TYPHACE/K NAJACE^. 693 



ORDER CCLIII.— TYPHACE.E, DC. Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 365 ; 

 Endl. gen. pi. I, p. 241. 



Marsh or ditch plants, generally inhabiting Europe and N. America. Of 

 the genus Sparganium, one species is found in New Holland, another in 

 India, and a third in Cashmere. The other genus Typha, contains 6 spe- 

 cies, of which three are found in Europe and N. America, one of these 

 also in Van Dieman's Land and India ; two in the W. Indies and 6. Ame- 

 rica ; and one in India. 



Typha, Tournef. {Spreng. syst. 3, ;>. 764, No. 3154; — R. Br. pr. p. 

 338; — Endl. o. c.) Cat's Tail. 



1. angustifolia, L. {Spreng. o. c. p. 890;— E. B. 21, /. 1456; — Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 3, p. 567 ;—R. Br. L c.—T. minor, Curt. Ji. lond. t. 169, not 

 Sm.) ?tSI^ C^^«f1 Ram-hogla. %. Peninsula of India. Bengal, (Seram- 

 pore.) N. India. Fl. R. S. Leaves used for making mats. 



2. elephantina, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 566; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 227.) 

 C^t^t»f1 Hogla. Elephant Grass. %. Margins of tanks and beds of 

 rivers throughout India. Fl. R. and C. S. Elephants are fond of this 

 grass. (Roxb.) It is of great importance for binding the soil on the 

 banks of the Indus with its long tortuous roots, of which great care is 

 taken, when the culms are cut down to make matting of. They are 

 also tied in bundles, and used as buoys to swim with, like sedges 

 (Sparganium ramosum, Swz.) in England. {J. Grah. I. c.) The pol- 

 len of the flowers is abundant in this as well as in the other species, 

 and if a light is applied to it, a flash of fire is produced. 



Typha minor, Sm., (E. B. 21, t. 1457.) % England. France. Germany. 

 — T. latifolia, L. ; E. B. 21, t. 1455. %. Europe. — T. truxillensis, 

 Kth. %. Peru. — T. domingensis, Pers. %. St. Domingo. — Spargariiuni 

 ramosum, Swz,; E. B. 11, t. 744. %. Europe. — S. nutans, L. ; E. B. 

 4, t. 273. % Europe.— S. simplex, Swz.) E. B. 11, t. 745. % Eu. 

 rope, — ^^. stoloniferum, Hb. Buch. %. Magahur. — S. carinatum. 

 Falconer. %. Cashmere. 



ORDER CCLIV.— NAJACE^., (NAJADACE^E, Lindl. Nat. 

 Syst. p. 366;— Endl. gen. pi. 1. p. 229.) 



Water plants, by Lindl. (including Aponogeton t and Spathium) referred 

 to 16 genera. Of these, Spreng. syst. enumerates 26 species for Europe, 

 of which several are also natives of America, Africa and Asia ; 6 for S. Ame- 

 rica, Mexico and the W. Indies ; 6 for N. America ; 8 for N. Holland and 

 the South Sea Islands (4 also natives of Europe,) ; 5 of S. Africa ; 2 of Arabia ; 

 and I of Egypt. In the E. Indies have been found 1 species of Cautinia ? 



