84 The Flora of Wiltshire. 



4j 5, Recorded in all the Districts. Rhizome extensively creeping. 

 Stem 4 to 6 feet high, soft, spongy, smooth. Panicles various in 

 luxuriance. Peduncles triquetrous, angles scabrous. Spikelets 

 numerous, oblong, clustered at the extremities of the peduncles. 

 Nut bluntly trigonous, obovate. 



3. S. Tabernmmontani, (Gmel.) glaucous Club-rush. S. glaucous, 

 Smith. Engl. Bot t. 2321. Reich Icones, viii., 307. 



Locality. Rivers and ponds. P. Fl. June, July. Area, * * 



* 4, * 



North Divtsion. 



4. North-west District. " In a bog between South Wraxhall and 

 the old Horse and Jockey," Flor. Bath. A very distinct species. 

 Stem 2 feet high, of a glaucous hue. Panicle less compound. Spikes 

 more crowded, darker, with broader glumes, dotted with purple. 

 Stigmas never more than 2. Nut compressed, roundish, oblong, smooth. 



4. 8. ccespitosus, (Linn.) scaly-stalked Club-rush. Engl. Bot. t. 

 1029. St. 10. Reich Icones, viii., 300. 



Locality. On turfy barren heaths. P. Fl. July. Area, 1, * 



* 4, * 



South Division. 

 1. South-east District. "Alderbury," Mr. James Hussey. 

 North Division. 



4. North-west District. " Spye Park,'^ Miss Meredith. A small 

 species, 2 fo 6 inches high. Stems numerous, in dense tufts, erect, 

 naked, except at the base, where they bear 2 or 3 very short leaves. 

 Spikes solitary, small, reddish-brown, 2 outer glumes as tall as the 

 spike, pointed. Nut obovate, oblong, mucronate, smooth. Further 

 localities for this species in the county would be desirable. 



5. S. fiuitans, (Linn.) floating Club-rush. Eleogiton Link. 

 Engl. Bot. t. 216. St. 85, 2. Reich Icones, viii., 298. 



Locality. Ditches and ponds which are sometimes dried up. P. 

 Fl. June, July. Area, * * * 4^ * 



North Division. 

 4. North-west District. South Wraxhall bogs. Very local in 

 Wilts. Stem, floating, most slender in the lower part. Leaves oval- 

 shaped, spreading at nearly a right angle with their sheaths. Flower- 



