SUB-CLASS II. GLUMACEE. (Ord. xcii, xciii.) "Flowers destitute of true perianth, but enclosed within imbricated chaffy scales or bracteas."

ORD. XCII. CYPERACEA. The Sedge Family.

1. RHYNCHOSPORA. Vahl. Beak-rush.
Triand. Monogyn. L.

1. R. ALBA. Vahl. (Schoenus alb. L.) (White B.) JuneAugust. 24

Wet pastures and moors. On all the moors in Lancashire,
-B.G. On almost all the bogs in Cheshire,-B.G. Gill
Moss, near Knowsley,-H. Shepherd, in Hall's Flora.
Abundant on Simmons-wood Moss,-W.H.

2. BLYSMUS. Panz. Blysmus. Triand. Monogyn. L.

1. B. COMPRESSUS.

Panz. (Schoenus comp. L.) (Broad

leaved B.) June, July. 24

Grassy spots on Crosby sand hills, and near Bootle Land
Marks, abundant. Also at Formby and Southport.

2. B. RUFUS. Link.

(Schoenus ruf. E.B. Scirpus ruf.

Schrad.) (Narrow-leaved B.) July. 24

Marshy ground near Rimrose Bridge, and also near Bootle
Land Marks. (Not scarce in 1850,-R. Tudor.)

3. ELEOCHARIS. Br. Spike-rush. Triand. Monogyn. L.

1. E. PALUSTRIS. Br. (Scirpus pal. L.) (Creeping S.) June,

2. E. ACICULARIS. Roem. et Sch. (Scirpus acic. E.B.) July,

Wet sandy and marshy places, not common. Crosby sand

hills and Bidston Heath.

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4. ISOLEPIS. Br. Isolepis. Mud-rush.
Triand. Monogyn. L.

1. I. FLUITANS.

Br. (Scirpus fluit. L.

Eleocharis fluit. Hook, in Br. Fl.) (Floating I.) July, August. 24 Ditches and ponds. Not uncommon in many parts of Wirral. Plentiful in ditches at Bootle, Crosby, Litherland, Formby, &c.

2. I. SETACEA. Br.

(Scirpus setaceus. L.) stalked M.) July, August. 24

(Bristle

Moist sandy and gravelly places, not unfrequent. Bidston
Heath, Oxton, Claughton brick fields, Bootle, near the
Rimrose Bridge, &c.

5. SCIRPUS. Linn.

Club-rush. Bull-rush.

1. S. LACUSTRIS.

Triand. Monogyn. L.

L. (Lake C. or B.) July, August. 24 Ditch and pond sides, not unfrequent.

Abundant in

ditches on Bidston Marsh. Walton,-R. Tudor. Crosby Marsh, J.S., in Herb. Plentiful in a pond near Car Lane, West Derby,-W.H. Southport,-H. Aughton.

2: S. MARITIMUS. L. (Salt-marsh C.) July, August. 24

Salt marshes, not unfrequent. Abundant on Bidston
Marsh, in ditches. Bootle shore near the Rimrose brook.
Tranmere Pool, scarce.

3. S. SYLVATICUS. L. (Wood C.) July. 4

Sankey Canal bank, near Parr Hall,-J. Harrison.

4. S. CESPITOSUS. L. (Eleocharis cæspit. Link.) (Scalystalked C.) June, July. 24

Moist heathy and moory places, frequent. Very abundant on Bidston and Oxton heaths. Heswall Hill,-W.S. Bootle,-R. Tudor. Formby and Southport.

6. ERIOPHORUM. Linn.

Cotton-Grass.

Triand. Monogyn. L.

1. E. VAGINATUM. L. (Hare-tail C.) March-May.

24

Bogs and wet moory places, not unfrequent. Crosby,
Formby, Southport. Simmons-wood Moss, abundant.

Bidston Marsh, &c.

(E. polystachion, (a) Linn?)

2. E. LATIFOLIUM. Hoppe.

(Broad-leaved C.) May, June.

Bogs and wet heathy places.

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Frequent on Bidston,

Crosby, and Formby Marshes. Litherland,-R. Tudor.
Simmons-wood Moss, abundant,-W.H.

3. E. ANGUSTIFOLIUM. Roth. (Narrow-leaved C.) April. 24 Frequent on Bidston, Crosby, and Altcar Marshes. Simmons-wood Moss,-W.H. Southport, &c.

7. CAREX. Linn. Carex or Sedge. Monac. Triand. L.

1. C. PULICARIS.

2. C. OVALIS,

L. (Flea C.) May, June. 24

Bogs and wet moory ground. Plentiful on Bidston and other similar heaths in Wirral. Abundant on Formby Marsh,-W.S.

Gooden. (Oval-spiked C.) July 24

Bogs and marshy situations, not uncommon. Bidston,
Crosby, and Formby Marshes. Bromboro', Upton,
Bootle, &c.

3. C. STELLULATA.

4. C. CURTA.

Gooden. (Little prickly C.)

June. 24

May,

Marshy and heathy places, frequent. Bidston, Wallasey,
Bootle, Formby, &c. Common on Simmons-wood Moss,
-W.S.

5. C. REMOTA. L. (Distant-spiked C.) June. 24

Wet shady places, frequent. Hale, Eastham, Bromboro',
Croxteth Woods, &c. Hedge bottoms in Wirral, frequent.

6. C. PANICULATA. L. (Great panicled C.) June. 24

Boggy and marshy places, frequent. Bidston, Crosby, and
Formby Marshes. In wet marshy grounds between Oxton
and Woodchurch, plentiful. Abundant in woods near
Gill Moss Chapel,-W.S. In wet places in Croxteth
Park,-W.H.

7. C. TERETIUSCULA. Gooden. (Lesser panicled C.) June. 24 Boggy meadows and pastures. Formby, Altcar, &c.

8. C. VULPINA. L. (Great C.) June. 24

Ditches and wet places, very frequent.

9. C. MURICATA. L. (Greater prickly C.) May, June. Near the "Halfpenny Bridge" at Poulton, rare,-W.S.

10. C. INTERMEDIA. Gooden. (Soft brown C.) June. 24 Plentiful in ditches below Wallasey. Ditches on Crosby Marsh,-W.S.

11. C. ARENARIA.

L.

(Sea-side C.) June.

24

Abundant on the sea shore all along the coast.

12. C. VULGARIS. Fries. (C. cæspitosa. Gooden.) May,

June. 24

Wet meadows and marshy pastures. Frequent in Wirral and Lancashire. Bootle, Seaforth, Crosby, Formby,

Southport, &c.

13. C. ACUTA. L. (Slender-spiked C.) May.
May 2

Wet meadows and pastures, not common.
Ditton.

14. C. CESPITOSA.

Halewood and

(Tufted

L. (C. stricta. Gooden.)

Bog C.) March-May.

On the sides of a pond in a lane leading from Great
Crosby to the sand hills,-R. Tudor.

15. C. PALLESCENS. L. (Pale C.) June. 24

Marshy places, not unfrequent. Crosby, Formby, (and
Southport,-H. Aughton). Chat Moss, &c.

16. C. EXTENSA.

Gooden, (Long-bracteated C.)

Marshy ground near the sea.

Abundant near Bromboro' Pool, and Wallasey Pool, near Poulton. Also at Bootle, the mouth of the Alt, and Southport.

17. C. FLAVA. L. (Yellow C.) May, June. 24 VAR. a. Hook. & Arnott. "Sterile spikelets distinctly stalked, fertile ones rather distant, beak of fruit deflexed."

VAR. b. Hook. & Arnott. C. EDERI. Ehrh.
Spikelets all approximated, beak of fruit
straight."

Boggy pastures and meadows; both varieties frequent.
Among sand hills at New Brighton and Crosby. Bootle,
Bromboro', Crosby, Formby Marshes, &c.

18. C. DISTANS.

June. 24

L. (Loose C.) June.

Abundant on Bidston Marsh, and near Tranmere Pool.

19. C. BINERVIS.

Sm. (Green-ribbed C.) June. 24

Bidston Heath, abundant.

Moist woods, frequent. Eastham, Bromboro', Croxteth,
Hale, &c.

22. C. PENDULA.

June.

Huds. (Great Pendulous C.)

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May,

South

Ditch near Croxteth Hall, rather scarce,-W.S.
port (?)-Mr. Glazebrook, in "Guide to Southport." Not in
Mr. Aughton's list.

23. C. PSEUDO-CYPERUS. L. (Cyperus-like C.) June. 24 By the sides of ponds about Bidston, Bebbington, and Bromboro'. Crosby and Formby Marshes, Southport, &c.

24. C. GLAUCA. Scop. (Glaucous Heath C.) June. 24 VAR. a. Hook. & Arnott. C. RECURVA. Huds. & Sm. Moist meadows and pastures, frequent. Speke, Wallasey, Bidston, &c.

25. C. PRÆCOX. Jacq. (Vernal C.) April, May. 24

Dry poor pastures and heaths, frequent. Abundant on
Bidston Heath, and similar situations in Wirral and
Lancashire.

26. C. PILULIFERA.

27. C. HIRTA.

L. (Round-headed C.)

Marshy and moory ground. Bidston Heath. Crosby
Marsh. Wirral,-H.C. Watson, in Hall's Flora.

L. (Hairy C.) May, June. 24

Wet meadows and pastures, frequent. Canal bank at
Litherland and Bootle, plentiful. Storeton Hill, Bromboro',
Woodside, and many other situations in Wirral.

28. C. AMPULLACEA.

Gooden.

June. 24

(Slender-beaked Bottle C.)

Ponds and

Allerton, J.S., in Herb. Rimrose brook.
Marshy ground near Birkenhead Park, scarce.

29. C. PALUDOSA. Gooden. (Lesser common C.) March.

24

On the side of a ditch, by a footpath leading from Walton to Fazakerley and "Clock House," rare,-R. Tudor.