330 CYPERACE/E. [Care*. 



22. C. limosa, Linn. Mud Carex. Sheaths extremely 

 short, scarcely any ; fertile spikes oblongo-ovate, pendulous; 

 bracteas subsetaceous ; calyx acute, as long as the fruit ; fruit 

 elliptico-rotundate, striated, shortly mucronated. Br. Fl. ed. 3. 

 p. 398. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 102. E. Bot. t. 2043. 



Bogs and marshes. Ballygowan bog, and near Donaghadee ; Mr. 

 Templeton. Bog near Sainttield, County of Down ; Mr. J. Campbell. 

 Fl. June. %. — Root ascending obliquely. Stems eight to ten inches 

 high. Leaves very narrow. Fertile spikes two ; cal.-scales dark 

 brown, subapiculate. Fruit greenish-brown. 



23. C. Pseudo-cyperus, Linn. Cyperus-like Carex. Sheaths 

 scarcely any (except sometimes to the lowermost bractea) ; 

 fertile spikes upon long foot-stalks, cylindrical, pendulous ; 

 bracteas very leafy ; calyx setaceous ; fruit oblong, very much 

 acuminate, cloven at the tips, striated. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 399. 

 E. Fl. v. iv. p. 101. E. Bot. t. 242. 



Moist places, and by the sides of lakes and ponds. Marsh in Dun- 

 more Woods, Queen's County. Marsh by the river Lee ; Mr. Drum- 

 mond. Drains at Cranmore ; Mr. Templeton. Fl. June. %. — Stems 

 two or three feet high, acutely angular. Leaves half an inch broad. — 

 One of the most beautiful of the genus. 



24. C. pal/escens, Linn. Pale Carex. Sheaths scarcely 

 any ; fertile spikes pedunculated, oblongo-cylindrical, scarcely 

 pendulous ; bracteas subfoliaceous ; fruit obovato-elliptical, 

 tumid, striated, obtuse, glabrous. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 400. E. Fl. 

 v. iv. p. 105. E. Bot. t. 2185. 



Marshy places, frequent. Fl. June. %. — A foot or more high. 

 Leaves slightly downy. Spikes obtuse, pale green. Fruit very obtuse. 



25. C. Jlava, Linn. Yellow Carex. Sheaths short, about 

 equal to the flower-stalks; bracteas long, leafy; sterile spike 

 distinctly stalked ; fertile spikes roundish-oval, rather distant; 

 fruit obovate, turgid, spreading, with a long more or less de- 

 flexed beak, bifid at the point. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 400. E. Fl. 

 v. iv.p. 107. E. Bot. t. 1294. 



Turfy bogs, frequent. Fl. May, June. %. — Six to eight inches or 

 a foot high. Bracteas very foliaceous, the lower one resembling the 

 broad acuminated leaves. Spikes, and the whole plant, of a yellowish 

 hue. 



26. C. Oederi, Ehrh. Oederian Carex. Sheaths short, 

 about equal to the flower-stalks ; bracteas long, leafy ; sterile 

 spike almost sessile ; fertile ones roundish-oval, approximate ; 

 lower ones subcompound ; fruit obovate, turgid, spreading, with 

 a long nearly straight beak, bifid at the point. Br. Fl. ed. 3. 

 p. 400. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 107. E. Bot. t. 1773.— C. Jlava, ft. 

 Hook. Scot. 1. p. 266. 



Bogs and moist heaths, frequent. Fl. May, June. %. — Resembling 

 the last, but of more stunted growth, the spikes also are more compact, 

 and almost clustered. 



