520 JUNCACE/E. [Luzula. 



those of the seed. Its geographical range includes the western and central parts 

 of Europe chiefly, and, though local, is probahly often overlooked for L. pilosa. 



** Panicle of few branches. Flowers in a few roundish clusters. 



5. L. campestris, Willd. Field Wood-rush. " Leaves linear 

 hairy, panicle of 3 or 4 ovate dense sessile or stalked clusters, 

 segments of the perianth lanceolato-acuminate, filaments much 

 shorter than the anthers, capsules obtuse apiculate, seeds nearly 

 globular with a basal appendage." — Bab. Man. p. 334. Br. Fl. 

 p. 454. Juncus, E. B. t. 672. 



In dry or barren fields and pastures, sandy and healhy places, amongst short 

 grass ; everywhere common. Fl. April, May. 2^. 



Particularly plentiful all over the Dover spit, opposite Bembridge. 



The smallest of the Isle-of-Wight species, seldom exceeding 6 inches in height, 

 usually but 3 or 4 inches. Root tough, creeping, rather woody, with many long 

 slender fibres. Stem simple or occasionally very slightly branched, erect, round, 

 smooth and solid, with usually 3 or 4 leaves, whose long sheaths enclose it to the 

 summit. Radical leaves numerous, linear, dark green, ribbed and shining, more 

 or less flat, with brownish, striated, sheathing bases, beset chiefly at their edges 

 with long, white, very soft hairs, easily rubbed ofl'. Flowers in 3 or 4, sometimes 

 5 or 6 dense, oval or roundish, shortly stalked clusters, of which one of the lower- 

 most is generally nearly sessile. Bracts 2 or 3 close beneath each flower, whitish, 

 membranous, acute, torn and sheathing. Segments of the perianth lanceolato- 

 acute and taper-pointed, dark brown, with a blackish keel and pale membranous 

 edges. Stamens shorter than the perianth, with large pale yellow anthers, burst- 

 ing widely open and scattering a copious yellow pollen ; filaments very short. Ger- 

 men obtusely trigonate, somewhat lobed. Style longer than the perianth, twisted, 

 as are the 3 filiform, nearly erect, rough stigmas. Capsule short, broad, slightly 

 pointed, somewhat .3-lobed and submucronate. Seeds ovate, without any crested 

 appendage, but, the point of their attachment at the bottom of the capsule being 

 prolonged into what appears to be such, they look as if inverted. 



G. L. mwiii^ora, Lej. Moor Wood-rush. "Leaves linear hairy, 

 panicle of numerous ovate dense sessile or stalked clusters, seg- 

 ments of the perianth narrowly lanceolate strongly acuminate, 

 filaments about as long as the anthers, capsules obtuse apiculate, 

 seeds nearly twice as long as broad with a basal appendage." — 

 Bab. Man. p. 334. E. B. 8. t. 2718. 



/3. congesta. Clusters collected into a rounded lobed head. 



In damp moory ground, turfy, boggy, wet woods, thickets and other moist and 

 shady places ; frequent, i^/. May, June. 2^. 



E. Med. — Wood by Little Smallbrook. On the skirts of Lake and Blackpan 

 commons. In and about Apse castle. 



W. Med. — About West Cowes. 



/3. Frequently found with a. 



Notwithstanding that some of our best botanists consider this plant a variety of 

 the last, I cannot but be of opinion that Mr. Babington is right in deeming it, 

 as did Smith, DeCandoUe and others, a good and very distinct species. The ob- 

 long, not globose, seeds, far greater size and height of the plant, its difierent 

 places of growth and general habit, are all in favour of such a view of its nature. 

 It has usually a very gray and even hoary aspect, and flowers later than 

 L. campestris. 



