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Sepals exceeding both the petals and the capsule, 3 to 4.2 mm. long, 

 firm or rigid in texture and usually somewhat spreading, commonly 

 contrasting in color with the darker capsule. 



Culms 1 to 3.5 mm. in diameter at the top of the sheaths, finely 

 striate or deeply sulcate var. Pylaei. 



J. efEusus L., var. compactus Lejeune & Courtois. — Wet mead- 

 ows; rare. Williamstown; Otis. 



var. decipiens Buchenau. — Wet meadows, hillsides, borders of 

 brooks; common. 



var. Pylaei (La Harpe) Fernald & Wiegand. — Springy places, 

 swamps, and low meadows; common in cooler situations than the 

 following. 



var. solutus Fernald & Wiegand. — Swampy meadows; common, 

 particularly along the Housatonic. 



J. filif ormis L. — Collected from only one station, a springy spot 

 at the summit of Hoosac Mt., North Adams. 



J. marginatus Rostk. — Borders of ponds, wet places in meadows, 

 roadside ditches; frequent. Reaches an altitude of 1500 feet in 

 Washington. 



J. militaris Bigel. — Shallow water on sandy bottom, Big Pond, 

 Otis. 



J. nodosus L. — Borders of ponds, swampy meadows, roadside 

 ditches; frequent in the valley. 



J. pelocarpus Mey. — Boggy or muddy shores; frequent. 



J. secundus Beauv. — Dry, open soil; occasional. Alford; 

 Sheffield. 



J. tenuis Willd. — Pastures, fields, wood-roads, roadsides; common. 



var. anthelatus Wieg. — Low, open ground; occasional in the 

 valley. New Ashford (Churchill); Pittsfield; Stockbridge; Great 

 Barrington. 



var. Williamsii Fernald. — Low open ground. Great Barrington. 



LUZULA. Wood Rush. 

 {Juncoides 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 



L. campestris (L.) DC, var. multiflora (Ehrh.) Celak. — Fields, 

 meadows, and open woods ; common. 



L. parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv., var. melanocarpa (Michx.) Buche- 

 nau. — Upper slopes of Mt. Greylock. 



