NAUTIIIOCIUM. J UNCUS. 
Stiffina simple obtuse. Cai)s. p 3 ’ramiiliil, .‘l-eelled, .'l-valved. 
Placenta extending only a short distance up the inner edge of 
the dissepiment. Seeds with a long filiform appendage at each 
end. — Referred to Liliaceee by Koeli. — G. F. G. Mouoeot. ii. 
;«). 
2. J UNCUS. Perianth glumaceous, GAcoYcd. Filaments gla- 
brous. Style undivided. Stigmas .'1, tiliform. Cups, ii- 
celled, d-valved. Seeds attached to the inner edge of the 
dissepiments. — G. F. G. Mouoeot. ii. 29. 
3. Luzula. Ca])s. 1-celled, .‘3-valved, without disse])iments. 
Seeds 3, at the l)ase of the cell. Otherwise like Juncus. — 
G. F. G. Mouoeot. ii. 30. 
1. Narthecium Bog Asphodel. 
1. N. ossifragum (Iluds.); 1. linear-swordshaped, pedicels 
with 1 bract at the base and another above their middle, perianth 
longer than the stain, and considerably shorter than the caps. — 
E. B. 535. St. 7S. 3. — St. 6 — 8 in. high, slightly leafy, decum- 
bent and rooting below. L. mostly in radical 2-ranked tufts, 
half the height of the stem. Cluster continuous. FI. bright 
yellow. Occasionally a jiroliferous sjiike occurs. — The seeds 
separate this genus from its allies. — Turfy bogs. P. VI. VII. 
2. Juncus Li7m. Rush. 
* Barren and fertile stems subulate with leafy sheaths below. 
L. long, resembling the stems, or reduced to a macro. Seeds 
with a loose testa forming a sack at each end {appendaged). 
1. J. maritimus (Sm.); st. naked, 1. radical terete sharp- 
])ointed, panicle compound erect, segments of perianth equal 
lanceolate acute as long as the elliptical mucronate capsule. — 
E. B. 1725 . St. 71 . 1 .■ — St. erect, 1 — 2 feet high. Panicle elon- 
gated, lax. — Salt marshes, but not very common. P. VII. VIII. 
2. J. acutus (L.); st. naked, 1. radical terete sharp-pointed, 
panicle very compound mostly compact, segments of perianth 
equal half the length of the roundish ovate caps. : 3 inner ones 
obtuse with a membranous border. — E. B. 1614. St. 71. 6. — St. 
erect, rigid, with a very sharp rigid point, 3 — 6 feet high. Panicle 
dense, corymbose. Fr. twice as large as that of the preceding. 
— Sands on the sea-coast, rare. P. VII. VIII. E. 1. 
** Barren and fertile stems subulate with sheaths at their 
bases which are either leafless or with rudimentary leaves. 
Seeds with a close testa {not appendaged). 
3. J. ejfusus (L.) ; st. naked faintly striated soft, pith conti- 
