﻿Mackenzie: Notes on Carex 



Specimens examined 



New York: Yonkers, Bicknell, June i6, 1895 (C.) ; Lowerre, 

 Bicknell, July 4, 1891, June 9, 1895 (C.) ; " New York," Torrey (C). 



New Jersey: Mickleton, Crawford, May 10, 1892 (P.); 

 Trenton, Brown, May 29, 1904 (P.); Riddleton, Salem County, 

 MacElwee, June 15, 1895 (P.) ; Eagle Rock, Essex County, Macken- 

 zie 1445, July 4, 1905 (K. M.). 



Pennsylvania: Tannersville, Brown, July 4, 1896 (P.); 

 Ex Herb. Schweinitz (P.) ; West Philadelphia, MacElwee, June 14, 

 1894 (P.) ; Point Pleasant, Fretz, June 22, 1898 (P.) ; Jordan Valley, 

 Lehigh County, Pretz 6800, 6809, July 4, 1914 (P.); Diamond 

 Rock, Chester County, Bartram 1532, June 18, 1911 (P.); Price- 

 town, Bucks County, Britton, July, 1915 (N. Y.). 



Delaware: Vandyke, Newcastle County, Long, July 3, 1909 

 (P.); Newcastle County, Commons, June, 1872 (P.). 



Maryland: Hyattsville, Steele, June 7, 1903 (K. M.). 



District of Columbia: Washington, Steele, June 5, 1902 

 (K. M.); Washington, Kearney, June 6, 1897 (N. Y.). 



Indiana: Patoka, Gibson County, Beam 133 18, June 9, 191 3 

 (K. M.). 



Illinois: Cobden, Earle 730, May 23, 1912 (N. Y.). 



Missouri: Atherton, Bush 6800, June 7, 1912 (N. Y.); Green- 

 wood, Bush 6707 A, May 20, 1912 (N. Y.). 



Tennessee: Henderson, Bain 501, May 13, 1893 (C). 



Georgia: Milledgeville, Boykin (C); Burke County, Harper 

 797, June 5, 1901 (N. Y.). 



Florida: Chapman (C); Jacksonville, Curtiss 4743, May 3, 

 1894 (C). 



Louisiana: Hale, 1845 (C.)-, Leavenworth, 1845 (C). 



Carex tenera Dewey, Am. Journ. Sci. 8: 97. 1824 



(alsoQ:.^/. c,/. 9. 1825) 



Carex festucacea var. tenera Carey; A. Gray, Man. 545. 1848. 



Carex straminea var. tenera Boott, 111. Car. 3: 120, pi. 3S4. 1862. 



Carex tenera forma erecta Olney; Kukenthal, Engler's Pflanzenreich 



420 : 205. 1909 (as synonym). 



Densely cespitose, the culms slender, erect, 3-7.5 dm high 

 sharply triangular and roughened on angles above, much ex- 



