LILIACE7E. 



869 



peduncle, soon after which the leaves 

 wither away. 



In moist meadows, and pastures, 

 over the greater part of Europe, but 

 rare in the north, and scarcely ex- 

 tends into Asia. Very abundant in 

 some parts of England and Ireland, 

 rare in others, and a very doubtful 

 inhabitant of Scotland. Fl. autumn. 



Fig. 1045. 



LXXXV. THE RUSH FAMILY. JUNCACEjE. 



Herbs, usually stiff, with cylindrical or narrow and grass-like 

 leaves, and small, herbaceous or dry flowers, in terminal or ap- 

 parently lateral clusters or panicles. Perianth regular, dry, 

 and calyx-like, of 6 segments. Stamens 6 or rarely 3 only, the 

 anthers opening inwards. Styles single, with 3 stigmas. Cap- 

 sule 1- or 3-celled, opening in 3 valves, with few or many small 

 seeds. 



A small family, abundantly spread over the whole surface of the 

 globe, with almost all the technical characters of the Lily family ex- 

 cept the consistence of the perianth, whilst the general aspect brings 

 it nearer to the Sedges and the Grasses. 



Capsule 3-celled, with many seeds. Leaves cylindrical, at least 



at their tips, or very rarely flat 1. Rush. 



Capsule 1-celled, with 3 seeds. Leaves flat and grass-like . 2. Woodeush. 



I. RUSH. JUNCUS. 



Leaves stiff and glabrous, cylindrical, at least at the tips, or grooved, 

 or very rarely flat and grass-like. Elowers either distinct or in little 

 clusters, usually arranged in irregular panicles ; the branches very un- 

 equal in length, with a dry sheathing bract (like the glumes of Sedges 



