. The British grasses and sedges . , and is found in similar species flower in Jidy. (PL 239, f. 5.) 6. EleOcharis (Spike-rush). 1. E. palustris (Creeping Spike-rush).—Stigmas 2;fruit crowned with the flattened base of the style, shorter than the bristles. A rush-like plant, 2—3 feet high,destitute of leaves, and sending up from its widely-creeping root rounded stems, abruptly sheathed at thebase, each of which terminates in a solitary oblongspikelet. Sides of lakes and ponds, common, flower-ing in June. (PI. 239, f. 6.) 2. U. multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush).—Stigmas3; fr
. The British grasses and sedges . , and is found in similar species flower in Jidy. (PL 239, f. 5.) 6. EleOcharis (Spike-rush). 1. E. palustris (Creeping Spike-rush).—Stigmas 2;fruit crowned with the flattened base of the style, shorter than the bristles. A rush-like plant, 2—3 feet high,destitute of leaves, and sending up from its widely-creeping root rounded stems, abruptly sheathed at thebase, each of which terminates in a solitary oblongspikelet. Sides of lakes and ponds, common, flower-ing in June. (PI. 239, f. 6.) 2. U. multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush).—Stigmas3; fruit crowned with the triangular base of the style,longer than the bristles. Resembling the last, butsmaller. The author has found specimens, the spikeletsof which are viviparous, and bear plants furnished withroots and embryo spikelets. Flowering at the same time,and in similar situations, with the last. (PI. 239, f. 7.) 3. E. aciculdris (Least Spike-rush).—Stigmas 3;fruit crowned with the almost globose base of the style;. ; . ; : :!) Mun nusii. ] M l< , J . savii ) ri 1 ,ri iii:i) iii:ai) m RI holo9cli<rnut. ; 11 . ScirpuS (. C K . iS ViihcriiaMnutUAni•|lllAN(; r It. S LnntirliiiSIIAIU I 11 . I BRITISH GRASSES AND .SED(JKS. 17 bristles 2—3 ; stoHS tufted, round, exceedingly humble plant, 3—4 inches high, frequent amongother marsh plants on the sides of lakes and in dampheathy places. It approaches in habit Isolepis Sdviiand /. setdcea, from which, however, it may be at oncedistinguished by the absence of bracts. It flowers fromJune to August. (PI. 239, f. 8.) 7. Isolepis (Mud-rush). 1. I. fiUtans {¥\o^i\wg Mud-rush).—Spikelet solitary,terminal; stigmas 2; stem, floating, flattened, tufted grass-like aquatic, with numerous zig-zagstems 3—6 inches long, short sheathing leaves, andsmall ovate green spikelets, flowe
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