TRIAND. MONQG. \J 



Castle, by the river's side,, Mr. Yalden. Neighbourhood of Borth- 

 wick Castle, Maugh. FL. June, July. I/ . 



Root creeping. Culm 6 or 8 inches high, covered for almost half it* 

 length with the very long sheathing bases of the leaves. Leave* 

 about as long as the culms, linear, acuminate. Spike oblong, with 

 as olitary involucre at its base, which is longer than the spike. Spike 

 lets placed in two ranks, oblongo-ovate, shining, ferruginous, 5 6- 

 flowered j glumes all but the lower one fertile, so that this is perhaps 

 as well as the following species, rather a Scirpus than aSchcenus. 



4. Sch. rufus (brown Bog-rush), culm rounded spike distichous 

 longer than the involucrum, spikelets few flowered, leaves se- 

 taceous channelled. E. B. t. 1010. Lighlf. p. 86 (S.fer- 

 rugineus], and t. 24 (as S. compressus, var.). 



HAB. Moorish places, rare. Isle of Mull, Lightf. Dunbar, Arran, 

 Stye, Mr. Mackay. Fife and Angus-shire, G.Don. NearCreigan- 

 ferry. On the coast, 2 m. east of S.Queensferry, Maugh. Guil- 

 lon Loch, Edinb., Mr. Greville. Bressay, Shetland, Rev. Mr. 

 Fleming. Fl. July. }/ . 



Allied to the last, especially in the distichous spikes j but much slen- 

 derer. Leaves much shorter and setaceous, never plane. Spikes 

 ovate, dark brown, of 5 6 spikelets, each of 3 4 flowers. Glume* 

 more obtuse. 



5. SCIRPUS. 



* Spike solitary. 

 t Culms simple. 



1. Sc. c&spitosus (scaly-stalked Club-rush], culm rounded 

 sheathing terminating in the rudiments of leaves, two outer 

 glumes as long as the spike involucrate, stigmas 3. Light/', 

 p. 87. E.B.t. 1029. 



HAB. Moors every where, jnost abundant. FL July. 11 . 



Culms caespitose, 2 6 inches high, clothed at the base with the old 

 sheathing scales, ir.r:er sheaths ending in a short imperfect subu- 

 late leaf. S/ Are small, pale brown, or fer. : the two large outer 

 glumes cuspidate, ne '; .-ther acute. Fruit 

 surrounded by six ficistl . ..: i::crassated base of 

 the styles. Principal food of the :gh!and mountains 

 in the spring. L(L 



2. Sc. pauciflorus (chocolate-headed Club-rush), culm rounded, 

 sheaths leafless, spike ovate naked, glumes obtuse nearly equal, 

 two outer ones the largest but shorter than the spike, stigmas 3. 

 Lightf. p. 1078. E. B. 1. 1 122. (S. Bwotliryon, Willd.). 



HAB. Highland mountains, as upon Malghyrdy in Breadalbane, Dr. 

 Stuart. Leith Links, Mr. J. T. Mackay. Near Mugcloch Castle, 

 N. of Glasgow: and on the Ochill Hills plentiful, D. Don. Loch- 

 leven and Cliesh hills and sides of mountains in Breadalbane fre- 

 quent, Mr. Arnott. Fl. Aug. I/ . 



In general appearance very near S. palustr., but much smaller and 

 slenderer. Spike of fewer flowers, 3 6. Gtumrs more obtuse. 



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