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Show The HE RBA Lb ZBaRS DU SMe G; N E Co 430 PP FE XXII. “1,8 aR) The G perus, though fome of themcailed only oppertts 1. Long Cyperus. graff. 2. Marth Cyperus, witha fcattered panicle, Cy_ perus ppluftris panicula fparfa. The fpikes very fhort. 3. Round-rooted Baftard Cyperus, C dus litoreus inodorus. The leaves very broad andpale. 4. Long-rooted Baftard Cyperus, Cyperus longus The root is irregular, and oblong. The leaves are long, broad, fharp, and of a fine green. The flalk is firm, upright, and of a paler * green ; andat its top there ftand nunierous tufted ipikes, compofed of little ears, on feparate {pread- inodorus fylvefiris. ing foorftalks: thefe are of a fine glofly brown. We have it by pond-fides. June. 5. Millet Cyperus, Cyperus gramineus The ftalk three fquare, and the row. 6. Small, round Cyperus, Cyperus palufiris birfu- C. Bauhine calls it Cyperus odoratus radice longa. The root is diuretick and deobftruent. tus paniculis albis paleaciis, We haye,, befide this, five fpecies of true cy- GE YN’ BoOUMEA -U Le The ftalk of this is round. It flowers in S RYU LGto 23 XXIII, A HE flowers are cluftered together, in fingle or divided heads; and are feparated one from another by {mall, oval, plain, but fomewhatbent leaves. There is no part of a flower, except The feeds are fingle, large, and threethe filaments, which rife at the bafes of thefe fcales. cornered, Linnzus places this among the ¢riandria ; the filaments, which in a manner conftitute the flower, being three. t. The Bullrufh. Df; LA 74 BE7W The root is compofed of innumerable thick fibres. The ftalk is green, thick, a yard high, and f{pungy. It is ufually furroundedat the bafe by a brownifh membrane, andtip’d with brown at the top ; a little below the fummit burft forth the flowers; they are fmall, brown, and forming a loofe panicle. It is commonin waters, flowering in June. C, Bauhine calls it Fumcus maximus. Wehave twelve other kinds. 1. Naked fcirpi. 1. The Leffér Bullruth, Juncus five fcirpus medius. Twofeet high, fmooth, and with a flender ftalk. : 2. Fluted Ruth, Funcus aquaticus medius caule carinato. The colour pale bluifh green. Be Three-fquare Rufh, Juncus acutus maritimus ule triguetro maximo molli procerior. A very tall plant. 4. Leffler prickly Sea-Ruth, Juncus acutus mari- timus caule triquetro nucerone punge 5. Round clufter-headed Sea-Rufh, | ritimus capitulis rotundioribus conglomeratis, FUIEERIB ATT. NU, v6 “y RU Snip +205 Ni CU XXIV. 8. THE flower is compofed of a fix-leaved cup, with the filaments and rudiment of a feed-veffel, Theleaves of the cup are oblong, fharp-pointed, and permanent. The feed-veflelis large, and divided into three parts. 1. Scirpi without leaves. 2. Englith Sea Hard Ruth, Funcus acutus maritimus Anglicus. The ftalk. folid, and two 1. Pricking, large Sea-Ruth, feet high. Funcus acutus capitulis forghi. + Common Hard Ruth, Fucus acutis vulgaris. Theftalk hard, ftriated, and prickly at the The root is compofed of innumerable ‘fibres, top. jnterwoven in a ftrange manner with one an- + Common foft Ruth, Fucus levis vulgaris. The ftalk foft and fpungy. - Soft Rufh, with a compact panicle, Funcus levis panicula compatia, The ftalk is other. The ftalk is two feet high, firm, hard, of a pale green, and prickly at the top. The flowering heads are brown; and they ftand cluftered together. Ir is common by the fea-fide, flowering in ftriated. . Long-top’d Ruth, Juncus parvus calamo fupra paniculumlongius produgio. June. 2. Rufbes, with leaves. Wehavetwelve other fpecies, including what are called ru/b-graffes. 6.6.0 RiP 7-8, Scirpus palufiris altifimus. E ads The flower is compofedoffix HEcup contains many flowers, and is formed of two valves. andthe valves, which are oblong and convergent: they are placed in an imbricated manner, outer ones are fmalleft. Cyperus longus edoratus. Vztuk 2 BRITIS tt The reader will fee, by the different ftructure of the fowers, how very improperly the junci and fcirpi are called in Englifh by the common name rufo. We have in this enumeration retained the names by which they are defcribed in the works of our own writers, as it is under them they are familiarly known: but the judicious reader will fee from their place to which head . Mofs Ruth, or Goofe-corn, Suncus montanus palufiris. The leaves fpread on the ground as rays. 8. Small Rufh grafs, with jointed leaves, Funcus foliis articulofis floribus umbellatis, g. Wood Ruth grafs, or great Ruth grafs, with jointed leaves, Funcus nemorofus folio articulato. The heads brown. (7), 25 . Ruth grafs, with round feed-veflels, Juncus parvus pericarpiis rotundis. . The leaft triangular-feeded Ruth grafs, Funcus capfulis triangulis minimus. . Toad-Grafs, Funcus paluftris bumilior ereétus. The ftalk is branched, and four inches high. . Dwarf Toad-grafs, Gramenjuncoides thinimum Anglo-Britanicum. The heads oval. they properly belong. Were the purpofe here fole curiofity, a volume might be employed on the gtaffes alone; but we hope to convey a juft idea of the f{pecies of thefe, and the other lef ufeful plants, by thefe enumerations, without fwelling the volume beyond the intended fize. 6. Club Ruth, or aglet-headed Ruth, Scirpus equifeli capitulo majori. Commonin brooks. 7. The leaft upright Club Ruth, Scirpus minimus capitulis equifeli, The ftalk not thicker than a large briftle. 2. Scirpi with leaves. 8. Dwarf Ruth, with fmall aglet heads, Scirpus montanus capitule breviori. In hilly pal- tures, 9. Round, black-headed Marfh Ruth, wacus levis minor capitulo glomerato nigricante. to. The leaft Ruth, Scirpus foliaceus bumilis. Common in damp places, where thefoil is poor. - Marfh Rufh Grafs, with fleawort heads, Scirpus equifeli capitulo minore. In watery places. - Many-headed leafy Ruth, Gramen junceum polytachion. feattered, The panicle very loofe and G EN US Giee S "NU ARROW f Ryilre. L XXV. GRASS. 0- CaHeat oN: The flower is formed ofthree petals, , oval, obtufe leaves. HE cup is formed of three hollow them in fhape. The feed-veflel is oval, and large. of a pale colour, and refembling Linnzus places this among the hexandria. 1. Common Arrow Grafs. Triglochin vulgare. 071 I¢ The root is compofed of numerousfibres. The leaves are narrow, numerous, and of a fine green. The ftalk is a foot high, and the flowersterminateit in a long and flender fpike. It is commonin falt-marfhes, and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Gramen junceum fpicatum five Triglochin. fpica2..Sea fpiked Grafs, Gramen maritimum tum. Small, and with very numerous, narrow leaves. |