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THE RUSH FAMILY. 



Hard Rush. Juncus glaueus, Ehrh. (Fig. 1017.) 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 665. J. diffusus, Brit. Fl.) 



Resembles tlie common It. in its main 

 characters, but the stems are seldom 2 

 feet high, and although thinner, yet 

 harder and stiffer, and often glaucous ; 

 the panicle but 2 or 3 inches below the 

 top; the flowers rather larger, in a 

 much looser and less branched panicle. 

 Capsule of a shining brown, never flat- 

 tened or hollowed at the top, but rounded 

 or almost pointed. Stamens usually 6. 



Spread over Europe and Russian Asia, 

 but not quite so abundantly as the com- 

 rnon B. Extends all over Britain. Fl. 

 summer. 



Fig. 1047. 



3. Thread Hush. Juncus filiformis, Linn. (Eig. 1018.) 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 1175.) 



Stems as soft as in the common _S., 

 but very slender, and seldom much above 

 a foot high. Clusters of flowers small, 

 usually not above halfway up the stem ; 

 the flowers few, much larger than in the 

 common JR. ; the perianth - segments 

 about 2 lines long. Capsule shorter, 

 obtuse, with a short distinct style. Sta- 

 mens usually 6. 



In wet situations, in northern and 

 central Europe and Russian Asia, and 

 the mountain districts of southern Eu- 

 rope. In Britain, only known for cer- 

 tain on the margins of lakes in northern 

 England. Fl. summer. 



Fig. 1048. 



