on the Genus J uncus of Linnceus. 319 



there is in the bractes of all the species to become foliaceous, in- 

 duces me to hesitate. The German botanists, however, whose 

 acuteness is not often to be surpassed, continue to admit it as 

 distinct. It is very small, not exceeding generally one or two 

 inches in height. I met with it in boggy ground about Ambleside. 



*** Foliis articulatis. 



15. JUNCUS TRIGLUMIS. 



JuNCUs foliis subulatis, floribus ternis terminalibus sessilibus, 



capsulaobtusiuscula longitudine calycis. Wahlen. Flor. Lap. 84. 

 J. culmo basi folioso, foliis linearibus planis, capitulo trifloro in- 



volucruni subaequanti. Rest. Monograph. 52. 

 J. foliis planis, gluma triflora terminali. Sp.Pl.A67. Flor. Dan. 



132. Huds. 151. Lighff. 186. t. g.f. 2. 

 J. floribus terminalibus subternis, bracteis duabus ovatis flores 



subaequantibus. Vahl. Jet. Sac. Hist. Nat. Haf. ii. 1. 38. 

 J. foliis planis, capitulo trifloro terminali erecto aphyllo ebrac- 



teato. Flor. Brit. 382. Engl. Bot. xiii. 899. 

 .7. gluma triflora culmum terminanti. Flor. Lap. 115. t. 10. f. 15. 

 Juncello accedens graminifolia plantula capitulis Armeriee proli- 



ferae. Raii Syn. 430. 

 Gramen cyperoides minus Caryophylli proliferi capitulis. Moris. 



s. viii, t. 12. /, 40. 

 Jngl. Three-floweued Rush. Three-glumed Rush. Small 



Rush-grass, with heads like a childing Sweet WilHam's. 

 Habitat in locis uliginosis et irrigatis, rariCls. 

 Peren. July, August. 



Root fibrous. Stems four to six inches high, erect, straight, cylin- 

 drical, leafy only at the base. Leaves subulate, compressed, 

 sheathing, somewhat jointed ; cells like those of J. uliginosus. 

 Flowers terminal, erect, nearly sessile, generally three together. 

 Bractes oval, concave, nerved, bright brown, membranous ; two 



outer 



