398 



soabro involutis, t — l 1 /* lin» lat»; spiculis 5 — 4 ferrugineo- 

 castaneis erectis eontiguis oblongis v. elongato-oblongzs 

 obtusiSj suprema reliquis parum latiore parte mascula sa- 

 tis attenuata, inferioribus ecidenter pedtmculati$ } %> — 10 lin. 

 long. 2 — 2^2 lin* lat., tribm inferiorumfoliaceo-bracteatis: 

 bracteis basi auriculata amplectentibus, infima elongata; 

 squarais eonformibm late omUs breviter acutatis uniuerviis 

 cuspidato-aristatis mucronatisve, arista valida scabm, fer- 

 rugmeo-eastaneis subconcoloribus ; utriculis squama plerum- 

 que longioribus eaque cm parum latioribus. 2 Iin. fere 

 longis, evidenter xtipitatis ellipsoideis v. orbiculato-ovalibus 

 compressis bine planiuseulis illine subangulato - eonvexis, 

 brevissime rostellatis, obsolete striatis laecibiis luteis v. 

 ferrugineo - brunneseentibus nitidulis, ore integris, v. 

 leviter emargmatis; caryopsi laxe inclusa utriculo 

 fere diinidio breviore ellipsoidea acute Iriungular^ 

 styli basi tenui concolorata terminata, subtiliss. punctata 

 fusco-ferruginea opaca* 



C. G-melini Hook, et Ara. — Kuntb, 4£4. — Ledeb. 

 1. c. 28. — Boott ? 137. t. 440. 



Insula Sitcha. Amur. Mandeburia. 



210. C. atrata L. 



Laete viridis; rhizomate caespitoso, baud stolonifero; 

 culmo tenui firmo apice saepiss. eernuo triquetro laevi v. 

 sursum seabriuseulo l j% — V(% ped. alto basin versus folioso : 

 foliis confertis berbaeeis latht&rufh- patentibus culmo bre- 

 vioribus breviter aeuminatis plants carinatis striatis inar- 



ginibus carinaque serrulato-scabris, 1%—%% %*&* fat*s 

 spiculis 4—3—5 purpureo-atris \\ purpureo-brunneis sub- 



fascieulatim confertis, suprema gynaecandra ovali basi 



attenuata, foeraineis pedunculatis saepe nutantibus oblon- 



