Juncus.2 



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Hab. «, N. W. Coast, frequent. Douglas. — /3. Canada, to Bear Lake, Drummond. Dr Richardson, — 

 y. Moist woods in the Rocky Mountains. Dritmmond. — Readily known in its various states by the dense 

 and globose capitula, and the narrow, sharp, rigid sepals. The name echinatus would have been very ap- 

 propriate to this species. H^J^ 



7. J", ensifolius (Wikstr. Act. Holm, 1825./?. 1); caule compresso erecto folioso, foliis 

 lineari-acuminatis ensiformibus (lateraliter planis) articulatis subflaccidis caulem flori- 

 ferum subaequantibus, capitulis terminalibus plerumque solitariis subglobosis niulti- 

 floris, floribus densissime compactis, bractea exteriori foliacea basi membrancea capitu- 

 lum plerumque superaiuibus, sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis nitidis capsulam ellipticani 

 mucronatam ^quantibus. — a. minor; capitulo solitario. Cham, et Schiecht, Linncea^ 3, p, 

 373. {et in Herb, nostr,) — J. Mertensianus. Bong, Veget, Sitcha^ p. 49. (e^ in Herb, nostr.) 



J. falcatus. E, Meyer, {fide E. Meyer in Herb, nostr.) — ^, major ; capitulis geminis 

 ternisve etiam subpaniculatis. 



Hab. N. W. America. Sitcha {Bongard), to Unalaschka. Charnisso, Alpine swamps of the Rocky 

 Mountains, north of the Smoking River. Drummond.— (i. Sources of the Columbia River, in the Rocky 

 Mountains. — An extremely interesting plant, with the leaves, in the dried state at least, flattened at the 

 sides, and thus ensiform as in Iris and Sisi/rinchium ; this, however, may in some measure be owing to 

 pressure, and some of the more luxuriant specimens, in their inflorescence, approach the preceding species; 

 though the usual form of the plant so nearly resembles J. castaneus, that Drummond marked it as probably 

 a variety. 



8. J. uliginosus (Siblh.); caule erecto v. decumbente soepe radicante foliisque setaceis 

 obscure articulatis panicula subsimplici irregular!, capitulis pauci- v. pluri-floris, sepalis 

 oblongis aequalibus subacutis capsulam ellipticam aequantibus. E, Bot, t. 801. — a. minor ; 

 erectus, floribus intense fuscis. — J. fusco-ater. Schreb. (fide E. Mey.^in Herb, nostr.) 

 J.bulbosus. L. — J. alpinus. VilL — /3. subtilis ; caule radicante, floribus subbinis. — J. 

 subtilis. Meyer Syn* p, S] J. fluitans. Mx, 



Hab. et. Arctic Sea-coast. J)r Richardson.—^. Canada. Bosc. — These specimens send out copious 

 radicles, chiefly from the base of tlie plant. The stems are 3-5 inches high, erect. Panicle very little 

 branched, with very few, 2-4 capitula, and these few-flowered. 



9. Jl Richardsonianus (Schult. Syst. Veg. v. 7./?. 201); "foliis subulatis nodoso- 

 articulatis, paniculis paucifloris (3-5-floris), capsulis ovalibus calyce obtuso hexandro 

 longioribus." Brown in Rich. App, p. 11. sub 7iom. J. affinis. {non Gaud.) 



Hab. Woody country to the Mackenzie River, Dr Richardson, — I am not acquainted with this plant. 

 Perhaps I may have included it under J. actitijioms {J. pelocarpnSf Meyer). 



10. J. bufonins, L.—E. Bot, t. 802. Ph. Am, 1. p. 238. 



Hab. Throughout Canada to Bear Lake. Dr Richardson. Drummond. N. W. Coast, abundant. Dr 

 Scouler. Douglas, 



11. J. tenuis. Willd. — Ph. Am, 1. p. 228.— J. gracilis. E. Bot. t. 1724.— J. bicornis. 

 Mx Ph. 



Hab. Lake Huron, to Bear Lake, and from Hudson's Bay to the sources of the Columbia in the Rocky 



