398 
versim trnneatis ore leviter ampliatis mntieis v. dentienlo 
praeditis; spienlis per spicas suborbiculatas v. oblongas arete 
dispositis suhdistichis patentibus linearibus aentiuseulis vix 
leriter compressis 5—3 lin. long. % lin. lat. 14—8-Noris; 
squamis chartaceis primo suhdistichis, remotiuseulis, tardius 
apice patulis, inferiorihns late -ovatis ohtusissimis, superiori- 
bus orato-snhelliptieis vix aentiasculis, infra apicem hreris- 
sime mucronatis, snperne carinatis, tennissime plurinervatis, 
laterihus intense ferrngineis v. ruhescentibus, dorso pallidieri- 
bas v. viridihus; squamis inferiorihns binis vacnis parvis, in- 
fima ex ovato v. lanceolato acuminata; earyopsi minnta, 
squama cire. 'a breviore ovato-ellipsoidea triangulari com- 
pressinscula leviter arcuata apicata pnnctulato - scahrinseula 
fuscescente; rhacheolae alis erassiiseulis ahlique obevato- 
ellipticis ochraceis caryopsi paulo brevioribus; stylo hau 
elangato rigidulo sed perienni usque supra medium fisse, ru- 
biginoso, — Drummond. coll. nr. 34. — Engelmann. pl 
ar. 62. 
St, Lonis Amerie. septenir, 
328. €. Vahlil Beklr. 
Viridis. Rhizomate tuheroso hrevi; culmo snhahhreviato 
(6-10 poll. alto) pennam anserinam tennem erasso rigide 
triquetro leviter compresso basi plnrifoliate; foliis culmem 
suharquantihns rigidelis acuminatis, 2—3 lin. lat, in- 
ferne complicatis marginihus vemote spinulosis, sursum ad 
nervos scahris; umbella composita multiradiata, radiis pa- 
stentibus, Tongioribus sesquipollicaribus (ad 4 — 5 - pollic. 
sec. Nees.) pluriramosis; ochreis breribns ore amplia- 
tis in laminam hrevem saepins bifidanı prodnetis; involu- 
ero 5—6-phylio, phyllis inferioribus patentissimis umbelln 
subduplo longioribus,; ramis radiornm brevibus sessilibnsqne, 
Iateralihns. divergentibus bracten. perangasta spiea hreviere 
