152 | : Dr. Goonenoven’s Obfervaiions 
The remota. never has more than one fpikelet at the bafe of each 
leaf. Remota has its capfules entire at the apex—Avillaris bifid. 
Linnæus, in his Sp. PL. feems to have defcribed C. remota twice over, 
under the names of axillaris and remota. Whether he had feen this 
fpecies, or whether he defcribed remota twice through mere inad- 
vertence, I know not. No perfon, I believe, has noticed this {pe- 
cies, except Mr. Buddle, who very properly queftions the propriety 
of its being claffed with remota. 
I am indebted to my very intelligent friend Mr. Curtis for roots 
of this plant, who firft found it near Puiney. 
9 CAREX INCURV A. 
C. fpicà conicà fpiculis plurimis congeftis feffilibus compofità, in- 
volucro nullo, culmo incurvo. Lightfoot Flora Scot. p. 544. 
pl.24. 7. Dan. 432. 
Carex juncifolia. AHioni FI Pedemont. 2296. t. 92. f. 4. 
Having never had the good fortune of feeing this plant growing; 
and having only imperfect fpecimens of it, I muft refer to Mr. 
Lightfoor’s defcription and figure. Mr. Lighffoor’s figure reprefents | 
the plant in flower: in its feeding ftate it lofes fomething of its 
conic form, and becomes obtufe. The capfules are fomewhat 
oblong and acute, and a little longer than the fquamz, which are 
ovate, and fomewhat acute. 
W hen honoured with permiffion to confult her Majeh s Eebe- 
rium, | faw Mr. Lighifoor’s original fpecimen. Fearful of doin 
any injury, by handling it, I forbore taking a minute defcription 
of it. It ranks next to C. arenaria, from which it is fufficiently 
diftin&, by its conic and compact ipike. - 4 
10. CAREX 
