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m^t llora of Wtltsljh-e. 



COMPRISING THE 



llatoering Hants u'b ims iitMgeitaits ta t|)e Cottntg. 



By Thomas Bruges Flower, M.R.C.S., F.L.S., &c., &c. 



No XV. 



ORDER. JUNCACEiE. (JUSS.) 



Narthecium, (Huds.) Asphodel. 



Linn. CI. vi., Ord. i. 



JVame. From narthex, (Gr.) a rod ; probably from the elongated 



• straight raceme of flowers. 



1. N. ossifragum, (Huds.) Bog-Asphodel. Eufjl. Bot. t. 535. St. 

 78, 3. Reich Icones, x.'421. 



Locality. Wet places in turfy bogs. P. Fl. June, July. Area, 

 1. -^ 3. * * 



South Division. 

 1. South-east District. Wet places at Alderbury. 

 3. South-west District. Marshes at Longleatj sparingly, 

 A rare and local plant in the county. Stem 6 to 8 inches high, 



decumbent at the base. Rhizome creeping. Leaves all radical, half 



the height of the stem. Flowers bright yellow. 



JuNCTis, (Linn.) Rush. 

 Linn. CI. vi., Ord. i. 



Named from jungo, to join ; the leaves and stems of this genus 

 having been employed for cordage. 



1. J. effusus, (Linn.) effuse or soft Rush. Fnc/l. Bot. t. 836. 

 Reich Icones, ix., 413. 



Locality. In marshy grounds. P. Fl. Jtily. Recorded in all 

 the Districts. Stem faintly striate, soft, pith continuous, panicle 

 usually diffuse. Capsule not ajnculate. Height 1 to 2 feet. Often 

 mingled with the next species, but flowering three weeks later. 



