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Order XCIV. MELANTHACEJE. 
Genus 1. Colchicum. 
C. autumn ale. Meadow Saffron. Fig. 1301. 
Leaves erect, broadly lanceolate, withering in the summer. Meadows. 
4-8 in. Perenn. Sept.-Nov. Purple. (|) £.5. 1. 133. E. B. 
2. 535. H. fy Am. 457. Bab. 336. Lind. 264. 
Genus 2. Tofieldia. 
T. palustris. Scottish Asphodel. Fig. 1302. 
Spike ovate. Stem nearly leafless. Leaves sword-shaped. Boggy 
mountains. 4-6 in. Perenn. July and Aug. Yellowish. (|) E.B. 
1 . 536. E. B. 2. 534. H. Am. 45 7. Bab. 336. Lind. 264. 
Order XCV. RESTIACEJE. 
Genus 1. Eriocaulon, 
E. septangulare. Pipewort. Fig. 1303. 
Leaves subulate, compressed, pellucid. Stem angular. Alpine lakes; 
rare. 6-10in. Perenn. Aug. Purplish-white. (§) E.B. 1.733. 
E.B. 2.1313. H.fyArn. 458. Bab. 337. Lind. 272. 
Order XCVI. JUNCACE^E. 
Genus 1. Narthecium. 
N. ossifragum. Bog Asphodel. Fig. 1304. 
Leaves linear, equitant. Flowers in erect racemes. Bogs; common. 
6-8 in. Perenn. July and Aug. Bright yellow, (f) £.5.1.535. 
E. B. 2. 519. H.fyArn. 468. Bab. 337. Lind. 277. 
Genus 2. Juncus. 
J. maritimus. Small Sea-Rush. Fig. 1305. 
Leafless. Stems rigid, spine-pointed. Panicle terminal, proliferous. 
Bracts spinous. Capsules oblong. Salt marshes. 2 ft. Perenn. 
Aug. Brownish. (§) £'.5.1.1725. £'.5.2.496. H. fy Am. 461. 
Bab. 338. Lind. 273. 
J. acutus. Great Sea-Rush. Fig. 1306. 
Leafless. Stems rigid, spine-pointed. Panicle terminal, rather dense. 
Bracts spinous. Capsules roundish. Sandy shores, 2-6 ft. Perenn. 
July. Brownish. (§) £.5.1.1614. E.B. 2.497. H.fyArn. 461. 
Bab. 338. Lind. 273. 
J. conglomerates. Common Rush. Fig. 1307. 
Leafless. Stems soft. Panicle lateral, dense, globose. Stamens 3. 
Moist ground; abundant. 2-3 ft. Perenn. July. Brownish, (f) 
E.B. 1.835. E. B. 2. 498. H. Am. 459. Bab. 338. Lind. 273. 
J. effusus. Soft Rush. Fig. 1308. 
Leafless. Stems soft. Panicle lateral, loose, much branched. 
Moist ground; abundant. 2-4 ft. Perenn. July. Yellowish. (^) 
£.5.1. 836. E. B. 2. 499. H. Am. 459. Bab. 338. Lind. 273. 
J. glaucus. Hard Rush. Fig. 1309. 
Leafless. Stems rigid, glaucous, deeply striated. Panicle lateral, 
spreading. Moist ground. 1-3 ft. Perenn. Julv. Brownish. (|) 
£.5.1.665. E.B. 2.500. H.SfArn. 460. Bab' 338. Lind. 273. 
J. filiformis. Thread Rush. Fig. 1310. 
Leafless. Stems very slender. Panicle below the middle of the 
stem. Sepals longer than the capsule. Lake shores in the North. 
1 ft. Perenn. July. Green. (§) £.5.1. 1175. £. 5. 2. 501. 
H.fyArn. 460. Bab. 339. Lind. 273. 
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