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Zone. — Hudsonian and Arctic-alpine, 



Specimens examined. — Ebbett's Pass, Brewer 2066; Summit Camp, 

 Kellogg, July 22, 1870 ; Sierra Nevada above Summit Valley, Pringle 

 1102; Mt. Goddard, Yosemite, 11,000 feet, Hall and Chandler 694; 

 Shadow Lake trail east of Minarets, Mariposa County, Congdon, 

 August 20, 1899; Upper Kern River near Langley's Camp, 11,800 

 feet, Hall and Babcock 5545. 



This is the C. foetida of Bot. Calif., vol. 2, p. 232 ; Kiikenthal in 

 his revision reduces C. vernacula to a variety of C. foetida Allioni. 



7. Carex siccata Dew., Amer. Jour. Sci., ser. 1, vol. 10, p. 278, 



t. F, fig. 18. 1826. 



Type locality. — "Grows on the sandy plains in Westfield, Mass." 

 Range. — Across the continent in the northern United States and 

 south in the western mountains. 

 Zone. — Canadian. 

 Specimen examined. — Hill above Ebbett's Pass, Brewer 2728. 



8. Carex Hoodii Boott, in Hook., Fl. Bor. Am., vol. 2, p. 211. 



1840. 



Type locality. — "Columbia River." 



Range. — Washington and British Columbia south to California 

 and east to Montana and Wyoming. 



Zone. — Arid Transition and Canadian. 



Specimens examined. — Meisner's Ranch, Eldorado County, 7,600 

 feet, Brainerd 150 ; soda springs, Tuolunme River, 9,000 feet. Brewer 

 1702 ; Yosemite, Bolander 6215, 6218 ; Tuolumne meadows, 8,500 feet, 

 Smiley 752. 



9. Carex nervina Bailey, Bot. Gaz., vol. 10, p. 203, t. 3. 1885. 



Type locality. — "Summit Camp, California." Dr. Kellogg. 



Range. — Pacific Coast states. 



Zone. — Canadian. 



Specimens examined. — Emigrant Gap. M. E. Jones, February, 

 1883; Summit Camp, Kellogg, July 10, 1870; Brian's meadow, Eldo- 

 rado County, 8,500 feet, Brainerd 133 ; Yosemite, 7,300 feet, Hall and 

 Babcock 3456 ; Indian trail above Yosemite, Congdon, August 28, 

 1899; Upper San Joaquin River, Madera County, Congdon, August 

 17, 1895: 



