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C. laxiculmis Schwein. Spkeadinh; Sedge. Cannavan's Glen 

 and elsewhere; not common, Grai'es. Lowman's Swamp 

 woods; rare, Lucy. Elsewhere not reported. 



C. plantag;inea Lam. Plam ai.n lka\ ed Sf.dgf:. Fairly plentiful 

 in dry, shady phues, in rich soil. An early species. 



C. Pennsylvanica Lam. Pexnsvi.\ania Sei»ge. Abundant in all 

 dry thickets and on half -shaded knolls. Probably oar common- 

 est species and one of the earliest to bloom. A noticeable 

 species in spring, its yellow anthers contrasting strongly with 

 its reddish staminate scales. 



C. pedicellata (Dewey) Britton. Fidrous-rooted Sedge. Tol- 

 erably common in dry woods and thickets. (C. communis 

 Bailey. 1 



C. umbellata Schk. L'mhel-like Sedge. Plentiful along old 

 wood-roads in thin, grassy places, Graves. Spikes often hid- 

 den in the old leaves, hence unobserved. 



C. pubescens Muhl. Pubescent Sed<;e. Infrequent. Susque- 

 hanna, Graves. Barton, Fenno. Elsew^here not reported. 



C. leptalea Wahl. Bristle- stalked Sedge. Common on the 

 borders of swamps. Not reported from the Chemung valley. 

 (C polytrkhoides Muhl. ) 



C. stipata Muhl. Awl-krl ited Sedge. Common throughout on 

 the borders of ditches and swamps. Spikelets terminal in an 

 oblong cluster. 



C. vulpinoidea Michx. Fox Sedge. Common throughout in low 

 grounds. 



C. tenella Schk. Soi t-i.eaved Sedge. Pond Brook. Not un- 

 common, Cluie. Cranberry marsh, Graves. Elsewhere not 

 reported. 



C. rosea Schk. Stellate Sed(;e. Common in moist woods and 

 thickets. 



C. rosea radiata Dewey. Similar in appearance, abundance and 

 distribution to the preceding. 



