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olivaceis approximatis, apice saepiss. masculis, brevibus 
crassis sessilibus v. infima breviter pedunculata cernua, 
soborbieulatis densi- (10—15-) floris 6—7 lin. diam.; brae- 
teis evaginatis eulmum excedentibus; squamis maseulis 
oblongis obtusis v. acutiuseulis, foemineis magnis hyalinis 
pallidis late ovatis obtusis v. breviter acutatis; utrieulis 
olivaceis patentibus squama plus duplo longioribus ovali- 
bus inflatis obsolete trigonis sensim in rostrum breve at- 
tenuatis, ore bifidis, plurinerviis evidenter celluloso-granu- 
latis laevibus v. superne parce dentatis 31/, lin. long.; ear. 
laxiuseule inclusa utrieuli partem tertiam subaequante el- = 
lipsoidea basi attenuata triangulari punetulata; stylo per- 
sistente tenui basi aequali. 
C. Elliottii Schwein. et Torr. — Torrey Monogr. 418. 
— Boott, 90. t. 265. — Sartwell, no 141. — C. castanea 
Eil. — C. Baldwinia Dew. 
Carolina septentr. 
454. C. turgescens Torr. 
Glauco-virens. Culmo gracillimo swbtripedali firmo 
obtasangulo laevi paucifoliato, basi vaginis efoliatis palli- 
dis vestito; foliis firmis linearibus Breviter acuminatis apice 
triquetris carinato-planis vix supra lineam latis superne 
margine serrulatis, eulmeis distantibus longe vaginatis 
culmo multo brevioribus (5-6 poll. long.); spieulis subtribus 
stramineo-flaaridis, supremis contiguis, sequentibus remotig: 
maseula breviter pedunculata lineari pollicem eire. longa 
lineam lata, foemineis crassis subrotundis oblongisve eree- 
tis densi- (6--12-) floris 5—6 lin. lat, suprema sessili, 
secunda exserte peduneulata; bracteis vaginantibus culmum 
excedentibus; pedunculis setaceis teretiuseulis laevibus; 
