Professor Dewey’s Cartcography. 275 
Wahl. Car. no, 73. 
This is the C. folliculata, L. 8. xanthophysa in Muh. 
e have his authority that it is the above named species of 
Wahl., and perhaps the C. intumescens of Rudge. Wahl. con- 
sidered the two species to be distinct, and there is much 
reason for adopting his opinion. The Fig. of C. folliculata 
in Schk. bears no resemblance to this speci 
C. folliculata, is readily distinguished by: its one to three 
pistillate spikes, aggregated, scarcely peduncled, supported by 
ong leafy bracts ; ats elose-set oval-conic or ovate-acuminate, 
C. xanthophysa has two to four pistillate spikes, often on 
| inate at the apex. 
scale. The whole plantis pale yellow. = ; 
Both species are commonly described as having spikes 
scales. The whole appearance of the two plants is very 
dissimilar. They differ much more than several of the 
© prevent error, it may be 
scriptions and figures of C. folliculata and C. intumescens, 
are given by Rudge in the Li Trans., anc 
acters of C. intumescens in Rees’ Cye., which seem to have 
ge, 
plant. The popular characters of C. intumescens are there 
given, pisntlancapibes loosely imbricated and on short pedun- | 
cles, with scales oblong-ovate, acute, and half the length 6 
the erect, oblong-ovate, much inflated, long and acute beaked 
frit. The C. intumescens may be a var. of C. follieulata 
perhaps, but not of C. xanthophysa. Neither can the C. 
intumescens be the same with C. /urida, Wabl., as stated in 
Rees’ Cyc., which is more probably the ©. lupulina, Muh. 
