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purpureiSy lateribus Bframineo-fusccsceutibuflf rbacheola r^c/a, 

 foy^id angastis liucaribus; rarjopsi miDttScala sqaaia^i dimidio 

 breviore obovato^elUptica lefUicuiari^compr essay margine 

 obtusissima crasse apiculata dcfmssime lineato - granuiata 

 grisea v^ pallide fuscUy opaca; siyh perststente vaide 

 elongato fere ad basin Jissoy flexuosD* 



C* diandrus Torr. Monogr, of N* Americai) Gjperae, 

 p. 251;f>^<>r PAi*!^- — A. Gray Maaaaly p*49l partiio. KudUi 

 1. G. p«6* Steud. Sjii. p. 4. 



America boreal. ' 



3. C* IHimfltU N. ab E« Kunth. 



Virens; rhizomate deficeudente ioterdum flagellifero, apiee 

 raro diviso; calmis solitania r, plaribus 6 — 10 poll* Ig,, in- 

 terdum eJongatis^ slrictiuseuIiB triangalaribus inferoe p« m. 

 eompressis ad mediuni usque fere foliatis; foliis saepe eoo- 

 fertis rigidolis hreviwibti^ ac laiiusculis (2 — 3 poll* loug., 

 I'/ft liii* lat.) planis hrevfter acuminatiSy floralibus 3 t. raro 

 5 ereetinscijlis umbellam simplicem 7 — h-radiatam aequan^ 



r 



tibus v.paulo superantibus i umbellae radio ceutrali breris-* 



simo. reliquis subaequaliter pedunculatis, V^ — IV-t P^"* Iff-; 

 Qpicttlis 7,— 3 conferlis, inferioiibus pateiUissimis, obhngo^ 

 la^f^^olatis acuHusculis 3 lin.^ raro 5 Hn. loug., 10 — 18-, 

 rariuB 16 — 18-floris; squamis dense imbricafis tenut-mem' 

 branaceis nitidulis obhngis > infimU lalo - ovatis , obtusia, 

 juxta cariiiam subsnlcaiis, dorao obsolete pluriurrvatis aor- 

 dide flaridis, lateribus superue bruuueis v. fusco^purpureiSt 

 interdam ex toto bnntaeeceutibus, margiuibns paruiu iucuryis; 

 carjopsi mmutuia obovata^ noo raro basi angustata^ breviter 

 mncronato ' apicatu compressa margine oblusa rugulosa ac 

 punctulata bruuuea opaca ; styio elongato profnnde bifido* 



C* JiwidffVN.abK. hwb, - Kuuth I v. 17.— Pffcrem 



