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TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 



Certainly very near the next species, yet differing in many respects." 

 To the C. niveus, an J to the C. diftormis as described iu note Sp. pi. 

 3. p. 281. these plants have much affinity. 



Grows near Milledgeville Georgia. Dr. Boykin. 



3. PoiEFORMis. Pursh 

 C. spiculis oblongis, 

 complanatis, fasciculato- 

 coi vnibosis : fasciculis 



Spikes oblong, flatten- 

 ed, in corymbose fasci- 



cle 



5 



5 



ftiscicIevS sessile and 



sessillbus pedunculatis- 

 qiie ; involucro triplijllo, 

 Ion 



50. 



Plant a span high. Leaves narrow linear, glabrous, scarcely as long 

 as the stent Stem 3 angled, glabrous. Invohicrum three leaved, two 



gissimo. Pursb, i. p. 



on peduncles ; involu- 



crum three leaved, very 

 long. 



very long. Fascicles of / 



duncles. Spikes ovate, oblong, short,' 4— 6 flowered." 

 obtuse, keeled, yellowish. Pursh. 



Valves ovate, 



Flowers July. 



fields— South 



Pursh. 



4. Kylling 



pitulo globoso; 



C. a 



spiculis oblongis, convex- 

 is, suboctofloiis ; involu- 



tetraphNllo, foliisque 



Vahl. 



g 



pike 



carinatis 



laxis. 



Head 



oblong, convi 



ly eight flowered; invo- 



g 



luc 



4 leaved 



J 



and 



loose 



Eniim. pi. 2. p. 31 



Pursh, 1. p. 50. 



Stem 3 angled. 



Grows in wet pine woods-NewJersey 

 * lowers June. -^ 



with the keeled leaves 



Carolina. Pursh. 



6. AUTUMNALIS. 



C. spiculis linearibus, 

 terminalihusjdigitato sub- 

 ternis; umbella involu- 

 crum diphvllum subcT- 

 quante. Vahl.Enum.pl. 



S. p. 3i8. 



fursh, 1. p. 51, 



Spikes linear, terminal, 

 digitate, generally 

 threes; umbel as long as 



the two leaved involu* 

 crum. 



