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ORDER : Typhaceae. (Cat-tail Family:) 

 Typha, Tourn. (Cat-tail Flag. 



Typha latifolia, L. (Common Cat-tail or Reed-mace.) Leaves nearly flat ; 

 flowers in a long and very dense cylindrical spike, terminating the stem. 

 Growing in and on the borders of ponds. 



ORDER ! Lcmiiaceae. (Duckweed Family.) 



Lemna, L. (Duckweed. Duck's-meat.) 



Lemiia minor, L. Floating on the surface of stagnant waters : very 

 common. 



ORDER 5 AIismaceae# ( Water Plantain Family.) 

 Alisma, L. (Water Plantain.) 



Alisma Plantago, L. var. Americairom. A common perennial herb, 

 growing in ditches and marshy places. 



ORDER: Orchid 'Ceae. (Orchis Family.) 

 Goodyera, R. Brown. (Rattlesnake Plantain.) 



Goodyera pubescens, R. Brown. Small herb, with greenish-wbite 

 flowers ; leaves ovate, conspicuosly reticulated and blotched with white. 

 July, Aug. 



Spirauthes, Richard. (Ladies' Tresses.) 



Spiranthes gracilis, Bjgelow. Herb ; the small white flowers in a close 

 spirally twisted spike. Grows in dry, sandy soil. July, Aug. 



ORDER : llaomodoraceae. (Bhodwort Family.) 

 Aletris, L. (Colic-root. Star-grass.) 



Aletris aurea, Walt. Perennial and stemless herb, with bell-shaped, yellow 

 flowers. 



ORDER : Dioscoreaceae. { Yam Family.) 



Dioscorea, Plnmier. ( Yam. ) 



Dioscoiea villosa, L. ( Wild Yam-root.) A slender vine, froni knotty and 

 matted rootstocks, twining over bushes. July. 



