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1. Jun'ctjs Linn. Eush. 



* Barren and fertile steins subulate, with sheathing radical long 

 leaves like the stem, or mucronate sheaths. Seeds with a 

 loose testa forming a sack at each end {appendaged). 



1. J. marit'imus (Sm.) ; sheaths short pale, 1. terete sharp- 

 pointed, panicle compound erect, per.-segm. equal lanceolate 

 acute eqttallinq the elliptic mucronate capsule, seeds fusiform. — 

 E. B. 1725. is. ix. 402.— St. erect, 1—2 feet high. Panicle 

 long, lax.— Salt marshes near the sea. P. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 



2. J. ac&tus (L.); sheaths long shining, 1. terete sharp-pointed, 

 panicle very compound mostly compact, per.-segm. equal half 

 the length of the roundish ovoid caps., 3 inner ones blunt with a 

 membranous border, seeds broad-ovate. — E. B. 1614. St. 71. 6. 

 R. ix. 401. — St. erect, rigid, with a very sharp rigid point, 3 — 6 

 feet high. Panicle dense, corymbose. Fr. twice as large as 

 that of Sp. 1. — Sands on the sea-coast, rare. P. VI. E. I. 



** Barren and feii.ile stems subulate with sheaths at their bases 

 which are either leafless or bear rudimentary leaves. Seeds 

 •with a close testa {not appendaged). 



S. J. ejffmus (L.) ; st. faintly striate soft, pith continuous, 

 panicle close or diffuse, caps, obovate retuse not mucronate, 

 stam. S.—E. B. 836. Jt. ix. 413.— Height 1—2 feet. L. none 

 or minute and slender at the top of sheathing scales. Panicle 

 diffuse, branched ; or more or less dense, globose. Anth. oval, 

 short. — Marshy ground. P. VII. E. S. I. 



4. J. conglomerdtus (L.) ; st. faintly striate soft, pith con- 

 tinuous, panicle close or diffuse, caps, obovate retuse mucronate, 

 stam. i.—E. B. 835. St. 71. 8. R. ix. 408.— Height 1—2 feet. 

 L. none or minute and slender at the top of the sheathing 

 scales. Panicle globose, dense ; or more or less diffuse. Anth. 

 linear. The mucro in the hollowed top of the caps, resembles a 

 little hill bearing the style. Marshy ground. P. VII. E.S.I. 



5. J. glaucus (Sibth. ) ; st. deeply striate rigid, pith interrupted, 

 panicle loose much branched erect, per.-segm. lanceolate-subu- 

 late rather exceeding the elliptic-oblong mucronate capsule, stam. 

 6.—E. B. 665. iSt. 71. 5. B. ix. 415.- Panicle ascending, 

 diffuse. Fr. black. St. rigid, slender, glaucous, 12 — 18 in. 

 high. Sheaths dark. L. none or minute and slender at the top 

 of "the scales.— Wet places. P. VII. E. S. I. 



6. J. diffusus (Hoppe) ; st. finely striate xipA^ pith continuous, 

 panicle loose much branched erect, per.-segm. lanceolate-subu- 



