7 ^ 
VI Males. I Female, Hex. Mo.' 
Cup bell-shaped, orifice with 12 clefts. Pe- 
tals 6, inserted in the cup, capsule 2-celled. 
261. Water Purslane, — P. Portula. 
Stem creeping, flowers in the wings of the 
leaves, petals very minute and fugacious. 
— Curtis. IV. 27. admirable. Flora Dani- 
ca. 64. 
July, A. Rare. 
Ampthill Bogs, 
Ohs : 
The plant is absolutely prostrate, bearing reddish Jlozoers sit- 
ting at every joint : The allotted number of rose-colored petals 
is seldom compleat. 
Rush, JuNcus. Gen. PI. 590. 
Cup of 6 leaves. Blossom none. Capsule 
i-celled. 
262. Clustered Rush, — J. conglomeratus. 
Stalk naked, upright, head on one side. — 
Leers. XIII. 1. 
Meadows and Heaths, July, P. Common. 
263. Soft Rush, — J. effusus. 
Stalk naked, upright, panicle on one side. — 
Leers. XIII. 2. 
Road-sides, July, P. Common. 
264. Hard Rush, — J. inflexus. 
Stalk 
