MIDDLESEX FLORA. 99 



S. minimum. Fries. 

 Ashland (Rev. Thos. Morong). 



NAIADACEyG. PONDWEED FAMILY. 



Naias, L. 

 N. flexilis, Eostk. 



Common. 

 N. flexilis, Eostk., var. robusta, Morong. ' 



Concord River, abundant (Walter Deane) ; Natick (Rev. Thos. 



Morong ; specimen in herb. of). 



"Stem stout, few leaved, sparsely branching, elongated; leaves 



linear, li — 2mm. broad and 10— 15mm. long, flat, abruptly acute. 



I have found it rising to the surface in still ponds, in water 4 to 6 



feet deep." Morong in Bot. Gaz. The usual fruit of the type. 

 N. Indica, Cham., var. gracillima, Braun. 



Wobum (Wm. Boott) ; Spot Pond, Stoneham, and Ashland (Rev. 



Thos. Morong). Rare. 



Zannichellia, Mich. 



Z. palustris, L. Hokned Pondwbed. 

 Very abundant in Mystic Pond and River (Wm. Boott). June-July. 



ZOSTERA, L. 



Z. marina, L. Eel-gkass. 



Very common in salt water. July-Aug. 



EuppiA, L. 



R. maritima, L. Ditch-grass. 

 Common in brackish water. June-July. 



POTAMOGBTON, TOUTU. 



P. natans, L. 



Common. 

 P. Oakeslanus, Eobbins. 



Mystic Pond, Medford, and Horn Pond, Woburn (Wm. Boott) ; 



Natick (Eev. Thos. Morong). 

 P. Claytonii, Tuck. 



Common. 

 P. Vaseyi, Robbins. 



Mystic Pond, Medford (Wm. Boott) ; Spot Pond, Stoneham (Eev. 



Thos. Morong). 

 P. Spirillus, Tuck. 



Westf ord (Dr. C. W. Swan) ; Woburn, Winchester, Medford and 



Billerica (Wm. Boott) ; Concord (E. S. Hoar). 



