By Thomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 91 



and Berks Canal. "Reservoir, Swindon, and near Ramsbury," 

 Marlb. Nat. Hist. Report. " Savernake Forest," Miss Meredith. 

 Stems about a foot high, with 3 sharp, rough angles ; Leaves sheath- 

 ing the lower part of the stem, and about equal to it in height. 

 Spihelets about 6, collected into an oval more or less compact spike. 

 Fruit ovate, acuminate, plane, convex, narrowed below, hifid at the 

 point, with membranous edges, serrate above. Nut elliptic, with a 

 short, cylindrical beak. Glumes concealing the fruit, variable as to 

 the approximation of the spikelets, the lower ones in luxuriant 

 specimens being more or less distant and spreading. 



11. 0. stricta, (Good) straight-leaved Carex. Engl. Bot. t. 914. 

 Reich Icones, 230. C. ccespitosa. Hooker. 



Locality. Marshes. P. Fl. June. Area, * * * * 5. 

 North Division. 



5. North-east District. At Purton by the Wilts and Berks Canal. 

 Perhaps not rare in the county, although at present confined to the 

 above locality. Densely ccespitose. Stems erect, about 2 to 3 feet 

 high, triquetrous, rigid. Leaves erect, narrow-linear, glaucous, their 

 sheathing bases reticulated with filaments. Spikes long, erect. 

 Glumes blunt or acute, dark-brown. Fruit oblong, elliptic, acute, 

 disposed upon the spikes in 7 or 8 rows. Nut roundly obovate, 

 shortly beaked. The very erect habit will distinguish this species 

 from those with which it is most likely to be confounded. 



12. C. acuta, (Linn.) slender-spiked Carex. Engl. Bot. t. 580. 

 Schk. E. e. d. F. f. 92, H. a. 44. Reich Lcones, 231, 232. C. 

 gracilis, Curtis. 



Locality. On the banks of ditches, and in wet meadows and 

 pastxires. P. PI. June. Area, * * 3, 4, 5. 

 South Division. 



3. South-west District. " Coombe Bissett,^^ Mr. James Sussey. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District. By the side of the brook between Box 

 and Weevern. 



5. North-east District. Banks of the Wilts and Berks Canal 

 near Morden. Bare and local in Wilts. Stem 2 to 3 feet high, 

 very sharply triangular, rough on the edges. Leaves rather broad, 



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