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Apparently very rare, and known only froni swamps along 

 the railroad northwest of Woodbine, Cape May County, where 

 it was collected by Mr. Stewardson Brown August 30, 1900, and 

 from Bennett, Cape May County, B. Long, August 11, 191 1. 



Not previously known from New Jersey. 



Fr. — August 30 achenes mature; some scales gone. 



Pine Barrens. — Woodbine. 

 Cape May. — Bennett. 



Rynchospora axillaris (Lam.). Capitate Beaked-rusli. 



PI. XVIIL, Fig. 8. 



Schoenus axillaris Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. I. 137. 1791. 



Rynchospora cephalaniha Knieskern 35. — Willis 69. — Gray Ann. Lye. N. Y. 



IIL 218. 1835. 

 Rynchospora axillaris Britton 267. — Keller and Brown 67. 



Bogs in the Pine Barrens; rare. First found in the State by 

 Dr. Torrey. 



Fr. — Late July to mid-September. 



Pine Barrens. — Manchester (C), Bamber, Chatsworth, Jones Mill (S). 

 Speedwell, Quaker Bridge, Atsion (P), Parkdale, Hammonton, Batsto (P), 

 Egg Harbor City (P). 



Rynchospora aviliaris microcephaia Britton. Small-headed Beaked-rush. 



Rynchospora axillaris var. microcephaia Britton Trans. N. Y. Acad. Sci. XL 

 89. 1892 [Monmouth Co., N. J.]. 



Pine Barren bogs ; rre. Dr. Britton described this form from 

 one of Dr. Knieskern's specimens, the latter apparently not dis- 

 tinguishing it from the last. 



Fr. — Late July tO' mid-September. 



Pine Barrens. — Speedwell, Parkdale. 



Rynchospora fusca (L.). Brown Beaked-rush. 



PL XVIIL, Fig. 6. 



Schoenus fuscus Linnjeus Sp. PL Ed. 2. 1664. 1763 [Switzerland, England 



and Italy]. 

 Rhynchospora fusca Knieskern 34. — Willis 69. — Gray Ann. Lye. X. Y. III. 



215. 1835. — Britton 267. — Keller and Brown 68. 



Bogs of. the Pine Barren and Cape May districts frequent. 

 Fr. — Late June to early September. 



