channel. 

 Once collected along creek bank at Blue Rapids. 



Melanthaceae. Bunch-flower Family. 

 Zygadenus Nuttallii (A. Gray) S. Wats. 



Manhattan. Common on prairies. May 15. 

 Liliaceae. Lily Family. 

 Allium canadense L. Wild Garlic. 



Banks; lower parts of hillsides. Frequent. May 25. 

 Allium mutabile Michx. Wild Onion. 



Prairies. Common. May 25. 

 Nothoscordum bivalve. (L.) Britton. Yellow False Garlic. 



Manhattan. Occasional in meadows. Apr. 20. 

 Erythronium albidum Nutt. White Adder's-tongue or Dog's- 

 tooth Violet. 



Moist woods. Frequent. Apr. 10 (8). 

 Yticca glauca Nutt. Bear-grass. 



Manhattan. Rocky hillsides and sandhills. Occasional. 

 June 5. 



Convallariaceae. kily-of-the-Valley Family. 

 Asparagus officinale L. Asparagus. 



Occasionally' escaped from cultivation. 

 Vagnera stellata (L.) Morong. Star-flowered Solomon's Seal. 



Woods of ravines. Common. May 5. 

 Salomonia commutata (R. & S.) Britton. Smooth Solomon's 

 vSeal. 



Woods. Common. May 30 (June 2). 



Smilaceae. Smilax Family. 

 Smilax herbacea L,. Carrion Flower. 



Thickets and wood margins. Frequent. June 25. 



