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ovate pendulous, the terminal one with sterile flowers at the 

 base, bracteas subfoliaceous, fruit roundish ovate depressed with 

 a short beak bifid at the point, p. 266. — Alps, 



27. Cpallescens, sheaths scarcely any, fertile spikes pedunculated 

 oblougo-cylindrical subpendulous, bracteas subfoliaceous, fruit 

 ovato- elliptical tumid obtuse glabrous, p. 266. — Marshes. 



28. C.flava, sheaths short about equal to the flowerstaiks, brac- 

 teas long foliaceous, fertile spikes roundish-oval, fruit obovate 

 with a long recurved beak bifid at the point, p. 266. — Bogs 

 and moist heaths. 



29.C.J'idva, sheaths elongated shorter than the flowerstalks, brac- 

 teas foliaceous, spikes oblongo-ovate distant, fruit roundish 

 ovate inflated rostrate bifid at the point, culm scabrous, p. 266. 

 — Hilly pastures. 



30. C. extensay sheaths very short scarcely any with extremely 

 long foliaceous bracteas, fertile spikes subsessile oblong, fruit 

 ovate scarcely beaked striated bifid at the point, leaves very 

 narrow, culm glabrous, p. 267- — Pastures near the coast, rare. 



31 . C. distans, sheaths elongated about equal to the flowerstalks, 

 bearing foliaceous bracteas, fertile spikes oblong erect, scales 

 mucronate, fruit ovate somewhat inflated subtriquetrous de- 

 pressed with rather a short beak bifid at the point, p. 267. — 

 Marshes. 



32. C. prcocox, sheaths short scarcely any equal to the flower- 

 stalks, fertile spikes oblong approximate, scales elliptical-ob- 

 long, fruit obovate subtriquetrous acute pubescent, p. 267. — 

 Heathy pastures. 



33. C. piluUfeia, sheaths none, bracteas small subfoliaceous, fer- 

 tile spikes sessile roundish approximate, scales mucronate, fruit 

 obovato-globose acute pubescent, culms weak scabrous, p. 267- 

 — Moors. 



34. C. panicea, sheaths elongated shorter than the flowerstalks, 

 fertile spikes subcylindrical with distant flowers, bracteas folia- 

 ceous, fruit subgloliose somewhat inflated obtuse glabrous en- 

 tire at the point, p. 267. — Marshes. 



35. C. rerztrva, sheaths short scarcely any, bracteas subfoliaceous, 

 fertile spikes subcylindrical drooping, fruit obovato-globose ob- 

 tuse rather downy entire at the point, p. 268. — Moors. 



+-+- Stigmas 2. 



36. C. piilla, sheaths none, bracteas foliaceous, fertile spikes 

 ovate the lower one pedunculated, scales oblong, fruit subglo- 

 bose apiculate with a short bifid beak. p. 268. — Alps. 



37. C. ccespitosa, sheaths none, bracteas foliaceous auricled at 

 the base, spikes sessile oblong or subcylindrical obtuse, fruit 

 broadlv elliptical, p. 268. — Marshes a?id Alps. 



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