Extracts from the Minute-Booh of the Linnean Society. 499 



lection of Fruits, were presented by Joseph Janson, Esq., F.L.S. ; 

 and the special Thanks of the Society were directed to be given to 

 Mr. Janson for his valuable present. 

 1844. 

 June 4. Read "An Attempt to arrange the Carices of Middle Europe," by 

 Joseph Woods, Esq., F.L.S. &c. 



In this paper Mr. Woods passes in review the principal characters 

 by means of which the species of Carices may be arranged into 

 groups, and adopts with some modifications the system of Koch. 

 His arrangement is as follows : — 



A. Spica unica simplici. 



1. Dioecae; stigmatibus 2. 



1. C.dioica; 2. C. Davalliana. 



2. Monoecae; stigmatibus 2. 



3. C. pulicaris ; 4. C. decipiens; 5. C. capitata; 6. C. Suteri, which may be- 

 long to the following division, as the number of stigmas is not indicated. 



3. Monoecae; stigmatibus 3. 



7- ^' microglochin ; 8. C. pauciflora ; 9. C. Pyrenaica ; 10. C. spicata ; 

 11. C. rupestris. 



B. Spicis capitatis involucratis. 

 12. C. cyperoides; 13. C. Baldensis. 



C. Spicis compositis. 



1. Stigmatibus 3. 



14. C. curvula. 



2. Stigmatibus 2 ; floribus sterilibus in spicarum apice. 



15. C.fmtida; 16. C.stenophylla; 17- Clobata; 18. C.incurva; 19, C.schae- 



noides; 20. C.divisa; 21. C.chordorhiza; 22. C.vulpina; 23. C.muricata; 

 24. C.divulsa; 25. C. teretiuscula ; 26. C.paradoxa; 27. C. paniculata, 



3. Stigmatibus 2 ; spicis aliis fertiUbus aliis sterilibus, v. floribus sterilibus in 



media spica, v. floribus sterilibus in aliis spiculis basalibus in aliis apicalibus. 

 28. C. ludibunda; 29. C. intermedia; 30. C.modesta; 31. C.arenaria; 32. 

 C.repens; 33. C.microstyla. 



4. Stigmatibus 2 ; floribus sterilibus in spicarum basi. 



34. C. brizoides; 35. C. Schreberi; 36. C. lAgerica, Gay; 37. C. stellulata; 

 38. C.grypos; 39. C.ovalis; 40. C. axillaris; 41. C.Bcenninghausiana; 



