112 Rhodora [JUNE 
mentioned. The plant collected by Thoreau proves to be C. rostrata 
Stokes. The specimens collected by Mr. Hoar are C. vesicaria L., 
var. monile (Tuckerm.) Fernald. I have in my herbarium, a speci- 
men of the same collecting, given me by Mr. Hoar. It, also, is C. 
vesicaria L., var. monile (Tuckerm.) Fernald. Mr. Hoar’s label 
reads; “Concord, June 9, 1858. River meadows, very common," 
a statement well applying to monile, specimens of which I have from 
four separate stations along the Concord River in Concord, collected 
by Mr. Thoreau and Mr. Hoar. Carex Tuckermani is not known 
to occur in eastern Massachusetts.— W. DEANE.] 
C. umbellata Schkuhr. Dry sandy and rocky soil, frequent in 
eastern half of district. 
C. umbellata Schkuhr. var. brevirostris Boott. Melrose (G. G. 
Kennedy, May 3, 1896). 
C. umbellata Schkuhr, var. tonsa Fernald. Halifax (A. S. 
Pease, May 30, 1907). 
C. varia Muhl. Dry woods and open places, common as far south 
as Milton and Norwood. 
C. varia Muhl., var. colorata Bailey. Grassy bank, Wellesley 
(K. M. Wiegand, May 29, 1908); Mt. Chickatawbut, W. Quincy 
(J. R. Churchill, May 20, 1900); Halifax (A. S. Pease, May 30, 1907). 
C. vesicaria L. Wet meadows, marshes and swamps, frequent. 
C. vesicaria L., var. jejuna Fernald. Andover (A. S. Pease, June 9, 
1903); Bedford (J. Murdoch, Jr., June 7, 1902); Framingham (EF. C. 
Smith, July 7, 1897); upper meadow, Milton (J. R. Churchill, July 17, 
1898). 
C. vesicaria L., var. monile (Tuckerm.) Fernald. Same range 
as the type. 
C. vestita Willd. Sandy or gravelly soil in sun or shade, common. 
C. vestita Willd., var. Kennedyi Fernald. Near Silver Lake, 
Wilmington (G. G. Kennedy, June 11, 1899). The type station, and 
the only station known. Published in Ruopora ii. 170, 1900. 
C. virescens Muhl. Dry woods and open places, common in 
central portion. i 
C. virescens Muhl., var. Swanii Fernald. Common in central 
portion, extending north to Tewksbury and south to Walpole, Sharon, 
and Wrentham. i 
C. vulpinoidea Michx. Swamps and moist places, common. 
C. Willdenowii Schkuhr. “Above the waterfall on the west side 
