. Flowers of the field. Botany. SCfPPUS {Round-ht:<uU'd Mud-rush).. SCIRPUS LACUSIKIS {C<y'iijHon Buintsh). 7. »S'. Holuschi'rnus (Round-headed Mud-rush). — Sle)}is stiff, cylindrical, 1—4 feet high, with i or 3 stiff leaves sheathing their bases ; spikelets very numerous and small, upwards of 30 together in compact globular heads, each 4—2 in. diameter, of a light brown colour, forming a lateral umbel ; the largest outer bract stiff, forming a continuation of the stem. — Sandy sea-shores in Somerset, North Hevon, and the Channel Islands.—Fl. September, October.
. Flowers of the field. Botany. SCfPPUS {Round-ht:<uU'd Mud-rush).. SCIRPUS LACUSIKIS {C<y'iijHon Buintsh). 7. »S'. Holuschi'rnus (Round-headed Mud-rush). — Sle)}is stiff, cylindrical, 1—4 feet high, with i or 3 stiff leaves sheathing their bases ; spikelets very numerous and small, upwards of 30 together in compact globular heads, each 4—2 in. diameter, of a light brown colour, forming a lateral umbel ; the largest outer bract stiff, forming a continuation of the stem. — Sandy sea-shores in Somerset, North Hevon, and the Channel Islands.—Fl. September, October. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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