MONOECIA— TRIANDRIA. Carex. 103 



elliptical, triangular, but greatly compressed, ribbed in its 

 lower half, ending in a very small, entire point, scarcely to be 

 termed a beak. Seed brown, triangular, smaller and much less 

 compressed. 



34. C. ustulata. Scorched Alpine Carex. 



Sheaths very short. Fertile catkins ovate, dense, pendu- 

 lous. Fruit elliptical, compressed, rough-edged, with a 

 cloven beak. Root tufted, somewhat creeping. 



C. ustulata. Willd. Sp. PI. v. 4. 293. Wahlenh. Stockh. Trans, for 

 1803.156. Lapp.23S. Engl. Bot. v. 34. t. 2404. Comp.ed.4. 

 152. Hook. Scot. 2G6. Fl. Dan. t. 1090. 



C. nigra. AHion. Pedem. v.2.267 ; from the author. Willd. Sp. 

 Pl.v. 4.266. 



C. atro-fusca. Schk. Car. 106. t. Y./.82. 



C. limosa. Scop. Cam. v. 2. 222 j 6y the description. 



In wet situations, in a micaceous soil, on the Highland mountains 

 of Scotland. 



On Ben Lawers. Mr. G. Don. 



Perennial. July. 



Root tufted, short and thick, slightly creeping, with copious, 

 shaggy, pale, yellowish, very long fibres, but no runners. Stem 

 3 or 4 inches high, erect, triangular, smooth, leafy at the bottom 

 only. Leaves short, upright, ribbed, taper-pointed, smooth, 

 except at the edges near the extremity. Catkins 3, all stalked, 

 ovate, of a dark chocolate-colour, as if scorched, each with a 

 small, slightly sheathing, bractea, of nearly the same hue ; the 

 2 fertile ones pendulous, dense, many-flowered, with ovate, 

 acute, slender-keeled scales. Stam. 3. Stigm. 3. Fruit trian- 

 gular but compressed, elliptical, dark brown, without ribs ; pale 

 at the base ; rough-edged in the upper part ; ending in a short, 

 broadish, cloven beak. 



A Lapland specimen of this very distinct species was, by Linnteus 

 in his herbarium, mistaken for C. alrata, and I have the same, 

 named atrata, from Dr. Swartz. 



35. C. atrata. Black Carex. 



Sheaths scarcely any. Catkins uniform, stalked, ovate, 

 drooping; the terminal one with many barren florets 

 below. Fruit elliptical, compressed, smooth, with a 

 notched beak. Stamens two or three. 



C. atrata. Linn. Sp. PL \3S6. iniid. v. 4. 22\. Fl. lh.[)S7. Engl. 

 Bot. v. 29.1.2044. Hook.Scot.266. Dicks. Dr. PI.S7. IFahlenb, 

 Lapp. 242. Fl.Dan.t.\5S. Schk. Car.52. t.X.f.77. 



C. n. 1369. Hall. Hist. V. 2. 188. 



