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Scleria rctkularis Gross, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club XI. ^2- 1884.— Britton 268.— 

 Keller and Brown 68. 



Pine Barren and Cape May districts locally comm"on. The 

 width of the leaves and pubescence of the achenes are characters 

 which are very variable. Tb.e several varieties of Dr. Britton I 

 cannot distinguish, as they seem to l>e merely indi\-idnal varia- 

 tions, without satisfactory correlation of characters. 



Fl. — Early August into September. 



Pine Barrens. — Manchester (C), Toms River (P), Forked River (S), 

 Coxe's, Speedwell, Chatsworth, Quaker Bridge, Batsto (P), Palermo (S). 

 Cape May. — Cold Spring. 



Scleria pauciflora Muhl. Papillose Nut-rush. 



Scleria pauciAora "Muhl." Willdenow, Sp. PI. IV. 318. 1805 [probably Penn- 

 sylvania. Willd. cites Carolina, but this is taken from Michaux whose 

 S. oligantha is erroneously cited as a synonym]. — Knieskern 35. — Wills 69. 

 —Britton 268. 



Dry ground, Middle district not common ; also rare and local 

 in the Pine Barrens, where it has, perhaps, been introduced, and 

 at stations in Warren County. 



Fr. — Early Jul}^ to early September. 



Middle District.— AW&ire (S), Shark River, Clementon, Mickleton (H), 

 Fairview (H), Hammonton. 



Pine Barrens. — Da Costa, Buena Vista (T), (near Landisville, which is the 

 locality quoted by Britton), Whitings (H). 



Cape May. — Bennett. 



Scleria verticillata Muhl. Whorled Nut-rush. 

 PL XIX., Fig. 3- 



Scleria verticillata "Muhl.," Willdenow Sp. PL IV. 317. 1805 [Virginia and 

 Carolina]. 



Com&non along the edge of the salt marshes of the coast of 

 Cape May Comity (probably further north also). It was first 

 collected here bv ^Ir. C. S. Williamson, at Cold Spring. Dr. 

 Britton's list has it only from the Hackensack marshes. 



Fr. — Early August to mid-September (possibly). 



Coast Strip. — Palermo, opp. Ocean City, opp. Anglesea, Cold Spring, W. 

 Cape May (OHB). 



