182 COLONSAY 



Europe, occurring only in Pomerania, Finland, and Upland, 

 and Scania in Sweden" (A. B.). 



CYPERACE^: (the Sedge family) 



Grass-like herbs, usually found in moist situations and at 

 the edges of waters. The leaves are usually stiffer than 

 those of grasses ; the stems are solid, and the sheaths of the 

 leaves closed all round. All the species of the order in- 

 cluded here are perennials. 



Eleocharis, Br. 



E. palustris, Koem. and Schult. Creeping Club-rush. 

 Ditch, Garvard; common. July. 



E. uniglumus, Schultes. One-glumed Spike-rush. 

 Marshy ground above Loch Sgoltaire. August. 



E. multicaulis, Sm. Many-stalked Club-rush. In tufts 

 on stony shore, Loch Fada side. July. 



Scirpus, L. 



S. pauciflorus, Lightf . Few-flowered Club-rush. Ele- 

 vated moorland between Kilchattan and Machrins. August. 



S. azspitosus, L. Tufted Club-rush ; Deer's Hair. Ciob. 

 Abundant on the moors, often mixed with the heather. It 

 is particularly common in places on the grits. June. This 

 is the principal food of cattle and sheep in the Highlands 

 in March and till the end of May. W. Locally it is not 

 often eaten by sheep. 



S. fluitans, L. Floating Club-rush. Common in streams 

 and in marshy pools of still water. August. 



S. filiformis, Savi. A slender and elegant species, seen 

 only at a muddy corner of Leana-mhor, Garvard. August. 



S. setaceus, L. Bristle Club-rush. Common in moist 

 places in the hill pastures. July. 



S. lacustris, L. Lake Club-rush. Luachair Bhogain. 



