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4 Mr. Winch's Flora of Northumberland, &c. α By rivers, lakes, and ponds. β in marshes near Dyke House, in the neighbourhood of Hartlepool, D.— Mr. J. Backhouse.

5. S. setaceus, Least Club-rush.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 58; Eng. Bot. 1693; Hook. Lond. 97; Fl. Scot. 19; Berwick Flora, 15; Isolepis setacea, R. Br. Lindley Syn. 283.

On boggy moors, frequent.

6. S. caricinus. Compressed Club-rush.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 58; Berwick Flora, 15; Schoenus compressus, Eng. Bot. 791; With. ii. 121; Hook. Fl. Scot. 16.

On the banks of Tyne at Chollerford and Low Park End, and on the Links at Holy Island and Bamborough, N. Near Gallowhill. — Thompson's Berwick Plants. In bogs at Ryehope, and on the banks of Tees near Middleton, D. Near Darlington. — Robson's Flora.

7. S. rufus. Brown Club-rush.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 59; Schoenus rufus, Eng. Bot. 1010; Hook. Fl. Scot. 17; With i. 122.

In marshes on the Wear below Southwick, D. Near Hartlepool, D — Rev. J. Dalton.

8. S. carinatus. Blunt-edged Club-rush.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 60; Eng. Bot. 1983; Hook Lond. t. 79; S. lacustris β, Hudson, 19.

By the Tees near Stockton, D.—G. T. Fox, Esq.

9. S. maritimus. Salt-marsh Club-rush.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 61; Eng. Bot. 542; Curt. Fasc. iv. t. 4; Hook. Fl. Scot. 19; Berwick Flora, 16.

On the salt marshes of Tyne, Wear, Tees, N. and D. Sea coast near Beal, N. — Thompson's Berwick Plants.

10. S. sylvaticus. Wood Club-rush, or Millet Cyperus-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 62; Eng. Bot. 919; With. ii. 116 Hook. Fl. Scot. 19; Berwick Flora, 16.

On the banks of Pont and of Till, also in Scotswood, Denton, and Walbottle Denes, N. By the Tweed between the Union Bridge and Horncliffe. — Dr. G. Johnston. On the banks of Team, and in Ravens- worth and Cawsey Woods, D.

20 ELEOCHARIS.
1. E. palustris. Creeping Spike-rush. Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 63; Scirpus palustris, Eng. Bot.131; Hook. Fl. Scot. 18.

By rivulets, lakes, and on boggy ground.

2. E. multicaulis. Many-stalked Spike-rush.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 64; Scirpus multicaulis, Eng. Bot. 1187; With. ii. 111, S. palustris β, Hook. Fl. Scot. 18; Wahl. Fl. Lapp. 14.

On the heath at Prestwick Carr, N.

1. E. vaginatum. Hare's-tail Cotton-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 66; Eng. Bot. 873; Curt. Fasc. iv. t. 10; Hook. Fl. Scot. 20; Berwick Flora, 16.

On turfy bogs, on moors, &c.

2. E. angustifolium. Narrow-leaved Cotton-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 69; Eng. Bot. 564; Berwick Flora, 17; E. polystachion, Hudson, 21; Curt. Fasc. iv. t. 9. β E. polystachion, Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 67; Eng. Bot 563; Berwick Flora, 16; E. nivale, G. Don. Sp.

On turfy moors and in boggy meadows. β on moors with var. α, not rare. Below Allerton Mill near Berwick. — Dr. G. Johnston. In β the stalks of the spikes are long as represented by the figure in Eng. Bot., and the stem frequently puts out lateral branches from the sheathes of its leaves.

3. E. pubescens. Downy-stalked Cotton-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i 68; Berwick Flora, 17; Hook. Br. Fl. 25; E. polystachion, Northumberland and Durham Guide, i. 6; E. latifolium, Schrad. Germ. 154.

β E. gracile, Sm. Eng. Fl. 69; Eng. Bot. 2402; Wahl. Fl.Lapp. 19; E. triquetrum, Hoppe, Fasc. 1800. α Near the Widdy Bank, on Teesdale Moors, and in Waskerly Park near Wolsingham, also on boggy ground below Hilton Castle, D. Near Haly pike Lough, N. On the Wallington Moors. — W. C. Trevelyan, Esq. Near Berwick, N. — Dr. G. Johnston. β on the Teesdale and Wolsingham Moors. D. On Redpath Moors, N.—W. C. Trevelyan, Esq.

This species of Cotton-grass is easily recognised by its soft grass-like leaves and the downy stalks of its spikes. β is only a slender variety. I suspect that slender specimens both of Eriophorum angustifolium, and Eriophorum pubescens pass under the name of Eriphorum gracile. For the correctness of the quotations of the synonyms from Wahlenberg's Fl. Lapp, and Hoppe Fasc., I rest upon the authority of specimens from the late Dr. Swartz and Mr. Thomas of Bex.

1. N. stricta. Mat-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 70; Eng. Bot. 290; Hook. Fl. Scot. 21; Berwick Flora, 18.

On moors and commons.

1. P. canariensis. Manured Canary-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 74; Eng. Bot, 1310; Berwick Flora, 18; Hook. Fl. Scot. 23.

On the ballast-hills of Tyne and Wear, N. and D.

2. P. arundinacea. Reed Canary-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 74; Eng. Bot. 402, and 2160, f. 2; Arundo colorata, Sm. Fl. Brit. 147; Hook. Fl. Scot. 23; Berwick Flora, 18.

On the banks of rivers and margins of pools.

1. P. pratense. Common Cat's-tail-grass, Timothy-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 75; Eng. Bot. 1076; Hook. Fl. Scot. 23.

γ P. nodosum, Linn. Sp. Pl. i. 88; Alopecurus bulbosus, Dick. Hort. Sic. Fasc. xii. 4.

α In moist meadows; γ on dry barren ground.

2. P. arenarium. Sea Cat's-tail-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 78; Hook. Lond. t. 7; Hook. Fl Scot, 24; Berwick Flora, 19; Phalaris arenaria Eng. Bot. 222; With. ii. 166.