610 
usenlo inferne pennam seriptoriam tenuem crasso sursum 
valde attenuate, triangnları plurifoliato ; foliis elongatis sub- 
coriaceo-rigidis planis v. carinato -snbeomplicatis margine 
superne scahris 4—3—% lin. lat., infimis (3— 4) confertis 
1 —2-pedalibus, sequentibus pedem eirc. longis; corymbis 
numerosis (7—5) eompositis multiramosis in enlmi parte 
superiore distantibus, lateralibus hreviter peduneulatis; ramis 
eapillaribus parum remotis palentissimis curvatisque 6—3 
lin. long. apice 4-—%2-ramosis; bractea corymbi terminalis 
suhdeeompositi angusta ipso breviore, sequentibus gradatim 
longioribus ac Jatioribus; spieulis - lateralibus longiuseule 
pedunculatis- minutis (lineam eire, long.) sub anthesi ovatis, 
2. 6-Noris, floribus omnibus fertilibus; squamis pellueide- 
membhranareis (mox deeidentibus) lato-ovatis carinatis acılato- 
mneronnlatis stramineo -fuscescentihus; caryopsi (Jonge per- 
sistente) syuama "5 breviore exacte Zato-ovata lenticulari- 
compressa, haud marginata, transversim leviter rugosa, rugis 
striolatis, rufeseente nitidula; rostro perbrevi depresso-conico 
apieulato Drunneo; siylo exserto profunde hißdo; setis 6 
subtilibus caryopsi parum longioribns subpersitentibus. 
R. sparsa Vahl 230. Kunth 299. — Schoenus sparsus 
Miehx. ec. 35 (vs) — R. miliacea Gray 1. e. 198 1. 
4. -— An Schvenus miliaceus Lam? Ch, Kunth 1. 5. ©. 
Carolina. Georgia (Michx.) New Orleaus (Drummend, 
in eoll. sine nro.) 
#* Spienlae plures fascieulatae. Flores perigonio prae- 
diti v. nudi. (Corymbi semper eompositi.) 
10. M. tenuis Willd. 
Laete viridis; vradiee fibresa validula v. eapillariz; culmis 
