70 TRANDRIA MONOGYNTA. Nardus. 



E. hot. 596-DoJ. 247. 2-Lob. obs. 37. l-Ger. em. 6l> 

 Park 256. o~C. B. th. 56Q-J. B. ii. 731. 2-i/. ox. iv. 



5. 2-Fucbs. 791-Matth. 991-Trag. 904-7. B. ii. 731. 1- 



Blaekw. 158-Ger. 53. l-C. B. th. 5<j4. 



S/*/w cylindrical, but angular on one side ; as long as the 

 leaves which cover it, and have a very fcetid smell. Germen 

 3-cornered, the corners furrowed. Bloss. of a disagreeable pur- 

 plish ash colour ; not smelling in the night time. Claws of the 

 outer petals wrinkled and plaited on the under surface. Inner 

 petals larger than the summit, expanding. Linn. 



Var. 2, Leaves striped. 



Stinking Gladdon, or Gladnvyn. Stinking Flag. Near 



Hornsey, and about Charlton Wood, Kent. Huds. — Near Brain, 

 tree, Essex. [Near Pershore, Worcestersh. Nash. Bath Hills; 

 Ditchingham, Norf. Woodw. — In all the S. W. counties very 

 common, particularly about Teignmouth, on hedge banks and 



sloping ground,] 



June, J 



NAR'DUS. Cal. none : Bloss. 1 valves : Nectary 



none. 



stric'ta. N 



direction. 



JS. lot. 290-J7. dan. 102 l 2-Schreb. 7-C. B. th, 7C-H. ox. 

 viii. 7- 8-7- B. ii. 513. 2-Lob. ic. $0. l-Ger. em. l63U 

 2-Park. 1199. 5-6-7 .-Spike, fef* Leers 1. 7-Scheuch. 2. 



10-Mont. ait 



Stranv with a single joint near its bottom, and 1 short 

 bristle-like leaf. Root-leaves long, threacLshaped. Leers. Spike 

 yellowish, white, or violet coloured. Florets all pointing to 

 one side. 



Small Mat<weed. Heath Mativeed, or Matgrass. Heaths 



and marshes. [Heaths in Norfolk, frequent, Mr. Woodw, 

 Malvern Chace, Worcest. Mr. Ballard. — Birmingham Heath* 

 St. — Lilleshall pool dam, Shropshire.] P. June — Aug.+ 



* The juice of the root, both of this and the preceding species, is 

 sometimes used to excite sneezing ; but it is an unsafe practice. Vio- 

 lent convulsions have sometimes been the consequence. Neither horses, 

 sheep, nor cows eat it. The scarlet seeds displayed by the opening cap* 

 sules give the hedge banks a gay appearance in autumn. The leaves 

 when bruised smell like rancid bacon. 



+ This grass is stiff and hard to the touch, but being generally short, 

 it eludes the stroke of the scythe, and takes off its edge, which makes it 

 disliked by mowers. Goats and horses eat it. Cows and sheep are not 



fond of it. Crows stock it up, for the sake of the larva of insects which 

 they find at the root. 



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