RUSH TRIBE 



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Resembling 



/. lampucarpus (Shining-fruited jointed Rush), 

 the last, but distinguished by its large brown, 

 glossy capsule. 



J . obtusiflorus (Blunt- flowered jointed Rush). 

 Rather smaller than /. acuti/lorus, and well 

 distinguished by its blunt flowers. 



J. uliginosus (Lesser Bog jointed Rush). A 

 small and very variable plant, 3-8 inches high, ( 

 bearing a few clusters rather than panicles of 

 flowers. All these are common in boggy ground. 



Stems leafy ; leaves not cylindrical nor jointed. 



In this group there are but two common 

 species: /. compressus (Round - fruited Rush), 

 a slender plant, about a foot high ; the leaves 

 are linear and grooved above ; the stem is slightly 

 flattened, and terminates in a panicle of greenish- 

 brown flowers ; the capsule is nearly round, with 

 a point : and /. bufonius (Toad Rush), a very 

 small species, 4-6 inches high, with repeatedly forked stems, and 

 solitary green flowers, which grow mostly on one side of the stem. 

 The above are the species of this dull tribe most likely to be met 

 with by the beginner ; for the few others, which are chiefly notable 

 for their rarity, reference may be made to some such work as 

 Bentham and Hooker's " British Flora." 



Joncus Uligini 



[Lesser Bo 'jointed 

 Rush) 



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Luzula Campestris 

 (Field Wood-its*) 



2. Luzula (Wood-Rush) 



1. L. sylvatica (Greal Wood-Rush). Leaves 

 hairy; panicle spreading, much branched; 

 flowers in clusters of about 3. A common 

 woodland plant, with more the habit of a 

 Grass than a Rush. The leaves are flat, and 

 clothed with long, scattered, white hairs ; 

 the stalk rises to a height of about 2 feet, 

 and bears a terminal loose cluster of brownish 

 /lowers, with large yellow anthers. Woods; 

 abundant. Fl. May, June. Perennial. 



2. L. pilosa (Hairy Wood Rush). Leaves 

 hairy ; panicle little branched ; flowers soli- 

 tary. Smaller than the last, and well dis- 

 tinguished by its solitary flowers, the stalks 

 of which are bent back when in fruit. 

 Woods; not unfrequent. Fl. May, June. 

 Perennial. 



