,«^>'i- MONOhCIA DlAxN'DRIA. 



lypus. Lin. Diicl.s are well known to be fond 

 or this plant, and the Vhalocna Lcmnata of Lm- 

 naiis^ breeds upon it. 



po'xrh'r-M. 3 LEMNA foliis felTilibus, radicibus confcrtis. Sp. 

 y. 1377. {Raj. Syn. p. 1:9. /. 4. /. 2. Michel. 

 '^en.t, 1 1./. O 



Gieat Duck's Meat. /ingUs. 



In liagnant waters. O. VII, 



The leaves of this are often red underneath : it 

 finks to the bottoni of the water in the Winter 

 Italon, and riles to the furface again in the 

 Spring, as does aifo the preceding. Jt is readily 

 diflinguiflied by having a clufter or pencil of ra- 

 dicles under each leaf, whereas the preceding 

 luis only one Tingle radicle. 



TYPHA. Gen. pi. ]04.o. 

 MASC. Amentum cylindricum. Cat. obfoletus, tri- 



phyllus. Cor. nulla. 

 F£M. Amentum cylindr'.cum infra mafculos. 



Cai capillo villolb. Cor. o. 



Stiii. 1, infidens pappo capillari. 



IrJifdia T. TYPHA foliis fubenfiformibus, fpica mafcula fe- 

 rn; ne.>q •, approximatis. Sp. pi 1377- {Ger. em. 

 p. 4O. Alcri's, bijl^ f. S. t. i^.f- i, oniinis infe- 

 rior is, hoiia.) 

 (I-rear Cat's Tail, or Reed-mace, JngHs. 

 in the borders of ponds and lakes, as in dojehurn- 

 Lcd', about ei^ht miles above DumfrieSy in the 



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