Juncus. | JUNCACEAE, 293 
Stems 6-18in. Leaves linear, overtopping the stems, terete or 
slightly compressed, unitubular. Cymes small, contracted ; 
flowers greenish. Stamens 6 me a ns .. 13. J. holoschoenus. 
Stems very slender, 6-18 in. Leaves linear-subulate, shorter than 
the stems, terete or compressed, unitubular. Cymes divaricate ; 
flowers brown. Stamens 6 Py z. ) .. 14. J. lampocarpus. 
Stems much branched, 2-Sin. Leaves narrow, compressed. 
Flowers pale, in 3-8-flowered fascicles. Capsule pale, equalling i. 
or slightly longer than the perianth renee wet, & .. 15. J. scheuchzerioi- 
| des. 
Stems much branched, 1-Gin. Leaves filiform, terete. Flowers 
brown, in 2-5-flowered fascicles. Capsule dark-brown or black, 
much exceeding the perianth . Sth. wae . 16. J. novae-zealan- 
diae. 
Stems much-branched, 1-6in. Leaves filiform, terete. Flowers 
pale, in 2-3-flowered fascicles, Capsule pale, slightly exceeding 
the perianth A ho (pia .. 17. J. pusillus. 
I. d. pallidus &. Br. Prodr, (1810) 258.—Pale gvreyish-green, densely 
tuited, very tall and robust, 2-5 ft. high. Rhizome short, very stout and 
woody. Stems often in. diam., cylindric, finely striate, with several 
large and lax sheathing scales at the base, which are usually dark-chestnut 
below, straw-coloured above, sometimes pale througheut ; pith continuous, 
not irregularly interrupted. Inflorescence lateral : cymes large, much 
branched, effuse or contracted; branches unequal in length. Flowers 
gin. long, pale, distinct or crowded on the ultimate branches of the 
cyme, in some forms almost secund. Perianth-segments lanceolate or 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, rather rigid, pale, the 3 inner shightly smaller 
than the outer. Stamens 6. \ Capsule exceeding the perianth, ovoid- 
trigonous, obtuse, pale, shining, incompletely 3-celled. Seeds very minute, 
ferruginous, obliquely oblong, tipped with a white point.—Benth. FI. 
Austral. vii (1878) 130; Buchen. Monog. June. (1890) 237; Pflanzenr. 
Heft 25 (1906) 139; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 725. J. vaginatus 
Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 263; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 289 (not of 
Beery. «dy macrostigma Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvii (1885) 253. 
Var. triandrus. — Similar to the typical form in size and habit, but the pith 
interrupted with irregular cavities, stamens 3 only, and capsule smaller and blunter, 
more oblong in shape. 
NortH AND SoutH Istanps: Damp places from the Auckland Isthmus south- 
wards, not uncommon. Sea-level to 2000 ft. December—February. Var. tri- 
andrus ; Vicinity of Auckland, 7. F. C.; Paterson’s Inlet, Stewart Island, Petrie / 
A common Australian plant. It is without doubt the Juncus tenax var. major 
of the Banks and Solander MSS., as pointed out by Dr. Rendle (Journ. Bot. xxxviii 
(1900) 80); but Brown’s name is the earliest accompanied by a sufficient description. 
The typical state is easily recognized by its large size, the six stamens, and the ovoid- 
trigonous capsule considerably exceeding the perianth. 
2. J. paueiflorus Rk. Br. Prodr. (1810) 259.— Usually very slender, 
9-24 in. high. Rhizome short, horizontal, creeping. Stems densely crowded 
on the rhizome, s-z’y in. diam., erect, terete, wiry, smooth or finely striate ; 
pith continuous or interrupted; basal scales closely appressed, usually 
red-brown, smooth and shining below, strongly grooved above. Inflor- 
escence lateral; cymes lax, irregularly compound ; branches few, slender, 
spreading. Flowers not nearly so numerous as in the allied species and 
sometimes very few, distinct, about ~,in. long, pale or dark-chestnut. 
Perianth-segments equal or the outer rather longer, lanceolate or ovate- 
lanceolate, acute or the inner obtuse, margins broad, membranous. 
