An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . at Tail Family Tall marsh plants with very long linear leaves and tall flowerstalks bearing at the summit two cylindric flower masses, the moreslender cylinder containing the staminate flowers above, thethicker and more conspicuous, the pistillate flowers, below. TYPHA, L. Cylinder of pistillate flowers 5 to 8 in. long, that of the staminateabout the same length. Flowers immensely numerous. The bristles,which alone rep
An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . at Tail Family Tall marsh plants with very long linear leaves and tall flowerstalks bearing at the summit two cylindric flower masses, the moreslender cylinder containing the staminate flowers above, thethicker and more conspicuous, the pistillate flowers, below. TYPHA, L. Cylinder of pistillate flowers 5 to 8 in. long, that of the staminateabout the same length. Flowers immensely numerous. The bristles,which alone represent the floral envelope, enclose, in staminate flowers,groups of 2 to 7 stamens each. One (rarely more) pistil may also beenclosed by a single set of bristles. 1. T. latifolia, I^. (Fig. 2, pi. 3.) Broad-leaved Cat Tail. Theslender straiglit stems are from 5 to 8 ft. high, leaves as high or ilower cylinders become dark velvety brown. Tlie staminate cylinderextends down to and is in contact with the other, but the division maybe distinctly seen. Marshes throughout the country. 2. T. angustifolia, L. (Fig. 1, pi. 3.) Narrow-lkaved Cat Tail. BUR-REED FAMILY 91. Plate 31. Typha angustifolia. 2. T. latifolia. 3. Sparganium eurycarpum. 4. 5. S. minimum. 6, Heteranthera dubia. 7. H. reniformis. 92 SPARGANIACEAE Stem more slender than the last and generally higher. The cylinder ofstaminate flowers does not extend down to the other cylinder, but thereis between the two a space of naked stem, oi from 1 to 3 inches. Sit-uations similar to No. 1. Family II.—SPARGANIACEAE. Bur-reed Family Marsh plants with long linear leaves and tall flower stem usuallybranching near the summit and bearing several globe-formed heads,the heads nearest the summit being much smaller than those be-low. The upper are the staminate flowers, the others the below each of the larger balls a long slender leafybract starts, which is related to the spathe of the arum fa
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