Carez.] CLXXI CYPERACEE, (C. B. Olarke.) 717 
48. C. vesiculosa, Boott Carez, ii. 107, t. 323; inf. irregularly 
panicled, spikes rarely clustered, style 3-fid, -utricle small narrow-ellipsoid 
trigonous irregularly ribbed not inflated, beak } utricle with narrow bifid 
mouth (otherwise as C. condensata). Boeck. in Linnea, xl. 345. C. 
diffusa, Boott ms.—Carex, Wall. Cat. 3400 B. 
SIKKIM HIMALAYA; alt. 4000 ft., C. B. Clarke. Buotan; Grifilh, KHASIA 
HiLLs, alt. 4-6000 ft., very common. 
Leaves rarely } in. broad, usually narrower than in C. condensata. Fem. glumes 
ovate-lanceolate (hardly mucronate) nearly as long as ripe utricle, more enclosing 
utricle than iu preceding species. Beak of ufricle longer than in C. condensata, 
more narrowed at top. Infl. (in dried plants) usually rich-brown, sometimes paler, 
cinnamomeous, — Hardly separable from C. condensata. 
Var. B paniculata; inflorescence a compound loose rich-brown panicle, utricle 
ig in. (larger than in C. vesiculosa, Boott type).—Sikkim ; alt. 700-2500 ft. (Herb. 
Griffith), C. B. Clarke. 
. 49. €. continua, C. B. Clarke; leaves sub-basal very long narrow, 
inf. elongate cylindric nearly continuous, spikes numerous solitary fine 
brown, fem. glume with bristle as long as utricle, style 3-fid, utricle small 
oblong-ellipsoid trigonous strongly many-nerved hairy narrowed into 
short deeply bifid beak. C. Bruceana, Boott ms. (in small part.) 
t NEPAL; Wallich. Sr HIMALAYA; alt. 500-1100 ft., plentiful, €. B. 
arke. 
Tufted. Rhizome woody, short. Stems 8-16 in. Leaves numerous, much over- 
topping stems, 4-1 in. wide, tough. Infi. 4-8 by 1j in., scarcely interrupted at 
ase; bracts long, overtopping inflorescence. Spikelets }-} in., 3-7-nutted, 
numerous and close together, not clustered as in C. vesiculosa. Utricle |j in., 
narrow, brown, with 15-20 regular close strong nerves.—The utricle is not unlike 
that of C. vesiculosa, the injl. is different, somewhat resembling small forms of 
C. cruciata, with which latter Boott arranged it. 
90. C. stramentitia, Boott ms.; Boeck. in Linnma, xl. 351; inf. 
young pale straw-colrd. ripe dirty-straw-colrd. not brown, style 3-fid, 
utricle rather large globose-trigonous many-striate glabrous not inflated, 
beak linear 4 utricle very shortly 2-fid. C. condensata, Boott ms. (partly). 
C. eondensata, B flava, Nees in Wight Contrib. 123. C. Wightiana, Boott 
De (partly.) C. filicina, Boeck. ms. in Herb. Schlaginiweit n. 14702.— 
Carex, Wall. Cat. 3398. 
From Nepat to extreme E. Assam, alt. 500-3000 ft.; common in lower 
Sixx, J. D. H., &c. Garo, KHasiA and MIKIR Hits, on Assam face. CHOTA 
NAGPORE; BEHAR ; on Parasnath, alt. 4000 ft., C. B. Clarke. 
Glabrous except the secondary panicle-branches. Rhizome stout, woody. Leares 
2-3 ft., often 3-2 in. broad. Panicle often 12-16 in., linear-oblong ; partial 
peduncles compound, lower distant; spikes fascicled, resembling those of C. conden- 
sata,  Utricle 4 in. and upwards, rather acute, trigonous, fuscous green, very sud. 
denly narrowed into beak ; nerves 15-20, slender but well-marked.— From its habit, 
this plant has been mixed with C. condensata, from which its large utricle entirely 
Scparates it. It is really very near C. indica, Linn., and closely resembles it in the 
Utricle; but the spikelets are shorter, whiter, and the characteristic conspicuous 
Setaceous bracteoles of C. indica are wanting. 
5l. C. filicina, Nees in Wight Contrib. 123; leaves very long, infi. 
elongate of distant pyramidal compound panicles, spikes small often 
Very many on slender branches not congested, female glumes small not 
(or scarcely) mucronate, style 3-fid, utricle small narrow ellipsoid or 
