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12. Sagittaria latifolia Willd. — This is the famous wapato, 



wappatoo, or duck potato of the Northwestern States. 

 It is known as Chinese onion, and muskrat potato at 

 Oshkosh, Wis. 



13. Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J. G. Smith. — Wild potato, 



Venice, La., Mississippi Delta, La.; white potato, Venice, 

 La.; wild onion, Vermilion Bay, La. 



14. Sagittaria teres S. Wats. — Goose grass, Currituck Sound, 



N. C. 



Eleodaceae 



15. Vallisneria spiralis L. — Poppy, Cayuga Lake, N. Y. (accord- 



ing to Dr. R. V. Pierce) ; ox-tongue. Chef Menteur, La. 



POACEAE 



16. Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. [including the forms 



longearistata Nash and walteri Pursh.].- — Wild rice, Came- 

 ron, La., Avoyelles Parish, La., in fact this name is in use 

 throughout lower Louisiana; blue duck food, Mississippi 

 Delta, La.; wild millet, Oshkosh, Wis., Gaston, Ore.; 

 goose grass. Grand Island, Illinois River. 



17. Panicum condensum Nash.^Folle avoine, Hamburg, La. 



This name may be applied by our French-speaking people 

 to almost any grass with a conspicuous panicle. The most 

 talked of, yes even traditional folle avoine is either Zizania 

 or Zizaniopsis. 



18. Panicum repens h. — Johnson grass, Mississippi Delta, La., 



Belle Isle, La. 



19. Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Doell. and Aschers. — Cut 



grass, Mississippi Delta, La.; white marsh, Santee Club, 

 S. C; roseau, Hamburg, La. 



20. Zizania aguatica L. — Wild oats, Kittyhawk, N. C; wild 



millet, Apalachicola, Fla.* 



21. Spartina glabra Muhl. — Wild rice, Cameron, La.; oyster 



grass, Mississippi Delta, La. 



22. Phragmites communis Trin. — Cane, St. Vincent Id., Fla., 



* For a long list of popular synonyms of Zizania, see Jenks, A. E., 19th Ann. 

 Kcp. Bur. Am. Kthnol. Ci8y7-98), 1900, pp. 1022-1024. 



