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Carex canescens disjuncta Fernald. Silvery Sedge.* 



PI. XXL, Fig. 5- 



Carex canescens \ar. disjuncta Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. sj. 488. 1902 



[Eastern N. A.]. 

 Carex canescens Knieskern 35. — Willis 70. — Britton 278. — Keller and Brown 



87. 

 Carex brunnescens gracilior Keller and Brown 87. 



Bogs of the Middle and Pine Barren districts, locally com- 

 mon. 



Ft. — Late May to early June. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, Delanco, Camden, Mt. Holly, Westville 

 (P), Miedford (S), Center Square, Glassboro, Pitman, Mickleton. 



Pine Barrens. — Toms River (NY), Forked River, Speedwell, Jackson, 

 Albion, Clementon, Landisville. 



Carex trisperma Dewey. Three-fruited Sedge. 



Carex trisperma Dewey, Am. Jour. Sci. IX. 62,- 1825 [Williamstown and 

 Deerfield, Mass.]. — Knieskern 35. — Willis 70. — Britton 278. — Keller and 

 Brown 87. 



Bogs of the Northern district and Pine Barren Cedar Swamps, 

 frequent. 



Variet}^ billingsii Knight, credited to New Jersey in the new 

 Gray's Manual, seems to be too poorly characterized to warrant 

 recognition, at least so far as our material is concerned. 



Fr. — Mid-June to late August, or occasionally into early 

 autumn. 



Pine Barrens. — Manchester (C), Lakehurst, Toms River (S), Bamber, 

 Pasadena, Double Trouble, Spring Garden (P), Waterford, Cedar Brook 

 (KB), Malaga (P), Andrew.s, Landisville, Dennisville (P). 



Carex scoparia Schk. Pointed Broom Sedge. 



PI. XX VL, Fig. I. 



Carex scoparia Schkuhr, Riedgr. Nachtr. XX. f. 175. 1806 [North America]. — 

 Knieskern 35. Willis 70. — Britton 278. 



* Carex brunnescens has several times been recorded from southern New 

 Jersey, but no authentic specimens have come to my notice, and it is, I thinks 

 safe to say that the records were the result of misidentification. Such as I 

 have examined seem to be young of the present species. 



