268 Caricography. 
Note. ‘F hough the diagasuishing: characters of C, cepha- 
Jophord, were given Vol. VII. p. 269 of this Journal, a more- 
extended description is due to ee ase, and here follows. 
C. cephalophora. 
Muh., Pursh, Eaton, Sei, Ell. 
Pers. no 26. on.* no. 
Schk. tab. Hhh fig. oF 
 Spiculis androgynis superne staminiferis distigmaticis 
ovatis densé aggregatis ibauinte bracteatis ; fructibus ovatis 
acuminatis compressis bifidis marge scabris, squame parve 
scabro-cuspidate subaquali 
Culm 8—20 inches high, 24 feet, and decumbent ac- 
cording to Muhlenberg, triquetrous, scabrous above ; leaves e 
very long, often surpassing the culm, linear-lanceolate, sca- 
brous on the margin, striate, sheathing towards the base; 
ikelets. three to seven, about five generally, staminate 
above, ovate, becoming yellow or tawny, distinct but densely 
gated, often fordits a kind of head, lower ones often a 
little remote, with pec Ba ending in a scabrous bristle 
rue or thrice = long as the spikelets ; fruit ovate, acumi- 
compressed bifid, scabrous on the margin, labrous, 
pe ee erging ; sratllene scale ovate, small, cuspidate, and 
scabrous, about the length of the fruit. Colour of the plant 
rather light green. 
coe in May—grows along the borders of woods ; com- 
Phe particular difference between C. cephalophora and C. 
squarrosa, which were strangely confounded by Pursh, was 
remarked upon Vol. VII. p. 269—270. 
St 
. ¥See the “ Monograph of the esc American srecies of Carex ; Pky 
the Rey. Lewis D. De Schweinitz: Edited by John Torrey.” This 
paper, which is known to be phere indebted : or nae for its present ’ 
m and many of ‘its excellencies, es ie appear in “ Annals of | 
the Lyceum of Nat. History of New fl vee TL No 8. ‘The refer, 
Rice — Yeas will be Mook oy Schw. and Torrey. 
