. The British grasses and sedges . vertops the stems are clasped at their base by several blackishsheaths, terminating hi short rigid The rootsare composed of many long tough fibres, which extendto a considerable distance in the turfy bogs where theplants grow. The flowers, which are somewhat con-spicuous from their large yellow anthers, appear inJune. (PL 288*, f. 8.) 3. Cladium (Twig-rush). 1. C. Mariscm (Prickly Twig-rush).— The onlyBritish species. A tall and robust marsh-plant, 3—4feet high, with a strong, cane-like stem and very longnarrow leaves, which, at the edges an
. The British grasses and sedges . vertops the stems are clasped at their base by several blackishsheaths, terminating hi short rigid The rootsare composed of many long tough fibres, which extendto a considerable distance in the turfy bogs where theplants grow. The flowers, which are somewhat con-spicuous from their large yellow anthers, appear inJune. (PL 288*, f. 8.) 3. Cladium (Twig-rush). 1. C. Mariscm (Prickly Twig-rush).— The onlyBritish species. A tall and robust marsh-plant, 3—4feet high, with a strong, cane-like stem and very longnarrow leaves, which, at the edges and keel, are armedwith minute recurved teeth, like those of a fine saw,and terminate in a tapering triangular point. Thestem is nearly round and bears several leaves, andthe numerous spikelets are arranged in the form of acompound leafy panicle. It inhabits marshes and fensin several of the English counties, from Cornwall toCheshire, and is most abundant in is also plenlitiil in Galloway, Scotland. It llovvcrs. HICKLY ITVIC ROSn . ClaHJam raariscus . wiiriii m-yxK II, lUiyncliosporcL alba niiowN n R , R fusca ..I(£»I) ) , niy^5jnus comprossus o NARJIOW I. a , B rnfus 6 . CIUCKIJNG SVIKE TUJSJl . Klcocharis paiustris 7 . MANY S K , !■.. multicaahs . 8 UEAST S R . K. acicularis BRITISH GRASSES AND SEDGES. 1/5 in July and August. There arc usually about sixglumes in a spikelct, of which only two or three bearflowers, and of these rarely more than one perfectsfruit, which, when mature, is nearly as large as thespikelet. (PI. 239, f. 1.) 4. Rhynchospora (Beak-rush). 1. R. alba (White Beak-rush).—Stem divided, leafy,each branch bearing an abrupt crowded cluster ofspikelets; outer (/Jtones scarcely overtopping the spike-lets. A slender grass-like plant, with stems about afoot high, several of which proceed froiu one root, andare accompanied by long narrow leaves. The flowersare of a singularly white colour, recalling the hue ofstra
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