TRTAND. MONOG. \7^ 



Castle, by th? river's side, Mr. Yahkm. Neighbouibood of BorUi- 

 wick Castle, Maugh. Fl. June, July. 1/. 



Boot creeping. Cuhn G or 8 inches 'nigh, covered for almost half iu 

 length with the very long sheathing bases of the leaves. Leaves 

 about as long as the culms, linear, acuminate. Spike oblong, with 

 as olitary involucre at its base, which is longer than the spike. Spike 

 lets placed in two ranks, oblongo-ovate, shining, ferruginous, .0 — 6- 

 flowered ; glumes all but the lower one fertile, so that this is perhaps 

 as well as the following species, rather a Scirpus than aSchictius. 



4. Sch. ri/fiis {brown Bog -y^ush), cuhn rounded spike distichous 

 longer than the involucrum, spikelecs few flowered, leaves se- 

 taceous channelled. E. B. t. 1010. Lightf. p. 86 {S.fer- 

 rugmeus), and t. 24 (as .S'. compresszis, var.). 



Hab. Moorish places, rare. Isle of Mull, Z./g7z(/. Dunbar, Arran, 

 ^yc:, Mr. Mackay. Fife and Angu5-shire, G.Don. Near Creigan- 

 ferry. On the coast, 2 m. east of S. Queensferry, Maugh. Gui) ■ 

 Ion Loch, Edinb., Mr. GreciUe. Bressay, Shetland, Rev. Mf 

 Fleming. Fl. July. 2/ . 



Allied to the last, es))ecially in the distichous spikes ; but much slen- 

 derer. Leaves much shorter and setaceous, never plane. Spike$ 

 ovate, dark brown, of 5 — 6 spikelets, each of 3 — A /lowers. Glum-es 

 more obtuse. 



5. SCIRPUS. 



* Spike solitary. 

 t Culms simple. 



1. So. ccespiiosus {scaly- stalked Club-rnsh), culm rounded 

 sheathing terminating in the rudiments of leavps, two 0|Ut?r 

 glumes as long as the spike involucrate, stigmas 3. Liglitf. 

 p. ^7. E. B. t. 1029. 



Hab. Moors eveiy where, most abundant. Fl. July. % . 



Culms cffispitose, 2 — 6 inclies high, clothed at tlie biise with the old 

 sheathing scales, upper sheaths ending in a short imperfect subu- 

 late leaf. Spike small, pale brown, or ferruginous ; the two large outer 

 glumes cuspidate, green at the keel ; the rest rather acute. Fruit 

 surrounded by six bristles, tipped with the scaly incrassated base of 

 the styles. Principal food of the sheep in the Highland mountains 

 in the spring. Lightf. 



2. Sc. pnuc'i/lor7is {chocolate-headed Club-rush), culm rounded, 

 sheaths leafless, spike ovate naked, glumes obtuse nearly equal, 

 two outer ones the largest but shorter than the spike, stigma? 3, 

 Light/, p. 1078. E.B. /. 1122. {S.Bceo'hryon, WiUd.), 



Hab. Highland mountains, as upon Malghyrdy in Breadalbane, Dr. 

 Stuart. Leith Links, Mr. J. T. Mackay. Near Mugdoch Castie, 

 N. of Glasgow: and on the Ochill Hills plentiful, D. Don. Loch- 

 leven and Cliesh hills and sides of mountains in Breadalban.e fre- 

 quent, Mr. Arnott. Fl. Aug. 1/ . 



In general appearance very near S. palustr., but much smaller apd 

 slenderer. Spike oi fewer flovv^ers, 3—6. Glujiies pove ^(^use. 



