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ORDER CCXLVII.— JUNCACE^. Agardh. Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 356. 



THE RUSH TRIBE. 



Herbs, by Lindl. (adding Prionium, Susum and Narthecium) referred to 

 14 genera. Of these Spreng. syst. enumerates 46 species for Europe; 37 

 for New Holland ; 18 for S. America ; 18 for N. America ; 3 for Siberia ; 

 3 for N. Africa ; 2 for the Straits of Magellan ; 2 for the Canaries ; I for 

 Terra del Fuego, and, adds Lindl, 2 for Melville Island. In S. Africa have 

 been discovered 10 species (Harvey) ; and in the E. Indies 18 ; viz. 13 of 

 Juncus, (Himalayas, 1 from Delhi, 1 from Hazaribagh, several European) ; 

 1 of Luzula, (Kunawur, Europe, Caucasus, Altai) ; 3 of Flagllearia, (Mo- 

 luccas, Cochin China, Ceylon, both Peninsulus of India, Bengal, Java ; one 

 also a native of New Holland) ; and 1 of Susum (Java.) " Only employed 

 for mechanical purposes, as the Rush, and others, for making the bottoms 

 of chairs, &c. the pith of the same for the wick of common candles. 

 Juncus efFusus is cultivated in Japan for making floor-mats. (Thunb.) 

 The leaves of Flagellaria are said to be astringent and vulnerary." {Lindl.) 



* Juncus inflexus, L. %, Wet places of S. Europe. — J. vaginatus, R. Br. 

 %. Port Jackson. — J. multiflorus, Desf. %. S. Europe. N. Africa. — /. 

 capitatus, Wey. © Europe. — J. pygmeus, Thuill. © Spain. — J. cype- 

 rdides, Laharpe. © S. America — J. bufonius, L. ; E. B. 12, t. 802. 

 Europe. Delhi. — J. Tenageja, Ehrh. © Swamps of Italy. — J. indieus, 

 Hazaribagh. — Prionium serratum, E. Mey. % C. G. H. — Narthecium 

 ossifragum, Huds. ; E. B. 8, t. 535. '^■. Turfy places of Europe. 



Genera allied to Juncaceae ; — Endl. gen. pi. \, p. 131. 

 Flagellaria, L. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 15, No. 1375 ; — R. Br. pr. p. 264 ; 

 —Endl. I. c.) 

 l.indica, L. (Spreng. 2, p. 149 ;—Schult. 8, p. 1492;— R. Br. I. c. ,— 

 Gartn. fr. I, p. 61, t. 16, f. 9 i—Red. HI. t. 257 i—Roxb.Jl. ind. 2, 

 p. 154;— X Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 230;— Rheed. 7, t. 53 ;—Rumph. 

 5, t. 29, /. 1.) ^ST §TW^ Buji-chandur. B ^-/ Tropical New Holland. 

 Moluccas. Cochin China. Ceylon. Both Peninsulas of India. Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Silhet. Fl. small, white, R. S. ; fr, C. S. 



* Flagellaria minor, Bl. S v-/ Java. — Susum anthelminthicum, Bl. %. 

 Swampy places of Java. — Xerotes arenaria, R. Br. '^■. Tropical N. 

 Holland— X. distans, R. Br. Tropical N, Holland.— X media, R. Br. 

 %. Tropical N. Holland.— X. decomposita, K. Br. "Z/. Tropical N. Hoi- 

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