on the Genus Juncus of Linnaeus. 331 
perigonii lobis ovato-acuminatis, capsula mucronato-acuta. 
Decandoile, Syn. 150. Ib. Icones Plant. Gall. i. t. 2. 
Juncus Forsteri, foliis planis pilosis, paniculà cymosá erectá, flori- 
bus solitariis, capsulis acutis. Eng. Bot. xviii. 1293. Flor. 
Brit. 1395. í - eda ^ 
Angl. FonsrER's Woonnusm. Narrow-leaved Hairy Rush. 
Habitat in nemorosis calcareis et glareosis. 
Peren. May. 
Root fibrous. Stems from 6—12 inches high, very slender, erect, 
simple, cylindrical, smooth, leafy. .Leaves linear, narrower than 
in the preceding species, acute, hairy at the margin; upper 
oneslargest. Panicle terminal, cymose, erect, spreading, a little 
branched ; branches never divaricate or refracted. Calyx-leaflets 
lanceolate, acuminate, light-brown, as long as the capsule. Cap- 
. sule one-celled, roundish-ovate, acute, mucronate. Seeds three, 
oval; coruncula straightish, obtuse, all meeting at the insertion 
of the pistil. Vid. Tan. IX. fig. 2. | 
No doubt whatever can be entertained with regard to the cor- 
rectness of this being made a species. It was first discovered by 
Edward Forster, Esq. F. L.S., whose acuteness in indigenous bo- 
tany has been rarely equalled, and published in the 18th vol. of 
English Botany. lts pointed capsule, peculiarly shaped corun- 
cula, and ascending cyme, are invariable marks to distinguish it. 
The leaves are not half the width of those of pilosa. The calyx- 
leaflets are longer, much more acuminate, and of a lighter colour. 
The solitary flowers are peculiar to these two species. The figure 
given by Decandolle is very satisfactory, but somewhat stiff. 
3. LUvzULA SYLVATICA. 
LuzvurA paniculà cymosáà decomposita, floribus fasciculatis, co- 
runcula obsoleta. a 
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