71 HEXANDRIA MONOGYN1A. [CI. 6. 



Groves. If. 5. L. in pairs, ellipt. Fl. white, sweet-scented. Berry 

 scarlet. 



2. C. vcrticilldta, 2. 128. (Narrow-leaved Solomon's Seal.) Leaves 



linear-lanceolate, whorled. 

 Scot, woods, rare, If. 6. L. narrow. Fl.-stalks axill. branched. 



3. C. Polygondtmn, 4. 280. (Angular Sol.) Leaves alternate, clasp- 



ing the angular stem. Stalks axillary, mostly single-flowered. 

 Stamens smooth. 

 Rocky thickets, rare. If. . 5, 6. L. ellipt. Fl. pendul. bearded, 

 sweet-scented. 



4. C. multiflora, 4. 279. (Common S.) Leaves alternate, clasping 



the round stem. Stalks axillary, many-flowered. Stamens downy. 

 Thickets. If. . 5, 6. L. ellipt. Fl. smaller, scarcely bearded. 



197. ACORUS. Sweet-Flag. 



]. A. Calamus, 5.356. (Common Sweet-F.) Summit of the flower- 

 stalk leafy, rising high above the spadix. 

 Watery pi. If. 6. Aromatic. L. sword-shaped, 2 — 3/. Spadix 

 lateral, green. 



198. JuNCUS. Rush. 



* Leaves none. 



1. J. acutus, 23. 1614. (Great Sharp Sea R.) Stem naked, sharp- 



pointed. Panicle aggregate, near the summit. Bractea spinous. 



Capsule twice as long as the calyx, roundish, with a blunt point. 



Sandy sea-shores. If. Stem 3 or 4f. stiff. Caps, ovate, pointed. 



2. J. maritimus, 24. 1725. (Lesser Sharp Sea R.) Stem naked, sharp- 



pointed. Panicle proliferous, near the erect summit. Bractea 

 spinous. Capsule oblong, the length of the calyx. 

 Marshes near the sea. If . 8. Smaller and more slender. Caps, 

 prismatic. 



3. J.glducus, 10. 665. (Hard R.) Stem naked, straight, glaucous. 



Panicle upright, far below the summit. Capsule elliptical, pointed, 

 rather shorter than the calyx. 

 Moist past. If. 7. Slender, tough. Sheaths (or scales) at the base 

 shining. 



4. J. conglomerdtus, 12. 835. (Common R.) Stem naked, straight. 



Panicle dense, globular, far below the summit. Capsule abrupt. 

 Stamens three. 

 Moist sit. If. 7. Acute, but not pungent. Caps, ovate, strongly 

 triang. 



5. J. effusus, 12. 836. (Soft R.) Stem naked, straight. Panicle loose, 



repeatedly compound, very far below the summit. Capsule obtuse. 

 Moist pi. If. 7. Soft and pliable. Pan. loose and spreading. 



6. J . Jiliformis, 17. 1 175. (Least R.) Stem naked, thread-shaped, 



drooping. Panicle nearly simple, corymbose, of few flowers, very 

 far below the summit. Bractea taper-pointed. Capsule almost 

 globular. 



