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12. /. bufonius. Toad Rush. Straw branched, leafy ; leaves an- 

 gular, 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. 802. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 168. 537. 



13. J. uliginosus. Little Bulbous Rush. Straw branched, leafy, 

 bulbous at the base ; leaves bristle-shaped, channelled ; heads la- 

 teral 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. Fl. 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. Boot 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 



elliptical 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 leafly 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. Acutiflorus. Sharp-flowered Ritsh. Leaves apparently 

 jointed, somewhat compressed ; panicle repeatedly compound, ter- 

 minal ; 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. lampocdrpus. 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. 



Perennial : flowers in July and August : grows in bogs and ditches : 

 common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxx. pi. 2143. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 175, 



544. 



