Order II. 
CRYPTOGAMIA EQUISETACE^. 
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14625 Ster. stems decumb. with simp, branches, which are rough, tetragon. : fertile ones erect simp, their sheaths 
cylind. inciso-dentate , 
14626 Sterile stems with very numerous simple branches, which are roughish octagonal : fertile ones simple j 
the sheaths infundibuliform laciniato-dentate, their teeth setaceous 
14627 Sterile and fertile stems with their branches comp. roughish deflexed 4-sided, Branchlets subtriquetrous 
14628 Stems branch, upw with branches about 12 in a whorl simple pentagon, smooth. Spike or catkin terminal 
14629 Stems branched glabrous sulcate. Branches simple pentagonal. Spike terminal 
14630 Stems naked very rough branched at base. Sheaths black with white membran. lane, teeth. Spike terminal 
14631 Stems simple erect very rough bearing spikes at the extremity, Sheaths whitish black at base and summits, 
Teeth aristate deciduous 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
that it is cut as fodder for kine, but that it is not so acceptable to horses. E. hyemale is the best species for 
polishing wood and metal, and is imported from Holland for that purpose under the name of Dutch rushes. 
It is much used by whitesmiths, cabinet-makers, and comb-makers, and formerly it was in demand for scour- 
ing pewter and wooden things in the kitchen. 
