258 Linnean Society. [June 17, 



2379 a, "July 1838, no. 993," juvenilis; 2379 b. var. composita; "Aug. 

 1835, no. 992, 998," senilis). 



18. C. Jamesoni, spicis circiter 20 fusco-nigris cylindricis androgynis 

 apice masculis inaequaliter longe pedunculatis bracteatis evaginatis pen- 

 dulis simplicibus compositisque : extremis solitariis : reliquis geminatis 

 ternatisve, stigmatibus 3, perigyniis lanceolatis uti'inque nei-vosis in 

 rostrum breve attenuatis bidentatis glabris atro-purpureis squama lan- 

 ceolata hispido-cuspidata fusco-nigra margine albo-membranacea bre- 

 vioribus angustioribusque. 



Hah. in Montibus Columbise, ad altit. 13,000 ped., Jameson (Herb. 

 Hooker). 



Proxima C. Boryance, Schk. 



June 17. 



Edward Forster, Esq., V.P., in the Chair. 



Read a continuation of Dr. Boott's paper entitled " Caricis spe- 

 cies novae vel minus cognitae." 



The species now described are fifteen in number, characterized as 

 follows : — 



1. C. GuNNiANA, spicis 4 V. 5 oblongis v. cylindricis erectis; terminali 

 mascula sessili ; foemineis 3 v. 4 superioribus sessilibus contiguis : infe- 

 rioribus remotis foliaceo-bracteatis exserte pedunculatis, stigmatibus 3, 

 perigyniis trigono-ellipticis subinflatis acuminato-rostratis bidentatis ad 

 margines superne scabriusculis stramineis aequaliter utrinque nervosis 

 squama late ovata mucronata v. hispido-cuspidata longioribus. 



Hah. in Insula Van Diemen, D. Gunn (Herhb. Hooker et Lindley). 

 AflSnis C. laxijlorcB, Lam., et C. Icevigatce, Smith. 



2. C. coMosA, spicis 4 cylindricis densifloris ; mascula 1 erecta gracili 

 bracteata; fcemineis 3 — 5 crassis demum nutantibus v. pendulis lon- 

 gissime bracteatis : superioribus contiguis : infima remota longius pe- 

 dunculata interdum plus minus vaginata, stigmatibus 3, perigyniis tri- 

 quetro-lanceolatis longe rostratis alte bicuspidatis : laciniis elongatis 

 patentissimis subrecurvis : stipitatis glabris nervosis demiim divergen- 

 tibus retroflexisque squama lanceolate hirsuta ciliata nervosa longe 

 hispido-aristata longioribus. 



C. furcata, Ell. {non Lapeyr.) 

 C. pseudo-cyperus, Torr., Dew. {non L.) 



Hub. in Georgia et Carolina, Elliott ; Ohio, Sullivant ; Philadelphia et 

 Utica, Torrey ; Boston, Boott. 



