266 Cariwogrupiy. 
ae on the keel, a little longer than the fruit. Colour of 
e age bright green, of the spikes dar 
Flowers in May and June—grows in marshes ; common. 
recognised without difficult ‘ 
of its culm and leaves. It often grows in large, elevated, 
dense bogs. 
67. C. cespitosa. Li. 
Muh., Pursh, Eaton, Pers. no. 195. Schw. 
Wahl. no. 139, Rees’ Cyc. no. 132, 
 Schk. tab. Aa and Bb fig. 85. 
Spica staminifera solitaria, — Finis, erecta umlonges in- 
Yima sessile ; spicis fructiferis distigmaticis ternis oblongo- 
cylindraceis subdensifloris sessilibus, sepe apice staminiferis ; 
fructibus ovalibus et obovatis utrinque convexis obtusis ore 
integro et protruso’ glabris, squama oblonga obtusa paulo lon- 
gioribus, gt * 
Culm 12—20 inches high, triquetrous, slightly scabrous 
above, leafy ; leaves linear-lanceolate, shorter than the culm, 
reviated below, sheathing towards the: base ; bracts leafy, 
linear-lanceolate, rather shorter than the culm and without 
sheaths; staminate spikes one or two, oblong, lowest sessile ; 
staminate scale oblong, obtuse, purplish brown on the mar- 
gin, whitish on the ele ; stigmas two; pistillate spikes 
three, sometimes staminate at the apex, cylindric, rarely two 
inches long and often less than one, sessile, nearly erect, low- 
est slightly pedunculate, rather densely flowered ; fruit oval: 
or obovate, obtuse, with an entire and protruded mouth, gla- 
brous ; pistillate scale oblong, obtuse, rarely lanceolate and 
ybtuse, nearly black on the margin, green on the keel, and a 
little shorter than the mature fruit. The whole plant is of a 
fight. grec colour or yellowish green, and is rather soft to the 
Flowers in May—grows in dense patches along the banks 
of streams, and is often overflowed by the rise of waters: 
common, but not abundant. 
Four varieties. of this species are figured by Schk., but they 
are. easily recognised. n our specimens the pistillate 
spikes are longer than those represented on the wag 
Schk., or en my specimens received from England, This 
