THE IOWA SEDGES. 3^ 



ing data, in the Arthur collection exhibited at the Centennial 

 Exposition, and now the property of Tabor College. My 

 thanks are also due to numerous collectors whose names 

 appear in the citations. For numerous kind favors I am also 

 indebted to Prof. T. H. Macbride, of the Iowa State Univer- 

 sity, at whose request this paper is prepared. 



It is felt that this catalogue is necessarilv incomplete, there 

 being so large an area of the state which has not vet been 

 thoroughly explored. The acknowledged difficultv of this 

 group of plants has caused them to be neglected more than 

 the higher Phanerogams, but the rapid conversion of nearlv 

 the whole area of the state into pastures or cultivated fields 

 should incite those interested in our indigenous flora to secure 

 specimens for preservation with as little delav as possible. 

 Mature fruiting specimens of this group of plants from new 

 localities or of species not herein listed are solicted bv the 

 author that they may be studied and published in future lists, 

 full credit for which will be given. 



The table here appended gives the extent in genera and 

 the number of species and varieties of sedges listed in the 

 following local and state catalogues: 



GEN. SP. & VARS. 



Bessey, Cont. Fl. Iowa, ; 21 



Arthur, FI. Iowa and Add., 9 92 



Hitchcock, Plants of Ames 6 219 



Upham, Flora of Minnesota, 10 xzg 



MacMillan, Metas. Minn. Val 11 97 



Brendel, Flora Peoriana, 10 12; 



Tracy, Flora of Missouri 11 102 



Higby and Raddin, Fl. Cook Co., Ills., .... 11 n6 



Beal and Wheeler, Flora of Michigan 13 206 



Beardslee, Cat. PI. Ohio 12 120 



Wheeler, Fl. Milwaukee Co., Wis 7 37 



Flagg and Burrill, 111. Plants 13 153 



Bot. Gaz., Flora of Indiana, 12 10b 



Bruhin, Flora of Wisconsin, 10 105 



Rydberg, Fl. Sand Hills, Neb., 6 33 



Webber, Fl. Neb. and Rep. I-IV 9 7 S 



Rydberg, Fl. Black Hills. S. D 4 28 



Williams, Grasses and Forage PI., Daks 5 33 



Swezey, Neb. Flow. Plants, ....... 5 29 



Fink, Flora, Fayette, Iowa 5 34 



