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In spliagrielis fagetonim frigidiorum ad ortum fluvii Ciareuce- 



River ; Wilcox. 



Plantnla quantiim nota spitliamam alta, gracillima, omnino 

 glabra. Kadix exemplaiium suppetentium deest. Folia J-|'" lata, 

 caulibus cou8picue supcrata. Spicula 2~¥ lo^^g^j subito supra 

 tnedium (scilicet parte mascula) angustata, Bracteoe fuscescentes, ^^ 



masculse ovales, foemina^ rotundat^e. Utriculi yiridi-fuscescentes, 

 nervoso-striolati, vix liueam longi. Caryopsis l:svis, triquetra, 

 sessilis, sua latitudine duplo longior, stylo tenuissimo rostellata. 



Speeiebus alpinis pluribus appropinquat ; C. microglocliin jam 

 distinguunt bractea^ angustiores, fructus tcnuiores, prceseutia 

 pedlcclli sterilis lonope exserti non semper apice rectissimi, quo -j- 



revera ad Uncinias trahitur seu Uncinia subgenus Caricis redditur ; 

 C. capitatam facile separaut spicula a^qualiter ovato-globosa, stig- ' 



mata duo, fructus lati compressi, bractcEe minns obtusre. C. puli- 

 carem depelluut spicula longior, bracteaa angustiores deciduoe, 

 fructus tenuiores remotiusculi, rudinientum pedlcclli sterilis ; 

 numerusstigmatum ; C.Pyrenaicam dejungunt spiculseparsmascula ^ 



haud subito coarctata, bractesB acutiusculas demum caduca?, fructus * \ 



pedicellati ; Cr Arclaeri et C. acicularem rcmovent paucitas florum 

 foHo florali suffultorum, angustia et acumen bractearum, prsesentia 

 pedicelli sterilis. Distinctiones C. rara?, C. pauciflorae, C. obtusatEe 

 aliarumque haud diSiciles. 



Cyperographus peritissimus Otto BoecTieler (in Flora, Eegens- 

 burger Bot. Zeitung, 1875) nuper plures hujus ordinis plantas 

 Australise tanquam novas descripsit, quas simpliciter annoto : 

 Cyperus luteolus, C. ochroleucus, C. inornatus, C. Luerssenii, C. 

 Dietrichia;, C. tetracarpus, C. glaucinus, Heleocharis Dietrichiana, 

 H. cylindrostachys, Isolepis Dietrichiai, Fimbrystylis nuda, F. 

 decumbens, Schoenus elatus, Hexalepis (n. g,) scabrifolia, Sclerla 

 Mackaycnsis, S. pallidiflora, S. setoso-asperula, S. Novse Hol- 

 landia?, S. DietrichiEe, S- Grseffeana, Carex Dietrichitc. Hse 

 planta3 omnes in Australia orientali tropica ab Amalia Dietrich 

 lecta^ sunt et forsan magna ex parte reduclionem ad species prlus 

 agnotas requirunt. Sedulus investigator ex eadem regione et 

 collectioue addidit plantas quas sequuntur me nondum notatas : 

 Cypcrus cuspidatus, Humb. Bonpl, et Kunth Nov. Gen. et Spec. 

 Plant, i. 204 ; C. denudatus, L. Fil. Supph Plant. 98 ; C, Soros- 

 tachys, Bceckel. (Sorostachys Kyllingioides, Steud. Glnm. ii. 71 ; 

 Isolepis Kylllugioides, Eich. Flor. Abyss. 502 ; Kyllingia micro- 

 cephala, Steud. Ghim. ii. 70) ; C. Heynei Ba^ckeL (C. procerus, 

 Kunth Enum. ii. 72 non Rottb.) ; C. Sieberi, Kunth 1. c. 96 ; C. 

 liEtus, Presl in Reliq. Hc^enk. i. 172 ; Heleocharis variegata, 

 Kunth L c. 153 ; Fimbristylis tenera, Schult. FiL Mantiss. ii. 57. 



