. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . Fig. 70—Arrowhead (Sagi. Haria latifolia Wiled). Grows in very shallow water aroundthe margin of Iowa lakes. 180 LAKES AND LAKE BEiDS OF IOWA south shore. The beach is sandy. At the time of our visit, but littlewater was passing out of the lake. We found it an easy matter to crossthe stream. The lake at this time was also quite free from a few places some rushes grew in the water and cattails near the shoreline. Much of the shore line is free from trees and shrubs. Among theshrubs we noted dogwood (Cornus
. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . Fig. 70—Arrowhead (Sagi. Haria latifolia Wiled). Grows in very shallow water aroundthe margin of Iowa lakes. 180 LAKES AND LAKE BEiDS OF IOWA south shore. The beach is sandy. At the time of our visit, but littlewater was passing out of the lake. We found it an easy matter to crossthe stream. The lake at this time was also quite free from a few places some rushes grew in the water and cattails near the shoreline. Much of the shore line is free from trees and shrubs. Among theshrubs we noted dogwood (Cornus stolonifera and G Amonum), Snow-berry (Symphoricarpos occidentalisj, Poison Ivy (Rhus Toxicodendrum),False Indigo (Amorpha fruiticosa), Sandbar Willow (Salix fluviatilis),Moonseed Menispernum candense). Black Currant (Ribes floridum) and. Fig. 71—Group of Red Cedar trees planted by birds near Iowa L,ake, Ijmmet show the well wooded shores on this lake. wild grape (Vitus vulpina). Forest trees occur in a narrow belt on theshore. On the south shore the belt is somewhat wider and covers a largerarea. This timber belt follows the course of the Des Moines River for ashort distance. Beyond the influence of the lake very few trees following table gives the percentage of trees on the south shore ofthe lake. IXYKSTIOATIOX OK PLANTS AND TREKS 181
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