REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST [916 69 



Lake Vegetation 



The quieter waters of some of the bays, especially when protected 

 from the prevailing winds by a wooded point, are rich in aquatic 

 species. The deeper waters containing : 



Castalia tuberosa {Paine) Greene Potamogeton angustifolius B. & P. 

 Nymphaea microphylla Pers. " lucens L. 



" variegata {Engelm.) G. S. perfoliatus L. 



Miller Naias flexilis {Willd.) R. & S. 



Potamogeton pectinatus L. Nymphoides lacunosum ( Vent.) Kuntze 



Near the shores or in shallower water occurs extensive stretches 

 of "swale-grass," as it is locally known, consisting of Scirpus 

 americanus Pers., Spartina michauxiana Hitcho, 

 Scirpus validus Vahl, Juncus effusus L., Eleo- 

 charis palustris vigens Bailey, Typha latifolia 

 L., with smaller and varying quantities of the following species: 

 Scirpus fluviatilis (Torr.) A. Gray, Pontederia 

 cordata L., Persicaria amphibia (L.) S. F. Gray, 

 Dianthera americanaL.,Mariscus mariscoides 

 (L.) Kuntze, Alisma subcordatum Raf., Persicaria 

 muhlenbergii (S. Wats.) Small, Saururus cernuus 

 L., Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Eeauv., 

 Cinna arundinacea L., and various other species. 



Stream Vegetation 



The quieter and deeper waters of the streams (figure 10) and 

 their shallow sandy or muddy shores contain an unusually large 

 aquatic vegetation, among which the following are the most 

 conspicuous by their abundance: 



Nymphaea variegata (Engelm.) G. S. Zannichellia palustris L. 



Miller Azolla caroliniana Willd. 



" rubrodisca {Morong) Greene Potamogeton natans L. 



Castalia odorata {Dry and.) Woodv. & epihydrus Raf. 



Wood " angustifolius B. 6* P. 



Myriophyllum verticillatum L. " heterophyllus Schreb. 



Lemna minor L. " perfoliatus L. 



" trisulca L. " diversifolius Raf. 



Vallisneria spiralis L. " praelongus Wulf. 



Philotria canadensis {Michx.) Britton " pusillus L. 



Persicaria amphibia (L.) S. F. Gray Neobeckia aquatica {Eaton) Greene 



Marsh Meadow Vegetation 



Marshy meadows in which the dominant species are Carices and 

 grasses are rather abundant in the lowlands east of Oneida lake. 



