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Eri6p1wnim.'\ cvi. cyperace^.^ 497 



smooth achene, root fibrous, radical leaves roundish. Eleo- 

 charis Hooh Br. FL 



Found a few years ago on a muddy flat near Lymington, Hants; 

 not now to be met with. 0, 7, — Although supposed to be annual, 

 the roots creep by means of capillary stolones. Mr. Babing- 

 ton describes this with " one close-pressed leafless sheath " on 

 the stem, and " leaves filiform acute radical slightly dilated at the 

 base and clasping the stem," probably meaning what we and others 



It, I consider barren stems. In habit it is most related to Isolepis Jluitans, 



i\ of which some consider it a dwarf variety, 



10. S. ccBspitosus L. (scaly -stalked C.) ; stem rounded or 



slightly compressed striate, sheaths with subulate leaves, the 



two outermost glumes (fertile) longer than the very small 



Di, T spikes and terminating in long rigid points, achene pointed 



[I, J with the persistent base of the style shorter than the bristles 



which have a few erect teeth near the point. E. B. t. 1029. 

 Eleocharis Link. 



Uj I .Moors and moist heathy places, every where. Ij.. 6,7. — A 



I ^ small species 2 — 3 inches high. Bristles 6. Fruit obovate, trique- 



trous, pale yellow, tipped with a mucro, as in most of the true Scirpi. 

 This plant is called ''Deer's Hair'' in the Highlands, and yields an 

 abundant food to sheep en the mountains in spring. Upon Ben 

 Lawers a variety is sometimes found, having the larger of the 2 outer 

 glumes an inch long, 4 times the length of the spike. 



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Spikelets many-flowered. Glumes imbricated on all sides, 

 nearly equal, all fertile or the |owermost sometimes empty. 

 Hypogynous bristles several, protruded, very long and silky. 

 Style 3-fid, deciduous. Achene triquetrous, tipped with the nar- 

 row base of the style or pointless. — Named from tpiov^ wool, 

 and (i,epw^ to bear. 



* Spikelets solitary. Bristles 4—6, at length crisped. 



1. E. alpinum L. (Alpine C.) ; stem triangular, leaves much 

 shorter than the sheaths, spikes oblong-ovate. B. B. t. 311. 



It was discovered lu the Moss of Restenet, near Forfar, by Mr. 

 Broivn, and Mr. G. Don ; but that bog is drained, and the plant has 

 disappeared. 1\. . 6. 



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Spihelet solitary. Bristles very numerous, straiyht. 



^. E. vagindtum L. (Hare-tail C.) ; stem above triangular, 

 sheaths below with long setaceous leaves, above leafless o^btuse 

 inflated, spike ovate. E. B. t. 873. 



Turf-bogs and barren moors, not unfrequent, especially in the 

 niountamous parts of the north. %. 3 5. 



