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of the above-mentioned eight species. The names given to the 

 species of Carices, as seen from the etymology, are appropriate 

 and descriptive as far as they go. 



I shall now give my list, with specimeias, stating anything 

 striking or peculiar about each. Of course full botanical descrip- 

 tions I need not give, for these are found in any manual of British 

 Botany. The order of the names is from Hooker'' s Flora. 



1. Car ex Pauciflora — Few-flowered Carex. — Only 4-6 flowers; 

 deflected in fruit ; pale yellow, almost white ; in damp places 

 among the hills ; not common. 



2. G. Pulicaris. — Flea Carex, from the resemblance of the 

 deflected ripe fruit to insects clustering round the stem. The 

 upper portion with male flowers is not deflected. Common in 

 boggy places. 



3. C. Dioica. — Pecidiar in being dioecious — that is, male and 

 female flowers on difierent plants. It has a very neat, compact 

 spikelet ; fruit not deflected. It gi-ows in. the same boggy places 

 as C. pauciflora, and I have found it to be as rare. 



4. G. Intermedia or Disticha. — Soft brown sedge. I have only 

 found it in a damp meadow at the head of Loch Ken, though I 

 have no doubt it is common. The spike is composed of spikelets. 

 This Carex is peculiar in appearance. In all stages of its growth 

 the middle portion of th; spike difiers in appearance from the two 

 extremities, owing to its being separated Uy the remains of the 

 barren spikelets ; hence the term Intermedia. 



5. G. Arenaria. — Sand Carex ; very like f. i7iterniedia, but 

 only about half the size ; very useful in binding the sand ; has 

 subterranean stems, which send up other plants from the joints. 

 Common in sandy places along the Solway. 



6. G. Panicidata. — A large Carex, with spike thrice compound ; 

 fruit spreading when ripe, giving the spike a very rough and 

 prickly feeling. One peculiarity of this Carex is that it grows 

 in lax-ge tussocks. In the Glenkens I have found it only at 

 Bogue, Dairy ; I have also got it in Rerrick. 



7. G. Teretinscid,a. — Like a small Paniculata, but with no tus- 

 socks ; has a compound spike, but neater, smaller, and more 

 compact^looking than Paniculata. Found at south end of Carling- 

 wark Loch, in meadows, and in Rerrick. 



8. G. Muricata. — Great Prickly Carex. I have only found it 

 along the shore. Fruit spreading when ripe, giving it a very 

 prickly appearance and feeling. 



