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12. i7. trif'idus (L.) ; st. with one leaf on its upper part, basal 
sheaths awned, upper sheath with a short 1., fl. 1 — 3 xvith tv:o 
setaceous leajiike bracts, per.-segm. acute, falling short of the 
rounded elliptic beaked caps., creeping. — E. B. 1482. St._1\. 
12. R. ix. 394.— St. crowded, erect, slender, 2 — 6 in. high. 
Occasionally the stem-1. is wanting, and sometimes it has a 
second head in its axil. Perianth and caps, dark brown. — Damp 
rocky places on mountains. P. VII. VIII. S. 
+t Flowers in 1 terminal cluster or 2 one above the other, or 
in panicled clusters. Seeds not appendaged. 
13. J. capitdtm (Weigel) ; st. naked erect simple, 1. radical 
filiform, head terminal mostly solitary falling short of the seta- 
ceous bract, per.-segm. unequal, outer ovate-lanceolate, actcmi- 
nate-aristate twice as long as the truncate apiculate caps., stam. 3. 
—i:. B. S. 2644.— Plant'l— 4 in. high. L. half as long as the 
stems. Heads large, of 3 — 10 sessile flowers. — Land's End and 
Lizard district. Corn. ; Guernsey and Jersey. A. VI. VII. E. 
14. J. ohtusiflorus (Hoffm.) ; 1-leaved st. and internally jointed 
/. tereie, panicle repeatedly compound spreading divaricate,^;er.- 
segni. equal hlimt equalling the ovate acute trigonous (pale 
brown) capsule.—^. B. 2144. R. ix. 404.— Erect, 2—3 feet 
high. St. and 1. not compressed. Segm. of perianth pale, often 
purplish, quite blunt or with a small inflexed point. — Marshes, 
rare. P. VII.— IX. E. S. I. 
15. J. acutijlorus (Hofifm.); 3— 4-leaved st. and internally 
jointed l.subcompressed,i~)a,mc\e compound pyramidal, jaer.-sej///;. 
'I' Ui'e inner ones longest all falling rather short of the narrow 
■ ivate-acuminate rostrate triquetrous (pale brown) capsule. — 
/; . B. 238. R. ix. 406.— St. erect, li— 2 feet high. L. slightly 
compressed. Clusters 5 — 6-flowered. [/3. ■muUiflorus (Weihe); 
clusters fewer larger, per.-segm. equalling fr.] — Boggy places. P. VI. — 
VIII. E. S. I. 
16. ./. artictddtus (L. em., Wahl.) ; 3 — 6-leaved st. and in- 
ternally jointed I. com2}ressed, panicle repeatedly compound 
erect forked, per.-segm. equal acute the inner ones blunt all 
falling short of the ovate-attenuate mucronate triquetrous 
(dark brown) capsule. — E. B. 2143. R. ix. 405. J. lampocarpus 
(Davies). — St. erect, 12 — 18 in. high. L. compressed ; many 
internal transverse divisions. Clusters 4 — 8-flowered. — Boggy 
places. P. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 
