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E. alpinum. Alpine Cotton-grass. Fig. 1401. 
Spike solitary, oblong-ovate. Stem slender, naked, angular. Leaves 
short. Glumes strongly keeled. Mountain bogs ; rare. 6 in. Perenn. 
May. Brownish; hairs white. (|-) E. B. 1. 311. E. B. 2. 71. 
H. fy- Am. 497. Bab. 363. Lind. 282. 
E. polystachion. Broad-leaved Cotton-grass. Fig. 1402. 
Spikes several. Stems round. Leaves flat, with a triangular point. 
Bogs. 8 in. Perenn. May. (^) Brown; hairs white. E.B. 1.563. 
E. B. 2. 72. H. Am. 498. ' Bab. 363. 
E. ANGtiSTiFOLiuM. Common Cotton-grass. Fig. 1403. 
Spikes many. Stem nearly round. Leaves linear, channelled. Bogs ; 
abundant. 8-9 in. Perenn. May. Brown; hairs white. (§) E.B. 1. 
364. E. B. 2. 73. 11. Am. 498. Bub. 363. Lind. 282. 
E. gracile. Slender Cotton-grass. Fig. 1404. 
Spikes many. Leaves triangular. A variety of angustifolium. 
Mountains. 6-8 in. Perenn. May-Julv. Brown; hairs white. (§) 
E.B. 1.2402. E.B. 2.74. H.fyArn. 498. Bab. 363. Lind. 282. 
Genus 9. Elyna. 
E. caricina. Fig. 1405. 
Spikes crowded. Leaves slender, shorter than the stem. Moors. 
6 -8in. Perenn. Aug. Brown. (§) E.B. 1.1410. A 1 .1?. 2. 1303. 
H. fy Am. 499. Bab. 364. Lind. 284. 
Genus 10. Carex. 
C. dioica. Creeping Sedge. Fig. 1406. 
Base creeping. Stem and leaves nearly smooth. Spike simple, di¬ 
oecious. Fruit ovate, rough at the margin. Bogs. 5-6 in. Perenn. 
May. Brown, (f) E.B. 1. 543. E. B. 2. 1247. H. Am. 500. 
Bab. 364. Lind. 284. 
C. Davalliana. Prickly Sedge. Fig. 1407. 
Root tufted. Stem and leaves rough. Spike simple, dioecious. 
Fruit ovate-lanceolate. Bogs; rare. 6 in.-l ft. Perenn. June. 
Brown, (f) E.B. 1. 2123. E. B. 2. 1248. H. fy Am. 500. Bab. 
364. Lind. 284. 
C. pulicaris. Flea Sedge. Fig. 1408, 
Spike simple; upper half with barren, the lower with fertile flowers. 
Fruit smooth and polished. Bogs. 6 in.-l ft. Perenn. May and 
June. Brown. (|) E. B. 1. 1051. E.B. 2. 1249. H. fy Am. 500. 
Bab. 364. Lind. 284. 
C. incurva. Curved Sedge. Fig. 1409. 
Stem smooth, bluntly angular. Leaves channelled. Spikelets in a 
roundish head, sterile at the end. Fruit broadly ovate. Sea-shores. 
3-4 in. Perenn. June. Brown. (|) E.B. 1.927. E.B. 2.1250. 
H.fyArn. 501. Bab. 365. Lind. 285. 
C. arenaria. Sea Sedge. Fig. 1410. 
Roots creeping. Stem triangular. Leaves flat. Spikelets crowded ; 
the lower fertile, upper barren. Fruit with a membranaceous wing. 
Sandy shores. 6 in.-l ft. Perenn. June. Fertile green; barren brown, 
(f) E. B. 1. 928. E. B. 2. 1251. H. $ Am. 505. Bab. 366. 
Lind. 285. 
