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TRIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 139 
Ons. The presence of the stamens and pistils is different in 
some of the species; in some they are as described above, in 
the same floret ; in others in different florets on the same or 
on different plants. (Schreb.) 
SCIR'PUS, Pl. II. f..4. Tourn. 300. Geertn. 2. 
Car. Spike tiled on every side, the florets separated by — 
Scales, which are egg-shaped, flat, but bent inwards. 
_ Bross. none. 
Stam. Filaments 3, which continue growing longer. 
Anthers oblong. * 
Pisr. Germen very small, Style thread-shaped,. long. 
Summits 3, hair-like. 
S. VEss. none. . pat 
SzEp single, 3-cornered, taper pointed, sometimes fur- 
nished with soft hairs, which are shorter than the 
calyx. 7 
Oss. Soft hairs in some species grow to the point, in others 
to the base of the seed. Linw.—lIn Scirpus palustris, there 
are only 2 summits. (Leers.) In this genus all the scales con- 
_ tain fertile florets, whilst in the Schenus the lower scales are 
always barren, 
CYPE’RUS. Pl. II. fig. 3. Tourn. 299. Gerin. 2. 
Cau. Spike 2-rowed, tiled. Scales egg-shaped, keeled, 
flat, but bent inwards, separating the florets. 
Boss. none. ; 
. Sram. Filaments 3, very short. Anthers oblong, fur- 
rowed, ; 
Pisr. Germen very small. Style thread-shaped, very _ 
long. Summits 3, hair-like. a 
S. Vess. none. pcaele. r 
Szep single, 3-cornered, tapering to a point, without hairs, 
~ SCHGENUS. Pl. IL. f. 2. 
Car.  Husks chaffy, of 1 valve, crowded together. 
Buoss. none. ag 
Stam. Filaments 3, hair-like. Anthers oblong, upright. 
Pistt. Germen ege-s , somewhat 3-cornered, blunt. 
Style bristle- , as long as the husks, Summit 
slender, with 2 or 3 clefts. | 
S. Vess. none. 
SEED single, roundish, within the husks. 
