290 JUNCE^E. [Juncus. 



>fs Leaves none. Barren scapes resembling leaves. Panicle 

 lateral. Floivers scattered. 



1. J. f/laucus, Sibth. Hard Rush. Scape deeply striated, 

 rigid ; panicle much branched; leaves of the perianth lanceo- 

 lato-subulate, nearly equal, longer than the elliptical capsule. 

 Br. Fl. 1. p. 160. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 160. E. Bot. t. 665. 



Wet pastures and low meadows. Fl. July. "% .—Foot creeping. 

 Scapes about two feet high, glaucous, rigid, at the base covered with 

 deep purple-brown, membranaceous, shining sheaths. Panicle lax, 

 erect. Flowers slender, pale brown, with a broad green line down the 

 middle of each leaflet of the perianth. Bracteas also small and acu- 

 minate. 



2. J. effusus, Linn. Soft Rush. Scapes very faintly striated, 

 soft ; panicle loose, very much branched, spreading ; leaflets of 

 the perianth lanceolate, nearly acuminate, rather longer than 

 the obovate obtuse capsule. Br. Fl. 1. p. 160. E. Fl. v. ii. 

 p. 162. E. Bot. t. 836. 



Wet marshy grounds, common. Fl. July. %. — Distinguishable 

 from the last by its soft, pliable, almost smooth (scarcely striated) 

 scapes, and spreading, denser, and shorter panicles. 



3. J. conglomerates, Linn. Common Rush. Scapes very 

 faintly striated, (soft) ; panicle much branched, very dense, glo- 

 bose ; leaflets of the perianth lanceolate, acute, nearly equal, 

 about as long as the broadly ovate very obtuse capsule ; sta- 

 mens three. Br. Fl. 1. p. 160. E. Fl. v. ii.p. 160. E. Bot. 

 t. 1836. 



Wet and marshy ground, frequent. Fl. July. %. — Panicle very 

 dense. Scape resembling the last. Wicks of candles are made of the 

 pith of this as well as of the last species. 



;js H< Leaves none. Barren scapes resembling leaves. Panicle 

 terminal. Flowers aggregated. 



4. J. maritimus, Sm. Lesser sharp Sea Rush. Barren 

 scapes and outer bracteas pungent ; panicle very compound ; 

 clusters 4 — 8-flowered ; leaflets of the perianth equal, lanceo- 

 late, acute, as long as the elliptical mucronated capsule. Br. 

 Fl. 1. p. 161. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 159. E. Bot. t. 1725.— J. acutus, 

 fi. Linn. 



Sandy salt marshes about Kingstown, Bullock, and various other 

 places. Near Cork; Mr.J.Drummond. Fl. Aug. %. — Scapes two 

 to three feet high, stiff, and very tough. Outer bractea, or portion 

 that rises above the panicle, broad and membranous at the base. Calyx- 

 leaves acute, with a membranous wavy border, often jagged towards 

 the point. 



5. J. acutus, Linn. Great sharp Sea Rush. Barren scapes 

 and outer bracteas pungent; panicles very compound, mostly 



