12. JUNCEiE. 105. Juncus. 
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3. Juncus glaucus . Seagreen junk. 
Leaves none ; panicle lateral, upright, slender ; capsule 
elliptical, rather pointed, shorter than the perigonium. 
Juncus acutus, Ger. cm. 31 ; Rail Syn. 432,3. 
Juncus acutus vulgaris, Park. 1193. 
Juncus effusus /3, Huds.Fl. Angl. 147. 
Juncus inflexus, Leers Herb. 88 ? 
Juncus glaucus, Elir. Gram. 9, 83. 
Common hard rush. 
Pastures ; perennial ; July and August. 
Root horizontal, creeping ; culm in bundles, glaucous, 
2 feet high, streaked above the panicle, often indexed ; 
sheaths obtuse, blackish brown, shining ; panicle about one- 
third below the tip, loose, branched ; peduncles very short, 
1 or 2-flowered ; hractece 2 to each flower, ovate ; tip 
scariose, pointed; lobes of the perigonium awlshape, streaked, 
the 3 inner shortest ; capsule 3-sided, shining ; seeds ob- 
long pointed. 
4. Juncus conglomerate . Roundheaded junk. 
Leaves none; panicle lateral, conglomerate; stamens 3; 
capsules retuse. 
Juncus laevis vulgaris panicula compactiore, Ran Syn. 432,5. 
Juncus laevis glomerato flore. Park. 1191. 
Juncus conglomerate, Lin. S. P. 464. 
Rough-headed rush. 
Damp pastures ; perennial ; July and August. 
Root horizontal, creeping ; culms in tufts, rather stiff, 
smooth, dark green, 18 in. high, slender; sheaths smooth, 
oblong, obtuse, minutely streaked, ending in a short awn ; 
panicle as it were sessile, 2 or 3-inches below the apex; pit 
dilated, edge scariose ; common hractece oblong, white ; uni- 
versal lanceolate, awned ; flower small; bracteolce very 
minute, white, ovate, acute ; lobes of the perigonium lan- 
ceolate, 2-ribbed ; capsule obovate, small, retuse, 3-lobed, 
shining, as long as the perigonium. 
5. Juncus effusus. Loose junk. 
Culm naked, erect ; panicle lateral, effused, more than 
doubly branched ; capsule topshape, tip rather truncate. 
Juncus laevis vulgaris panicula sparsa, Rail Syn . 432, 4. 
Juncus laevis panicula sparsa major, Park. 1191. 
Juncus laevis, Ger. em. 39. 
Juncus effusus, Lin. S. P. 464. ' 
Common rush. Soft rush. 
Moist pastures ; perennial ; July and August. 
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