78 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



2. S. nutans, leaves linear; cluster drooping; flowers blue, 

 pendulous, cylindrical-bell-shaped, the points of their petals re- 

 flexed ; bracteas in pairs. Wild Hyacinth. 



Hab. In woods and deans, common. May. I/. 



115. NARTHECIUM. 



1. N. ossifragum, stem simple, leafy ; leaves sword-shaped ; 

 cluster terminal, erect, many-flowered ; flowers yellow. Bog- 

 asphodel. 



Hob. Turfy bogs on moors, frequent. Murton Craigs ; 

 Moors west of Belford, Thomp. Haiden Dean, &c. 

 July, Aug. 7/ 



116. CONV ALL ARIA. 



1. C. potygonatuni) leaves alternate, clasping the angular stem ; 

 stalks axillary, mostly single-flowered ; flowers pendulous, green 

 and white, sweet-scented, the segments bearded ; stamens 

 smooth. Angular Solomon's Seal. 



Hal. " On Kyloe Rocks, a few miles south of Berwick," 

 Mr A. Bruce. May, June. TJ. 



117- JUNCCJS. 



* Leaves none. 



1. J. glaucus^ stem straight, glaucous, rigid, striated ; panicle 

 much branched, lax, erect, far below the summit ; capsule ellip- 

 tical, pointed, rather shorter than the calyx. Hard Rush. 



Hab. Wet pastures, and by road-sides. July. I/. 



2. J. conglomeratus, stem straight, faintly striated, soft; pa- 

 nicle much branched, dense, globular, far below the summit; 

 capsule abrupt ; stamens 3. Common Rush. 



Hab. "Wet pastures, meadows, and by ditches, July. 11 



3. J. effusuS) stem straight, faintly striated, soft ; panicle 

 loose, repeatedly compound, very far below the summit ; capsule 

 obtuse. Soft Rush. 



Hab. Wet pastures, by road-sides and rivulets. July. 11 



