John Hugo, F.sq. — Essex ; In ilie fens of Tilbury Foit: Mr. Mn.sr. — Hamp- 
shire ; Townhil I Common : N. J. Winch, F.sq .— Norfolk ; Horning : .1. P/ckt. 
in N. B. G. Ormesley Common, abundant: Hist. Yurm. Dereliam, and 
F.llinghara : S. P. Woodward, in N. 13. G.— Hoyden Ken : Hev. A. Bi.oxam, 
ibid. — Northumberland; On the heath at Prestwick Carr: N. J. Winch, 
Ksq. On moors and boggy places near Berwick, frequent : Ur. G. Johnston. 
On Learmouth Bog: N. J. Winch, Esq. — Notts ; Baslord Scott um ; Kdingley 
Moor; Bullwell and Popplewick Forests; Pleasley and Fountain I tale Bogs: 
Dr. How itt, in N. B. G. — Suffolk ; Near Bungay : Mr. D. Stock, in N. B. G. 
— Surrey; On Bagshot Heath : N. J. Winch, Ksq. ibid. — Warwickshire ; 
Coleshill Bog : T. Purton. F.sq. Boggs meadows bv the Thames, under Don's 
Hill, near Middleton: Ray's Catal. — Worcester sh. Freckenhain Moors: T. 
Purion, Esq. — Yorkshire ; On the red marl, near Hichmond: tMr. Ward. in 
N. B. G. Fields half way between Preston and Swindon : N. J. Winch , F.sq. 
ibid. — WALES. Anglesey; By the Menai Bridge: N.J. Winch, Esq. — In 
Carnarvonshire; J. E. Bowman, in N.B.G — SCOTLAN D. Aberdeensh. 
About seven miles from Aberdeen, in a swamp upon the East side of the load 
to Udny, near the dark serpentine rocks: Dr. Murray, ibid. — Argyleshire ; 
Bute: J. Hooker, Esq. Locheil lMoors, at about 400 yards above Loch Hi! ; 
the highest station in which 1 have observed it : Mr. Watson, in N. B. G. — 
Fi/eshire ; Bog near Anstruther: Dr. Graham. — Forfarshire ; Wet ground 
adjacent to Montrose: Dr. Murray, in N. B. G —Ross -shire ; Black Isle: 
Hr. Murray, ibid.— Sutherland ; Moor near Farr: Mr. Watson. Banks of 
Loch Shin, and not uncommon on the West side of the county : Dr. Murray, 
in N. B. G. — IRELAND. Plentiful at Portmarr.ock Sands, and between Bal- 
doyle and Howth, &c. In Cunnamara, \t here it is very abundant ; it is well 
known by the name of Black Keil: Air. J. T. Mackay. 
Perennial. — Flowers in June and July. 
Root of strong fibres, crowned with black, shining, upright scales 
or sheaths, remnants of old leaves. Culms ( stems J about a foot 
high, simple, firm, and rigid, sheathed at the base by the remains 
of the old leaves. Leave.s bristle-like, acute, rigid, upright, convex 
beneath, sheathing, shorter than the culms. Head of Flowers 
somesvhat egg-shaped, formed of several dark purplish, black, or 
brown spikelets. Involucrum of 2 leaves ; inner one small and 
membranaceous ; outer one awl-shaped, longer than the flowers. 
Jlnthers long, prominent, yellow. Style jointed above the germen 
and darker than it. Stigmas 3, dark purple. “ Bristles small 
(see fig. 2.), reddish-brown, spiny, the spines pointing upwards; 
attached to the receptacle, as Smith observes, but certainly placed 
on the outside of the filaments, — which is the case also in various 
species of Scirpus, and, as I am inclined to believe, in all cases 
where bristles are to be found at all.” (Mr. Wilson, in Brit. FI.) 
Fruit white and polished. 
“ Where’er I cast my waiul’ring eyes around, 
Tile God I seek, in every object’s found : 
Pursuing Thee, the verdant fields I pass. 
And read Thy name in every blade of grass ; 
lleauty complete, and majesty divine, 
In all Thy works, adoi’d Creator! shine.” 
Mrs. Kowe. 
