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C. elongata. Elongated Sedge. Fig. 1421. 
Spikelets numerous, oblong, lax, rather distant. Involucral bracts 
minute. Fruit ovate-oblong, longer than the scales. Marshes. 1-1 \ ft. 
Perenn. June. Brownish, (f) E.B. 1. 1920. E. B. 2. 1261. 
H. Am. 502. Bab. 369. Lind. 285. 
C. ovalis. Oval Sedge. Fig. 1422. 
Spikelets in an oval head. Fruit ovate, pointed, with a broad mem¬ 
branous margin. Marshes. 1 ft. Perenn. June. Greenish. (|) 
E.B. 1. 306. E. B. 2. 1262. H.fy Am. 501. Bab. 369. Lind. 
285. 
C. remota. Remote-flowered Sedge. Fig. 1423. 
Spikelets nearly sessile, solitary, very distant. Bracts leafy, higher 
than the stem. Fruit oblong-ovate, longer than the scale. Moist 
woods. 1-11 ft. Perenn. June. Green. (§) E. B. 1. 832. 
E. B. 2. 1263. H. Am. 502. Bab. 368. Lind. 285. 
C. axillaris. Axillary-clustered Sedge. Fig. 1424. 
Lower spikelets in distant clusters. Bracts leafy ; the lowermost as 
long as the spike. Marshes. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June. Green. (§) 
E. B. 1. 993. E. B. 2. 1264. H. fy Am. 503. Bab. 368. Lind. 
285. 
C. PULLA. Russet Sedge. Fig. 1425. 
Spikes ovate, obtuse, the lower fertile one stalked. Bracts leafy, 
not sheathing. Fruit elliptical, inflated, spreading. Mountain bogs. 
1-2 ft. Perenn. June. Brown. (§) E. B. 1. 2045. E. B. 2. 
1265. H.fyAm.5 10. Bab. 379. Lind. 289. 
C. CjESPitosa. Bog Sedge. Fig. 1426. 
Leaves erect, linear. Bracts leafy, auricled at the base. Fertile 
spikes sessile, cylindrical, obtuse. Marshes. 6 in.-l ft. Perenn. 
May and June. Dark purple. (§) E. B. 1. 1507. E.B. 2. 1266. 
H. Am. 509. Bab. 370. Lind. 291. 
C. rigida. Rigid Sedge. Fig. 1427. 
Leaves rigid, broadly linear. Bracts leafy, auricled at the base. 
Fertile spikes subcylindrical, obtuse, the lowest stalked. Mountains. 
3-6 in. Perenn. June and July. Brown. (§) E.B. 1. 2047. 
E. B. 2. 1267. H. Am. 508. Bab. 371. Lind. 290. 
C. stricta. Glaucous Sedge. Fig. 1428. 
Leaves erect, glaucous, reticulated with filaments at the base. Fertile 
spikes nearly sessile, erect, cylindrical, elongated. Marshes. 2 ft. 
Perenn. April and May. Dark brown, (f) E.B. 1.914. E.B. 2. 
1268. H. Am. 509. Bab. 370. Lind. 291. 
C. AQ.UATILIS. Straight-leaved Mountain Sedge. Fig. 1429. 
Stem smooth, obtusely triangular. Bracteal leaves very long. Fertile 
spikes nearly sessile, linear, elongated, attenuated below. Marshes in 
Scotland. 1—2 ft. Perenn. July and Aug. Dark brown, (f) E.B. 
Supp.27bS. E.B. 2.1268*. H. ^ Am. 508. Bab. 371. Lind. 339. 
C. acuta. Slender-spiked Sedge. Fig. 1430. 
Stem sharply triangular. Bracts very long. Spikes cylindrical, acu¬ 
minate, slender, drooping when in flower. Marshes. 2-3 ft. Perenn. 
May. Purplish, (f) E.B.l. 580. E.B. 2.1269. H. Am. 509. 
Bab. ^70. Lind. 291. 
