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Juncus .] 
Ehrharti; scapes deeply striate, capsule elliptic-oblong. E. B. 
t. 665. — ft. diffums ; scapes finely striate, capsule obovate ob- 
tuse. J. difiusus Hoppe in Sturms Deutsch. Elora, 77, 10. 
Wet pastures and by road sides. — 0. Rare, but pretty generally 
diffused in England. Kincardine, Scotland. If.. 7. — Rhizome 
creeping. Scapes 1 — 2 feet high, glaucous, rigid, covered at the base 
with deep purple-brown, membranous, shining sheaths. Panicle 
lax, erect. This is chiefly distinguished from the last by the rigid 
and more striate scapes, and capsule not refuse ; but the var. 0. is 
almost intermediate as to the capsule ; indeed Dr. Bromfield con- 
sidered it a hybrid between them. The pith in var. a. is said to be 
interrupted and in var. 0. continuous, but this Dr. Bromfield has 
shown to be not always the case. 
3. J. Bdllicus Willd. ( Baltic R.) ; scapes very obscurely 
striate rigid, panicle erect branched, sepals nearly equal ovato- 
lanceolate very acute as long as the elliptical scarcely trigonous 
obtuse mucronate capsule, stamens 6. E. B. S. t. 2621. J. 
arctious Hook, in FI. Loud. t. 151 (not Willd.). 
Sandy sea-shores in Scotland. Sands of Barry, near Dundee; 
between the Findhorn and Spey, and extending inland along the 
banks of the Lossie for 7 miles, Elginshire; Farr and Cape Wrath, 
Sutherland; Loch of Park, Kincardineshire. If.. 7. — This comes 
very near the true J. arcticus ; it is, however, assuredly the J. Bal- 
ticus of Willdenow, and differs from J. arcticus in its much taller 
and more rigid scapes, larger and decidedly branched panicle, and 
rounded, not trigonous, capsules. Both have exceedingly creeping, 
root-like stems or rhizomes, more so than any other species with which 
we are acquainted. Flowers dark brown, with a pale line down the 
centre of each segment. 
4. J. filiformis L. ( Thread R.) ; scapes filiform faintly 
striate, panicle simple of few flowers from near the middle of 
the scape, sepals lanceolate acuminate nearly equal larger than 
the roundish-obovate obtuse mucronate capsule, stamens 6. 
E. B. t. 1175. 
Stony margins of lakes in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lan- 
cashire. Ben-Lawers, and several parts of Scotland; but we have 
never seen Scottish specimens. 7f, 7,8. — Iihiznme creeping. Plant 
remarkable for its slender scapes, extended greatly beyond the panicle, 
its pale greenish flowers and short capsules. 
** Leaves none. Barren scapes resembling leaves. Panicle terminal. 
Flowers aggregate. Stamens 6. Seeds with a loose coat forming 
an appendage at each end. 
5. J. maritimus Sni. ( lesser sharp Sea R.); barren scapes 
and outer bracteas pungent, panicle compound erect, clusters 
4 — 8-flowered, sepals equal lanceolate, acute as long as the 
elliptical mucronate capsule. E. B. t. 1725. J. acutus [3. L. 
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