158. CYPERACE Æ. 309 
Very common in the cool part of the North Hemisphere, 
extending to the Himalaya; but no example from Japan or from 
North-west America has been seen. 
115. Carex Rouyana, Franch. in Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, 
Sme sér., vii. (1894-5) p. 51, ef in Nouv. Arch. Mus. 3me sér., 
x. (1898) pp. 67, 98, t. 7. fig. 1. 
Hurrun: Patung (E. H. Wilson, 1651!). 
In Japan, e Franchet. 
The species is, as Franchet says, near C. filipes, Franchet, 
differing by the short leaves and large peduncled deeply-purple 
male spike. I identify Wilson's plant with C. Rouyana only by 
comparison with Franchet’s picture. 
116. Carex rubrobrunea, C. B. Clarke, in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 
Ind. vi. (1894) p. 710, excluding citations. 
Yunnan: Szemao, 4500 feet (Henry, 11722!). Herb. Kew. 
Frequent in Khasia, North-east India. 
117. Carex rupestris, All. Fl. Pedem. ii. (1785) p. 264, t. 92. 
fig. 1; Schkuhr, Riedgr. n. p. 36, t. Nnnn. fig. 250; Kunth, 
Enum. Pl. ii. p. 426; Boott, Carex, i. p. 158, t. 516. figg. 1-5; 
Boeck. in Linnea, xxxix. (1875) p. 34; Franch. in Nouv. Arch. 
Mus. 3me sér., viii. (1896) pp. 205, 209. 
Carex petriea, Schkuhr, Riedgr. ii. p. 95, t. Kkk. fig. 159. 
SurivGkING: Changpeishan (James!). Herb. Kew. 
Cool parts of the North Hemisphere. 
118. Carex Sampsoni, Hance, in Journ. Bot. vi. (1868) p. 89. 
KwaxaruxoG?, Kulangsu Island (Sampson, hb. Hance, 13059 !). 
Mus. Brit. 
Next to C. manca, Boott, fide Hance. Male spike 3 by 4l in. 
Female spike rather lax, with 8-12 utricles; peduncle up to 
1lin. Utricles ellipsoid, narrowed into a linear beak, sparingly 
pubescent. 
Appears to have been overlooked by Franchet. 
119. Carex scaposa, C. B. Clarke, in Bot. Mag. cxiii. (1887) 
t. 6940; Franch. in Nouv. Arch. Mus. 3me sér., viii. (1896) 
pp. 255, 260; Finet et Franch. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, 3ne 
sér., Vi. (1899) p. 214; Diels, in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xxix. (1901) 
p. 231. 
