TRANSACTIONS OF WAGNER 

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THE VEGETATION OF THE HACKENSACK MARSH: A TYPICAL AMERICAN FEN 



Cyperus strigosus L. 



Damp soil along ditches, etc. 

 Scirpus americanus Pers. (Three Square). 



Salt-marsh borders. At many places on the higher parts of the marshes 

 this tall-growing sedge is cut and used for hay. 

 Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth (Wool Grass). 



Wet meadows and thickets bordering the marshes. 

 Stenophyllus capillaris (L.) Britton. 



Dry sterile soil on Snake Hill, 



Araceae 

 Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth (Green Arrow Arum). 

 Shallow water of ditches. 



Lemnaceae 

 Lemna minor L. (Duck-weed) (Fig. 8). 



On the surfaces of stagnant water in pools and ditches all over the 

 marsh. 



C ommelinaceae 

 Commelina communis L. (Day-flower). 



A frequent plant in low swales and ditches. 



JUNCACEAE 



Juncus canadensis J. Gay. 



Occurring everywhere on the typical salt brackish marsh. 

 Juncus Gerardi Loisel (Black Grass). 



This is one of the most typical salt-marsh plants and is found on all 

 the true salt-marsh flats. 

 Juncus tenuis Willd. 



Very common along roadsides and in dry fields. 



LiLIACEAE 



Lilium superbum L. (Wild Yellow Lily). 



Wet meadows and bogs near the marsh borders. 

 Lilium philadelphicum L. (Wood Lily). 



Rare. Dry ground near Snake Hill. 

 Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. (False Spikenard). 



Moist woods and banks on Snake Hill and Little Snake Hill. 

 Smilax rotundifolia L. (Common Green Briar). 



Moist thickets near Snake Hill. 



