HEXANDRIA— MONOGYNIA. Luciola. 177 



dry state, and then in the leaves only, which are but 2 on the 

 stem, none at the root. Panicle 3 or 4 times subdivided and 

 forked, its ultimate branches bent backward. Heads numerous, 

 but small, of 4 or b flowers. Calyx-leaves elliptic-oblong, con- 

 cave, obtuse, pale brown, with a broad, white, membranous mar- 

 gin ; the innermost rather the smallest, often with a rose-co- 

 loured hue, well noticed by Haller. Caps, roundish, or broadly 

 obovate, pointed, triangular, of a light shining brown, scarcely 

 so long as the calyx. Seeds very small, not tunicated. 

 Most botanists have confounded this with J. acuti/lorus, but they 

 are now sufficiently distinguished, nor can either be mistaken 

 for lampocarpus, which, though the smallest plant, has much the 

 largest capsule. 



23. Z.polycephalus. Many-headed Jointed Rush. 



Leaves apparently jointed, awl-shaped, cylindrical. Panicle 

 erect, twice or thrice forked, with nearly simple branches. 

 Heads many-flowered. Calyx-leaves lanceolate, acute, 

 rather shorter than the elliptic-ovate bluntish capsule. 



J. polycephalus. D. Dora Mss. Hook. Scot. ^f. '^ij 



In the Highlands of Scotland. Mr. G. Don. 



Perennial. 



Ramifications of the panicle very simple. Heads few, large, of from 



5 to 8 spreading^owers, each on a short stalk. Hooker. 

 This description, except the acute calyx, answers well to J. ustu- 



latus of Hoppe's Collection of Dried Grasses. I have seen no 



specimens. 



199. LUCIOLA. Wood-rush. 



Luzula. " DeCand. Fr. v. 3. 1.58. Devaux in Journ. de Bot. v. 1. 



129." JBr.ProfZr. 591. BichenoTr.of L.Soc.v.\2.329. 

 Juncoides. Mich. Gew. 41. t. 31. 



Nat. Ord. see. n. 198. 



Cal. inferior, of 6 oblong, acute, permanent leaves ; 3 of 

 them internal, and rather the smallest. Co7\ none. 

 Filam. capillary, very short, attached to the base of the 

 calyx-leaves. Anth. oblong, erect, of 2 cells, bursting 

 lengthwise. Germ, superior, triangular, of 1 cell, with 

 rudiments of 3 seeds only. Style simple, thread -shaped, 

 deciduous. Stigmas 3, tapering, downy, as long as the 

 style, or longer. Caps, ovate, ti'iangular, smooth, sub- 

 tended by the permanent calyx, of 1 cell, and 3 rather 

 horny valves, with a longitudinal ridge along the middle 

 of each. Seeds 3, at the bottom of the capsule, erect, 



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