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The Flora of Wiltshire. 



6. J. acutiflorus, (Ehrh) sharp-flowered pointed Rush. Engl, 

 Bot. t. 238. Reich Icones, ix., 406. 



Locality. Bogs and wet ground. P. Fl. June, August. Area, 

 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. In all the Districts. Stem 1 to 2 feet high. Leaves 

 3 to 4 on a stem, distinctly articulate when dry. Panicle diffuse, 

 in fruit spreading. Flowers several together. General bracteas 

 short, membranous. Capsules pale-coloured. 



7. J. lamprocarpus, (Ehrh) shining-fruited Rush, from lampros, 

 shining, and carpos, fruit. Engl. Bot. t. 2143. Reich Icones, ix., 

 405. 



Locality. Boggy ground and watery places, frequent. Area, 

 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. In all the Districts. Stem 12 to 18 inches high. 

 Leaves numerous. Branches of the panicle stiff, elongated, nearly 

 simple. Capsule large, dark and shining, mucronate. This species 

 often becomes foliaceous in the flower-scales. 



8. J. squarrosus, (Linn.) rough Bush. Engl. Bot. t. 933. St, 

 36, 11. Reich Icones, ix., 400. 



Locality. Wet heathy ground. P. Fl. June, July. Area, 1 * 

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South Division. 



1. South-east District. " Alderburyy" Mr. James Uussey. Rare 

 in the county. Whole plant exceedingly rigid. 6 to 12 inches high. 

 Roots tufted, woody, and fibrous. Leaves linear, channelled, radical, 

 sheathing at the base. Bracteas lanceolate, membranous. Leaflets 

 of the perianth glossy, brown. Capsules shining, of a pale brown. 

 J. squarrosus should be looked for in other parts of Wilts. 



9. J. bufonius, (Linn.) Toad Bush, from bufo, (Latin) a toad. 

 Engl. Bot. t. 802. St. 36, 12. Reich Icones, ix., 305. 



Locality. Damp ground where water stagnates in winter. A. Fl. 

 July, August. Area, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Distributed throughout all the 

 Districts. Whole plant very pale-coloured, and extremely variable 

 in size according to situation. Root fibrous. Stems numerous and 

 crowded. Leaves setaceous. Flowers green, pale, and silvery. 

 Seeds very numerous. 



[I have not any note of the occurrence of J. supinus (Moench) 

 in the county, although it can scarcely be absent.] 



