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branches. Stamens 6, half the length of the perianth. Capsule 
oblong, minutely pointed, shorter than the perianth. 
In wet places ; March-October. — Plains of N. India, and up to 18,000 ft. in 
the Himalaya. — N. temperate regions, including Britain (Toad Bush). 
2. Juncus glaucus, Ehrh. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 393. Stems 1-3 ft., 
many, tufted, pale green, stiff, cylindric, finely grooved, leafless ; 
the barren stems look like leaves, the others bear on one side 
near the top an erect or drooping panicle of small, brown flowers. 
Flowers sessile, solitary. Stamens 6, shorter than the perianth. 
Capsule ovoid, pointed, equal to or rather longer than the 
perianth. 
Matiana, Theog, on damp ground ; May-September. — N. Asia, N. Africa, 
Europe, including Britain (Hard Bush). 
3. Juncus lamprocarpus, Ehrh. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 395. Stems 6- 
12 in., tufted, cylindric. Leaves terete, pointed, hollow, the interior 
divided by transverse partitions of pith. Flowers browm, in small 
clusters sessile in the angles and at the ends of the straight branches 
of a terminal, forking panicle. Stamens 6, much shorter than the 
perianth. Capsule oblong-ovoid, pointed, longer than the perianth. 
Simla, damp ground ; June-September. — Plains of the Punjab and up to 
14.000 ft. in the Himalaya. — N. temperate regions, including Britain (Jointed 
Bush). 
4. Juncus prismatocarpus, B. Br . ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 395. 
Stems 18-24 in., sometimes less, tufted. Leaves 2-10 in., few, 
flat. Flowers green or brown, in small clusters sessile in the 
angles and at the ends of the unequal branches of an erect, ter- 
minal panicle. Stamens 3, much shorter than the perianth. 
Capsule 3-sided, pointed, equal to or slightly longer than the 
perianth. 
Sutlej valley, Bampore ; June-September. — Plains of N. India and up to 
10.000 ft. in the Himalaya. — E. Asia, Australia. 
5. Juncus himalensis, Klotzsch ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 398. Stems 
8-20 in., tufted, cylindric, hollow, bearing a single leaf near the 
middle ; basal leaves numerous, linear, variable in length. Flowers 
dark brown, in sessile clusters \ in. across, sometimes solitary, 
more often crowded on the branches of a short, erect, terminal 
panicle. Stamens 6, nearly as long as the perianth. Capsule ovoid, 
3-angled, dark brown, shining, much longer than the perianth, 
beaked with the persistent style. 
Huttoo ; July, August. — Himalaya above 7000 ft. 
Near the British J. castaneus, L., of which it may be considered a large form. 
6. Juncus concinnus, Don ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 399. Stems 6-18 in., 
slender, leafy, cylindric, usually single. Leaves 2-4, linear, shorter 
than the stems; sheaths membranous. Flowers white, 10-12 
