HEXANDRIA POLYGYNIA. Alisma. 
A. Plantago. Mich.Ji. amer. 1. p. 218. 
In ditches and ponds, common : Canada to Florida. 1/. . 
July. v. v. 
2. A. foliis ovalibus subcordatis abrupte acuminatis 5-nervi- 
bus umbellis composite verticillato-paniculatis, pedi- 
cellis filiformibus. 
In salt-marshes, on the coast of New Jersey and Pen- 
sylvania. I/. July, Aug. v. v. Leaves and flowers 
small. Both species approach near to A . Plantago , 
but are sufficiently distinct to admit them to be called 
species. 
3. A. pusilla; foliis lineari-subulatis, umbellis subsimplici- 
bus — Willd. sp. pi. 2. p. 279 . 
In overflowed places : New York to Florida, scarce ; 
plentifully on the shores of the Delaware near Phila- 
delphia, to the edge of low water mark. 0. Aug. 
v. v . A small plant, with flowers in proportion large. 
4. A. foliis ovatis obtusis, pedunculis solitariis. Willd. sp. 
pl. 2. p. 278. 
In stagnant waters, on the banks of the St. Laurence* 
1/ . July. v. s . 
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parviflora . 
sululata . 
Wtans* 
