
          585.

produces stalk enough to float the flower, it however, is never rigid, 
but rather loose, allowing the flower to float with the motion of the
water.  <s>The</s> A plant, too, <s>where</s> found, without standing water, and where
one might think a long rigid stalk would be produced, had stalk
only long enough to bring the bud to the surface, and the flower lay expanded
right on the ground.  M. quadrifolia was in fine condition and examination
showed many plants with sporocarps.  These were found only on
terrestrial plants,  none of those in the water having a single one.  One plant
only and that so close to the shore that its <s>root</s> stem was barely covered
with water had them.  The sporocarps 1, 2, and 3 in number, generally two,
were on very close stalks attached to the stalk of the leaf.  Another thing
noticed was that some of the leaves trained around other leaves.
It was now after 12 o'clock and I felt rather hungry so we decided
to camp on a hill overlooking the lake and eat our lunch.  While we
were eating we had a shower of very large drops, which did not last
very long; but not long after we had another which lasted somewhat
longer.  Within half an hour though it had stopped and during the greater
part of the afternoon it was only partly cloudy.  After dinner we went
towards the old furnace and on our way stopped to examine the
spring we had cleaned out during the spring.  It was found with
        