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Eng. Bot. vol. xxxi. pi. 2174. J. Gesneri. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 167. 



536. 



12. J. bufonius. Toad Rush. Straw branched, leafy ; leaves angu- 

 lar, channelled ; panicle forked, longer than the bracteas ; leaves of the 

 calyx lance-shaped, taper-pointed, membranous, two-ribbed, longer than 



the capsule. Root fibrous : straws numerous, crowded, from four 



inches to a foot high. Annual : flowers in July and August : grows in 

 marshy ground, ditches, &c. : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xii. pi. 302. 

 Eng. FL vol. ii. p. 168. 537. 



13. /. uligincsits. Little Bulbous Rush. Straw branched, leafy, bul- 

 bous at the base ; leaves bristle-shaped, channelled ; heads lateral and 

 terminal, about three-flowered ; capsule obtuse, longer than the calyx. 



Straws from two to six inches high. Perennial : flowers in June 



and July : grows in wet places : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xii. pi. 801. 

 Eng. Ft. vol. ii. p. 169. 538. 



14. J. capitdtus. Dense-headed Rush. Straw erect, simple, leafy at 

 the base ; leaves bristle-shaped, channelled ; heads lateral and terminal ; 

 leaves of the calyx keeled, bristle-pointed, twice as long as the capsule; 



stamens three. Root fibrous : straws from two to four inches high. 



Annual : flowers in the summer months : grows in sandy ground, in the 

 island of Jersey. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 170 : J. supinus. Bicheno, Lin. 

 Tr. vol. xii. p. 317. 539. 



15. J. biglumis. Two-flowered Rush. Straw erect, simple, leafy at 

 the base ; leaves flat ; head solitary, of two flowers, overtopped by a 



leafy bractea. Root fibrous : straws from two to four inches high : 



flowers terminal : capsule longer than the calyx. Perennial ': flowers in 

 August : grows on the higher mountains of Scotland : rare. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. xiii. pi. 898. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 172. 540. 



16. J. triglumis. Three-flowered Rush. Straw erect, simple, leafy 

 below; leaves flat; head solitary, terminal, of three flowers, with ellip- 

 tical bracteas. Roots creeping : straws from three to six inches high. 



Perennial : flowers in July : grows on the higher mountains of Wales, 

 the north of England, and Scotland : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. xiii. 

 pi. 899. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 173. 541. 



17. J.castdneus. Clustered Alpine Rush. Straws simple, leafy : leaves 

 flat, keeled ; heads terminal, mostly in pairs, many-flowered, with leafy 



bracteas ; capsule twice as long as the calyx. Root creeping : straws 



solitary, erect, from eight to twelve inches high. Perennial : flowers in 

 July : grows in the Highlands of Scotland, and in the north of England : 

 rare. Eng. Bot. vol. xiii. pi. 900. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 174. 542. 



18. J. acutifldrus. SJiarp-Jlowered Rush. Leaves apparently jointed, 

 somewhat compressed ; panicle repeatedly compound, terminal ; leaves 

 of the calyx lance-shaped, nearly as long as the narrow egg-shaped, 

 taper-pointed capsule. From one to two feet high : flowers greenish- 

 brown. Perennial : flowers in July and August : grows in bogs, ditches, 

 &c. : very common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxx. pi. 2143. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 174. " 543. 



19. J. lampocar'pus. Shining-fruited Rush. Leaves apparently 

 jointed, compressed ; panicle repeatedly compound, terminal, erect, 

 three inner leaves of the calyx rather blunt ; capsule egg-shaped, acute, 

 longer than the calyx, shining. From one to two feet high. Peren- 



