442 



vaginis triquetris, angulis interdum subalatisscabris; aqua- 

 mis maseulis membranaceis pallide ferrugineis oblongis 

 obtusis interdum breviter acuminatis, foemineis cbartaceis 

 late ovatis aeutato-euspidatis dorso trinerviis pallide viri- 

 dibus, lateribus pallidis v. iemiginescentibus, nervo medi- 

 ano non raro seabro, cuspide longa ac valida liispidula; 

 utriculis chartaceo-coriaeeis squamas subaequantibus ellip- 

 soideis utrinque obtusis v. apiee conicis, ore integro, ob- 

 solete trigonis mtfeato-sfriatis dense jmnetulatis ferrngineo- 

 viridulis nitidulis l'/.i Hn, long.; ear. laxe inelusa utri- 

 culo fere % breviore stipitata abbreviato - obovata trian- 

 gular! puuetulata flavida, stylo ferrugineo terminata. 



C. conoidea Sehk., no. 168. — Boott, 33. t. 82. — 

 Sartwell, no. 82. — C. grauularoides Schwein. — C. te- 

 tanica Schwein* et Torr., non. Schk. 



America septentr. 



<2siT% C> grisea Whlb. 



Khizomate caespitoso, fibriUis tennibus longis; culmis 

 1 — i l /a — Va P e< * # a ^is tenuihus triaugulis pleramque lae~ 

 vibns apiee subnutantibus basi folioruin vaginis ferrugineo- 

 eastaneis vestitis; foliis pallide viridihus herbaeeis htikm- 

 eulw eulmo breyioribus longe angustato-aciiminatis planis 

 2— 3 lin. latis nervis tribus prominentibus superne sea- 

 litis, margine subtiliter serratis; spicula masciila plerum- 

 qiie xessiii pallida krevt ae fmui paueiffora 4—6 lin. long. 

 V*" 'k !"*• '**• (interdum suhineonspicua), foemineis 4— # 

 viridi-tusceseentibus cylindraceis oblongisve densi-4 — 9- 

 floris, superioribus 2 contiguis sxibsessilibus, inferioribus 

 distantibus hwje pedunculate. 4—8 lin* long. 2 1 /* lin- latis ; 

 bracteis erectU omnibus foliaeeis elotigath, vaginantibus; 

 vaginis aniiee hyalino-membranaceis albidis ore truneatis; 



