HEXANDRIA— MONOGYNIA. Luciola. 177 



dry state, and then in the leaves only, which are but 2 on the 

 stem, none at the root. Panicle 3 or 4 times subdivided and 

 forked, its ultimate branches bent backward. Heads numerous, 

 but small, of 4 or bjlowers. Calyx-leaves elliptic-oblong, con- 

 cave, obtuse, pale brown, with a broad, white, membranous mar- 

 gin ; the innermost rather the smallest, often with a rose-co- 

 loured hue, well noticed by Haller. Caps, roundish, or broadly 

 obovale, pointed, triangular, of a light shining brown, scarcely 

 so long as the calyx. Seeds very small, not tunicated. 

 Most botanists have confounded this with J. acutiflorus, but they 

 are now sufficiently distinguished, nor can either be mistaken 

 for lampocarpus, which, though the smallest plant, has much the 

 largest capsule. 



23. J. poli/cephalus. Many-headed Jointed Rush. 



Leaves apparently jointed, awl-shaped, cylindrical. Panicle 

 erect, twice or thrice forked, with nearly simple branches. 

 Heads many-flowered. Calyx-leaves lanceolate, acute, 

 rather shorter than the elliptic-ovate bluntish capsule. 



J. polycephalus. D. Don Mss. Hook. Scot. 109. 



In the Highlands of Scotland. Mr. G. Don. 



Perennial. 



Ramifications of the panicle very simple. Heads few, large, of from 



5 to 8 spreading Jlowers, each on a short stalk. Hooker. 

 This description, except the acute calyx, answers well to J. ustu- 



latus of Hoppe's Collection of Dried Grasses. 1 have seen no 



specimens. 



199. LUCIOLA. Wood-rush. 



Luzula. " DeCand. Fr. v. 3. 158. Devaux in Joiirn. de Bot. v. 1 . 



129." Br. Prodr. 591. Bicheno Tr. of L. Soc. v. 12.329. 

 Juncoides. Mich. Gen. 41, t.3\. 



Nat. Ord. see ?i. 198. 



Cal. inferior, of 6 oblong, acute, permanent leaves ; 3 of 

 them internal, and rather the smallest. Cor. none. 

 Filam. capillary, very short, attached to the base of the 

 calyx-leaves. Anth. oblong, erect, of 2 cells, bursting 

 lengthwise. Germ, superior, triangular, of 1 cell, with 

 rudiments of 3 seeds only. Style simple, thread-shaped, 

 deciduous. Stigmas 3, tapering, downy, as long as the 

 style, or longer. Caps, ovate, triangular, smooth, sub- 

 tended by the permanent calyx, of 1 cell, and 3 rather 

 horny valves, with a longitudinal ridge along the middle 

 of each. Seeds 3, at the bottom of the capsule, erect, 



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