or Culmus, among botanists, a straw or haulm; defined by Linnæus to be the proper trunk of the grasses, which elevates the leaves, flower, and fruit.

This sort of trunk is tubular or hollow, and has frequently knots or joints distributed at proper distances through its whole length. The leaves are long, sleek, and placed either near the roots in great numbers, or proceed singly from the different joints of the stalk, which they embrace at the base, like a sheath or glove.

The haulm is commonly garnished with leaves; sometimes, however, it is naked; that is, devoid of leaves, as in a few species of cypress-grass. Most grasses have a round cylindrical stalk; in some species of Schoenus, Scirpus, cypress-grass, and others, it is triangular.

The stalk is sometimes entire, that is, has no branches; sometimes branching, as in Schoenus aculeatus et copensis; and not seldom consists of a number of scales which lie over each other like tiles.

Lastly, in a few grasses the stalk is not interrupted with joints, as in the greater part. The space contained betwixt every two knots or joints, is termed by botanists internodium and articulus culmi.

This species of trunk often affords certain marks of distinction in discriminating the species. Thus, in the genus Eriocaulon, the species are scarce to be distinguished.

(A) Plan of the Battle of Culloden.

Kingston's horse Blackney Battersea Patience Howard Kingston's horse—In all 881.

Major Gen. Huxse.

Kerr's Dragoons, Bartleff Morroco Sc. Faulk Picc Chalm Royal Cobham's dras.

Left flank 400. Lord John Drummond.

Guards, hussars, and Perthshire The young Pretender squadron.

First column 800.

Those of the above, who have only guns, and Kilmarnock's guards.

Second column 800.

Ld. Lewis Gordon's and Glenbucket's, to be ready to succour when needful.

Third column 800.

Colonel Roy Stuart's, and those of the above who have only guns.

The D. of Perth's reg. and Ld. Ogilvie's, not to fire without positive order; and to keep close as a fresh corps de reserve. 800.—In all 8359.