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CATALOGUE OF PLANTS.
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TYPHACEÆ. CAT-TAIL FAMILY.
TYPHA, L. CAT-TAIL FLAG.
572 T. latifolia, L. cail C. B &c. S &da R.
Bogs and marshes; frequent.
SPARGANIUM, L. BUR-REED.
573 S. simplex, Huds. bar. XC+ D+
Common in shallow water, in brooks and ditches. Very variable.
574 S. androcladum, Engelm.
Common. From a study of Mt. Desert specimens it appears better not to recognize this variety as entitled to specific rank. There is no well defined dividing line between it and S. simplex, and occasionally the two forms appear on the same plant.
575 Var. angustifolium (Mx.), Engelm.
Rare. Seal Cove Pond (R. & R.);—pool, Hunters Brook (Rand). Apparently also in Hadlock Upper Pond (Rand).
S. minimum, Fries.
Ponds and streams; frequent. The Barcelona; Hadlock Upper Pond, etc. (Rand);—Jordan Stream (R. & R.);—Northeast Creek (M. L. Fernald).
ARACEÆ. ARUM FAMILY.
ARISÆMA, Mart. INDIAN TURNIP.
578 A. triphyllum (L.), Torr. JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT.
Rich woods, boggy places, and meadows; infrequent. Jordan Pond trail from Northeast Harbor; The Barcelona meadow; Northeast Meadow (Rand);—roadside, north of Doctors Creek (R. & R.).