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JUNCACE.E. 



preceding. This is one of the first grass-like plants to 

 show flower in spring, when it may be distinguished 

 from all other meadow-herbs by its dense dusters or 

 spikes of brownish-green flowers, each of which contains 

 6 large, light-yellow anthers. FL March May, Per- 

 ennial 



UM ossiFRAGUM (Bog Asphodel}. 



