By Thomas Bruges Mower, Esq. 



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Luzula. (Cand.) Wood Rush. 

 Linn. CI. vi., Ord. i. 

 Name. A Latinization of luzziola or lucciola (Ital.) a glow-worm. 

 L L. sylvatica, (Rich.) great wood Rush. -Efy^. 2?0#. 737. 

 St. 36, 14. Icones, ix., 390. L. maxima D.C., Koch. 



Juncus sylvaticus, Huds. 



Locality. In shady woods where the soil inclines to sand. P. Fl. 

 May, June. Area, * * * 4, * 



North Division. 



4. North-west District. Woods at Spye Park, and Colerne. 

 " Woods between Conkwell and Farley Wick/' Flor. Bath. Very 

 local in Wilts. Stem 12 to IS inches high, striated, leafy. Leaves 

 broad, shining, the radical ones numerous and forming dense tufts. 

 Flowers small, variegated with brown and white. The clustered 

 flowers and repeatedly compound panicle separate this from the next 

 species, L. pilosa, while the absence of spiked heads affords a ready 

 distinction from campestris. 



2. L. pilosa, (Willd.) hairy or common wood Rush, from pila, 

 (Lat.) a hair. Engl. Bot. t. 736. St. 77, 3. 



Locality. Woods and thickets. P. El. May. Area, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 

 Distributed throughout all the Districts. Much smaller than the 

 last, with the flowers standing singly on the panicle, dark brown. 

 Capsule broadly ovate, contracted below the summit, where it is so 

 retuse as to appear truncate. Appendage of the seeds hooked and 

 recurved at the point. Well-distinguished by its solitary flowers, 

 and falcate appendage to the seed. 



3. L. campestris, (Willd.) field hairy Rush. Engl. Bot. t. 672. 

 St. 77, 5. 



Locality. Woods and dry pastures. P. El. April, May. Area, 

 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Frequent in all the Districts. Stem 4 to 8 inches, or 

 even one foot or more high. Flowers collected into ovate or oblong 

 nearly erect spikes of a reddish-brown colour, sometimes very pale. 



4. L. multiflora, (Lej.) many-headed wood Rush. Engl. Bot. 

 Suppl. 2718. St. 77, 7. L. congesta, (Sm.) 



Locality. On heaths and in open woods. P. Fl. June. Area, 



