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the Cape of Good Hope about six years ago by Lord John Spencer 

 Churchill, Capt. R.N. The spadix was of unusual size, and bore a 

 strong resemblance to a gigantic pine cone. The most remarkable 

 peculiarity observable was, that several scales, less developed than 

 the others, bore only one mass of anthers, whilst in others the two 

 masses were confluent. 



Read, "An account of the Indian Species of Juncus and Luzula." 

 By D. Don, Esq., Libr. L.S., Prof. Bot., Kings College. 



The species described in this paper are all from Northern India, 

 and were mostly collected by Dr. Royle in the range of the Hima- 

 laya, included between the Ganges and Sutlej. Of the eight spe- 

 cies described, seven belong to Juncus, and only one to Luzula. 

 Three of the former genus are entirely new, two had been previously 

 gatheredby Dr. Wallich's collectors in Nepal, and of the two others, 

 one (/. bufonius) is common throughout the northern hemisphere, 

 and the other (/. glaucus) is abundant in northern and central 

 Europe. The Luzula is spicata, which occurs on the mountains of 

 the north of England, Scotland, and throughout Europe, reaching 

 as high as 71° north latitude, and which is likewise found on the 

 Caucasus and Altai mountains in northern Asia. The present va- 

 riety is from Lippa in Kunawur, a country situated beyond the 

 Himalaya, in about 31° 33' north latitude, being about 11° more to 

 the south than any station previously recorded for Luzula spicata. 

 The variety differs in its broader sepals, blunt capsule, with obovate 

 valves, and in the seeds not being above half the size. 



We subjoin the characters of the new species. 



1. J. leucanthus (Royle), culmo bifolio tereti, foliis margine involutis 

 filiformibus culmum subaequantibus, capitulo terminali solitario 6 — 10- 

 floro, involucro 5-phyllo glumaceo floribus longiore, sepalis acutius- 

 culis, antheris acutis filamentis duplo longioribus, ovario incluso, stig- 

 matibus stylo ter brevioribus. 



This species is nearly allied to /. triglumis. 



2. J. leucomelas (Royle), culmo enodi filiformi aphyllo, foliis subulatis, 

 canaliculars, capitulo terminali 3 — 5-floro, involucro 3-phyllo acuto 

 breviore, sepalis obtusis, antheris filamentorum fere longitudine, capsula 

 acuminata perianthio longiore. 



3. /. membranaceus (Royle), culmo tereti subdiphyllo, foliis subfiliformi- 

 bus obtusis, capitulo terminali solitario 4 — 8-floro bractea communi 

 membranacea breviore, sepalis obtusis capsula acuta longioribus, stami- 

 nibus inclusis, antheris filamentis dilatatis ter brevioribus. 



4. /. concinnus (Don. Prodr. Fl. Nepal, p. 44), culmo tereti subdiphyllo, 

 foliis planiusculis obtusis, capitulis 3 — 6-floris corymbosis, bractea 

 communi elongata foliacea, sepalis acutis, capsula acuta longioribus. 



