Plants of the Punjab. 



501 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Alternate Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals none. 



calyx lobes ^ in. long, obloug-lanceolate, blunt, thin, inner 

 longer, stamens 6, protruding, stj'le and stigma short ; 

 capsule far protruding, long-beaked, seeds -^^ in, long- 

 tailed. 



Juncus himalensis, 



Juncace^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 398. 

 Himalaya, 

 7-14,000 ft. 

 Hattu (Collett). 

 Kashmir. 



small to medium size, perennial, stems 8-20 in., tall, 

 stout, stiff, leafy below, one-leaved above, hollow, bear- 

 ing runners ; leaves thread-like or margins rolled inwards, 

 tubular, grooved above, barely partitioned, ear-like pro- 

 cesses, small ; flowers ^ in., brown, in 3-S-flowered heads 

 forming a cluster of several heads with branches sometimes 

 one inch long, spreading, lower bract long, floral bracts 

 ^-| in. diam., calyx lobes ^ in. long, lanceolate, short- 

 pointed, inner linear-oblong, with broad thin margins, 

 tip longer than the stamens : capsule nearly twice as long 

 as the calyx lobes, tip conical, beaked, shining, dark brown, 

 seeds -i in. long, tails very slender. 



Juncus concinnus, 



Juncace^. 

 P. B. I. vi. 399. 

 Himalaya, 

 7-13,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Kashmir. 



suicill to medium size, perennial^ rootstock tuberous, 

 stems tufted, not bearing rumiers, 4-18 in., hollow, fur- 

 rowed, slender, more or less leafy ; leaves thread-like or 

 with margins turned in, flat or furrowed, sheath thin ; 

 flowers I in., white, 10-12, in sessile heads ^ across, some- 

 times solitary', usually 2-5 in the fork and at the ends 

 of one or two short branches, spreading fi'om the top of 

 the stems, lowest bracts long, slender or short, thin like 

 the floral, calyx lobes ^ in. long, oblong-lanceolate, short- 

 pointed, thin, inner shorter, blunt ; capsule very pale, shin- 

 ing, ovoid, beak stout, protruding, seeds minute, long, 

 brown, pointed at one end. 



Luzula campestris, 

 Wood Rush, 



JUNCACE^. 



F. B. I. vi. 401. 

 Himalaya, 

 10-14,000 ft. 

 Kashmir. 



small to medium size, perennial, grass-like, hairy, 

 rootstock creeping, stem 6-18 in., slender, tufted ; leaves 

 2-3 by ^-l in., smooth or with bristles long and white, 

 near the base of the stem ; flowers minute, dark brown, 

 sessile in stalked ovoid heads ^ in. long in the forks and 

 at the ends of very unequal branches of an erect terminal 

 branching raceme, ca4yx lobes 6, |^-/-,t in- long, ovate- 

 lanceolute, long-pointed, stamens 6, shorter than the calyx ; 

 capsule shorter than the calyx, broadly oblong or almost 

 round, blunt or with a stiff point, seeds 3. 



