726 CLXXII. CYPERACEÆ. (C. D. Clarke.) [Carez. 
purple-red, several terminal frequently wholly male, fem. glumes ovate 
obtuse or retuse, style 3-fid, utricles long narrow-ellipsoid trigonous nerve- 
less glabrous, beak 4 utricle. Boeck. in Linnea, xl. 338. 
SikxiM HIMALAYA ; alt. 9-12,000 ft., J. D. H., &c., abundant. & 
Glabrous. Rhizome woody ; lateral shoots strong. Stems 2-3 ft. Leaves often 
overtopping infi., 3-4 in. broad, coarse. Infl. 18 by 3 in. ; lower peduncles some- 
times 8 in. exsert, 6 in. long, 5-spiked. Terminal spike with a few fem. at beet 
sometimes 6-10 top spikes wholly male 13 by A in. Fem. glumes 3-5 1P., dar lon , 
scarious-edged, lower often distant. Style long, base conic, branches. ` ong: 
Utricles 3-1 in., attenuate at both ends, greenish, not inflated ; beak conic- inoar, 
often minutely scabrous, teeth 2 long linear.—Varies greatly iu size of glamen oN 
utricles; a large form with utricles more than 4 in. long and clusters of wholly 
male spikes has been taken for a distinct species. 
78. C. arridens, C. B. Clarke ; robust, leaves overtopping stem, infi, 
elongate, peduncles 2-1 from each sheath bearing many spikes, T d 
linear-lanceolate dark-red with few fem. at base or wholly male, style th M 
utricle ovoid trigonous nerveless hairy, beak linear hairy longer tha 
utricle. 
Prev ; Nattoung, alt. 4000 ft., Kurz. Prax; alt, 3000 ft, Kunstler. sines 
Glabrous, except utricles. Rhizome oblique, woody, stout. Stem 18 in. wer 
(subbasal) numerous, j in. broad, coarse, strongly striate. Infl. 12 by2in; Male 
peduncles distant, exsert 2 in., stout, erect. Spikes A-Z in. rather stout. argin. 
glumes oblong-obovate, obtuse, scarcely mucronate, red-brown with scarious m Ve 
Fem. glumes ovate, acuminate, scarcely mucronate, much shorter than utricles i into 
included). Utricle covered with golden hairs in upper part suddenly narrowe dal at 
beak, beak slender 2.fid into two large lips. Nut ellipsoid, trigonous, See from 
both ends, dark-brown, style-base linear.— C. diraricata, Wall. Cat. 35 
Saluen is very young; it may be this. 
79. ©. Daltoni, Boott Carex, i. 5, t. 16; large, leaves long, infl. lorg 
compound peduncles clustered, spikes linear, fem. glumes cuspidate, WJ 
3-fid, utricle small narrow ellipsoid trigonous nerveless hairy, beak obiona 
linear 3 the length of utricle. Boeck. in Linnwa, xl. 331. C. crassipes» 
Boeck, l. c. 329. 
UPPER SIKKIM ; alt. 710,000 ft., J. D. H., Pantling. Botan; Grifith. Am 
Glabrous. No stolons seen. Stems 2-2} ft., stout; lower sheaths horny, tout, 
or chestnut-colour, grooved. Leaves many, overtopping the stem, j in. broad, long, 
striate. Infl. 18 in. by 6; peduncles in lowest sheath sometimes 6-20, 7 Ts ikes 
slender. Spikes 2 by 1 in., chestnut. or pale-yellow or intermediate ; termina Ke 
often nearly (sometimes wholly) male. Fem. glumes ovate, subobtuse, cusp re fully 
to top of beak of utricle. Utricles becoming chestnut-red almost shining when ri 
ripe, narrowed into beak (yet nut is obovoid rather obtuse) ; beak not hairy, $ 
on the bifid teeth. 
Ws 
, 80. C. inzequalis, Boott ms. ; medium sized, leaves long very Kee 
infi. long compound, peduncles clustered, spikes linear, glumes shor Leien, 
pidate, style 3-fid, utricles small narrow ellipsoid trigonous nerveless 
beak oblong-linear 2 utricle. 
9-11,000 ft., 
Kumaon, alt. 8-9000 ft., Duthie. Sikk1M HiMALAYA; Lachen, 
J. D. H. jfi. 7 by 
Stems slender, 12-15 in. Leaves as long as stem, hardly 2 in. broad. M 
lin. Spikes 3 by 1 in., chestnut or pale; terminal spike sometimes wholly" ripe, 
Closely allied to C. Daltoni; the utricles turn shining chestnut-red when he ` the 
aud (what is unusual in Carew) though the utricle is attenuated into the , 
