442 HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. Juncus. 
ribbed. Anth. long, linear. Caps, the length of the calyx, polished, 
obovate, with a small point. 
Moss Rush. Goose Corn. Welsh: Brwynen Troellgoryn . Scotch: 
Stool-Bent. On barren sandy heaths in boggy spots. P. June—July. E.)* 
(J. compres'sus. Stem simple, compressed, leafy below: leaves linear, 
incurved at the edges: panicle cymose, terminal, shorter than the 
bractea: capsule roundish, obovate, longer than the obtuse 
calyx. 
E. Bot. mb—Leers 13. 7—J. B. ii. 622. 3—Barr. 114. 1, and 747. 1. 
Root not at all bulbous. Stems erect, six to twelve inches high, simple, 
smooth, round and leafy in the lower part, naked and compressed above. 
Leaves linear, acute, slightly spreading, channelled with slightly incurved 
edges, dilated, sheathing and membranous at the base. Panicle com¬ 
pound, with many corymbose, slender, angular, or striated, smooth 
branches. Bracteas leafy, channelled; the principal one erect, rising 
more or less above the panicle. FI. numerous, small, pale green. Calyx- 
leaves concave, obtuse, with a slight keel, and two brown lateral ribs ; 
the inner ones broadest, and rather the shortest. Caps, roundish-obovate, 
scarcely globose, slightly pointed, longer than the calyx, of a light shining 
brown. 
Smith concurs with Mr. Bicheno in discarding the inapplicable name of 
bulbosus for this species, which originally arose from a misapprehension 
of synonyms. Compressus is suitable, and authorized by Jacquin. 
Round-fruited Rush. Welsh: Brwynen algron. J. compressus. Jacq. 
Enum. Bicheno. J. bulbosus. Linn. Huds. With. Willd. Hook. Moist 
meadows and heaths. Salt water ditches near Yarmouth. Mr. Wood¬ 
ward. (By the Long Walk, Windsor. Rev. Dr. Goodenough. Marshes 
near Walthamstow. Mr. E. Forster. On the shore of Tyne, below 
Gateshead Park. Mr. Winch. Rhyl Marsh, Flintshire. Mr. Griffith. E.) 
P. July—Aug. 
(Var. 2. Ccenosus. Plant darker coloured: panicle longer than the bractea : 
capsule rarely extending beyond the calyx. 
FI. Ban. 431— H. Ox. viii. 9. 11— Barr. Ic. 747. 2. 
Sometimes found very diminutive. 
Mud Rush. J. Ccenosus. Bicheno. Sm. J. balbosus /3. Hook. Grev.; which 
latter authors observe no permanent difference in the capsule. Abundant 
in salt marshes and muddy places near the sea. E.) 
J. gra'cilis. Stem simple, naked: leaves slightly channelled: panicle 
forked, racemose, shorter than the bractea: calyx-leaves lanceo¬ 
late, taper-pointed, three-ribbed, longer than the oval capsule. 
E.Bot. 2174. 
A foot or more high, nearly resembling J. bufonius, but really distinct. 
Stem very slender, naked, somewhat triangular in the upper part. Leaves 
few, radical, shorter than the stem, erect, linear, narrow, acute ; convex 
and ribbed beneath; channelled, but shallow above; involute when dry ; 
* Horses eat it. The leaves lying close to the ground elude the stroke of the scythe. It 
indicates a barren soil. (Mr. Bicheno observes that this plant fully justifies the proverbial 
worthlessness of the Rush. Lime is recommended for destroying it. E.) 
