VARIEGATED FLOWERS 



reddish. Flowers, in i to 4 close umbels on peduncles, terminat- 

 ing the stem, or rarely in the upper axils. Leaves, in pairs, or the 

 middle ones sometimes whorled, oval, pointed at apex, rounded at 

 base, contracted into short petioles. Plant, 1 to 3 feet high. May 

 and June. 



In dry woods and thickets, from Long Island and southern 

 New York to Illinois, south to Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 



BROWN 



Cat-tail Flag 



Typha latifblia. — Family, Cat-tail. Color, brown. Leaves, all 

 near the base of the stem, long, narrow, sheathing. Summer. 



The picturesque brown of the cat-tails begins to show itself 

 in August. The long, round stem from a creeping rootstock 

 may grow to 5 or 6 feet in height. The dense, cylindrical 

 head of flowers makes a spike; staminate flowers above, 

 pistillate below. No sepals or petals. The pistils are sup- 

 ported upon long stalks which are covered with knobbed, fine 

 bristles, and these later form the down by which the ripe 

 seed is carried by the wind. Marshes and borders of ponds 

 throughout North America. 



Narrow-leaved Cat-tail 



T. angustifolia. — Color, light brown. In this species the 

 staminate and pistillate flowers are usually separated by a space 

 of 2 or 3 inches. Leaves, quite long and narrow. 



Not so common as the preceding, and mostly found in 

 shallow water near the coast. 



