CYPERACEAE juss. (Caiex.) 519 



brevibus; suproma [)eilunculata ; nicdia scssili; infinia pcduncu- 

 lata et cum bractca ovata cuspiilata instructa; spicis fructifcris 

 binis vcl tornis, tristi^maticis, cylindraccis, pcndulis, suhsparsi- 

 floris, subclistantilius, longi-cxscrtc pcdunculatis, bractcatis; Iruc- 

 tibus ovatis, subi-lobosis, inilatis, glabris, longirostratis bilidis- 

 quc, squama lanccolata vel ovato-cuspidata paulo longioribus. 

 Dewey. C Sprcngclii Deiveij (Jide auct.) In Sprenp;. Sysl. 3. 837. 

 — America borealis. — Culmus 2-pcdalis. (Uccli.) C. ancipiti, 

 nisi C. Drymojae parum similis. 



408. C. RlCHAKD80IVII Brovm in Richards. App, 35. Tor- 

 rcy in SchiveinUz. 3Ionogr. of Carex in Aniuds of the Lycenm 

 of Jy. York 1.330. Dewey in SUlitnan's Americ. Journ. 11.152. 

 Spica mascula pcdunculata; femineis binis, alternis, subsessili- 

 bus, exsertis, nniltifloris; stigmatibus 3; fructibus obtusis, pu- 

 bescentibus. Brown. 



409. C. ARISTATA. Broivn in Richurds. App. 36. Torrey 

 in Schweinitz, Mono^r, of Care.v in Annals oj" the JLyceum of 

 JV. York 1. 30i. Dewey in Silliman's Americ. Journ. 11. 161. 

 Spicis femineis ternis quaternisvc, cylindraceis, distantibus, 1/reve 

 pedunculatis ; stigmatibus 3; capsulis glaberrimis, nervosis ; ro- 

 stro longissimo, alte bifido, laevi; laciniis patentibus; squamis 

 ouuiibus aristatis; foliis subtus vaginisque villosis. Brown. C. 

 atlierodcs Spreng. Syst. 3. 828. — America arclica. — Inter C. 

 bullatam ct C. lacustrem ponit Brown. 



410. C. PODOCARPA Brown in Richards. App. 36. Torrey 

 in Schweinitz. JMonogr, of Carex in Annals of ihe l.ycenm of 

 N. York 1. 352. Dewey in SiUiman^s Americ. Journ. 11. 162. 

 Spica mascula solitaria; fcmineis binis, pcndulis, oblongis ; stig- 

 matibus 3; fructibus cllipticis, brcvissime rostcllatis, integris, 

 laevibus acheniisquc pedicellati^ ; foliis caulinis infcrioribus bre- 

 vioribus, lanccolatis. Brown. — Amcrica arclica. — C. ustula- 

 tae affinis? 



411. C. STYLOSA C. A. Mey. Cyper. nov. 28. /. 12. Spica 

 Biascula solitaria; femineis oblongo-cylindraceis, binis, pcduncu- 

 latis, crcctis; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis glabris, tenuissime gra- 

 iiulatis, ellipticis, trigonis, ore integcrrimis, stylo pei"sistentc cx- 

 serto mucronatis, glnmam obtusiusculam acfjuantibus ; bracteis 

 sctacois, amplccleutibus. 3Iey. — Unalaschca. U^ — Summa 

 afiinitas, quoad habitum, C. caespitosae Linn., quae tamen di- 

 stinguitur spicis femiiieis sessilibus, perigyniis compressis, stig- 

 matibus binis, stylo nunquam exserto. (Mcy.) 



412. C. MACROCHAETA C. A. Mcy. Cyper. nov. 30. t. 13. 

 Spica mascula solitaria; femincis binis, distantibus, peduncula- 

 tis ; fructiferis subnutantibus; stigmatibus 3 ; perigyniis laevibus, 

 comprcssis, oblongo-laiiccolatis, acutis, ore integcrrimis, gluma 

 aristata brevioribus; bracteis foliaceis, amplectentibus. Mey. — 

 Unalaschca. 2j. — Planta l-l|-pcdalis. C. maritima Vahh, C. 

 criuita Lum. et C. salina IVahlenb. nostrae quodammodo afii- 



