H 40. Scirpus. 9. CYPERACE^. PI. end.pL 



Scirpus moutanus capitulo brevior, Haii Syn. 4.29, Q. 



Scirpus §. 



Scirpus csespitosus, Lin. S. P. 72. 



Deer's hair. 



Turfy heaths ; perennial ; July. 



Culm densely tufted, very smoothly streaked, stiff, 6 in. 

 high; sheaths ending a short leaf; lower bract ece S or 

 5-ribbed ; mucro white, thick. 



2. Scirpus paiiciflorus. Few flowered rush. 

 Spike ovate, 6 or 7-flowered; Irnctea unequal, shorter 



than the spike ; radical scales very few. 



Scirpusj ^ 5, No. 1, Micheli N. P. G. 51. 

 Scirpus Bceothryon, Lin. SuppL 103. 

 Scirpus pauciflorus, Lightfaot Scut. 1078. 

 Scirpus Halleri, Villars JJelph. 2, 188. 



Hilly bogs; perennial; August. 



Culms many, 6 in. high, upright; barren culms taller; 

 glumes obtuse, and apex whitish. 



3. Scirpus campestris. Champaign rush,, 

 Spike linear, 3 or 4-flowered ; trader equal^ as long as 



the spike ; radical scales very few. 



Scirpus campestris. Roth Catal. 1, 35. 



Splashy fields; perennial; August. 



Cidm i in. high, upright; spike when flowering linear; 

 when fruiting oblong ; Iractece as long, or 2 to 3 times longer 

 than the spike. 



4. Scirpus multicaulis. Manystemmed rush., 

 Spike ovate, manyflowered ; bractece equal, not very 



short, obtuse; radical scales 0. 



Scirpus eqiiiseti capitnlis crassioribus et habitioribus, humilis et mnlti* 

 caulis, Jtupp. Ft. Jen. a Haltero, 319. 

 Scirpus palustris 0, Lin. Fl. Lapp, 

 Scirpus palustris, Ehr. Calam. 61. 

 Scirpus multicaulis, Smith Fl. Brit. 48. 

 Scirpus multicaulis, equiseti capitnlis minoribus, lieliq. Rudbeck. 28, 2. 



Bogs; perennial; July. 



Root thick ; culm 9 in. high ; sheath cylindrical ; spike 

 ferruginous; glumes equal, ovate, obtuse, blackish, edge 

 and point membranaceous, rib green. 



b. Scirpus. Spikes many, terminal; culm round or 3-sided, 

 naked; leaves none; root creeping ; hracteoz 2 or 3, leaflike. 



5. Scirpus lacustris. Lake rush. 

 Culm round, elongated, smooth ; panicle branched; spikes 



ovate ; lower Iractece long, upright ; tipper bractece short, 

 horizontal. 



