Cariwograplty. 269 
69. C. stricta. Goo dei 
Schw. Analyt. Tab. ‘Wahl. no. 138. 
Pers. no. 196. Rees’ Cyc. no. 133. 
V fig. 73. 
Spicis staminiferis subgeminis erectis oblongis subtrique- 
tris; spicis fructiferis distigmaticis subternis cylindraceis 
erectis s@pe apice staminiferis superne acutiusculis, infima 
breviter pedunculata ; fructibus ovatis compressis acutiusculis 
ore a et protruso glabris, squama oblonga acuta paulo 
breviori 
ulm 12—20 inches high, erect an si acutely trique- 
irous, quite scabrous above, leafy tow 
stiff, erect, linear-lanceolate, rough on thie pe shorter than 
the.culm, filamentose at the sheaths ; bracts leafy, — 
ar-lanceolate, about the length or longer than the auri- 
culate at the base when young ; ae spikes two, some- 
times one, rarely three, long, triquetrous, highest pedunculate ; 
staminate scale oblong, rather obtuse, »oddlish brown on the 
margin, green on the keel; stigmas two; pistillate spikes 
about three, erect, subcylindric, one to two ge long, 
densely flowered, ‘often staminate- at the apex, tapering 
above, nearly black from the dark colour of the scales ; fruit 
ovate, compressed, small, rather acute above, entire and pro- 
truded at the orifice, g abrous, not-persistent but. falling off 
very early ; pistillate scale oblong, acute, nearly black on the 
margin, white on the keel, nearly as long as the fruit. Co- 
lour of the plant, except the spikes, glaucous green. 
Flowers. in. Preors m marshes. have found it 
—- a mars mile north of the Col Heges: AanTee. 
Se 
This species, found in England a and Sweden, was first re- 
cognised in our country, by Mr. Schweinitz.. Tt has proba- 
bly been confounded with C. acuta, which it much Saaaides. 
‘There can be no doubt however that it is a distinct species. 
Though it grows in similar situations with C. acuta, it does 
not form a bog, but spreads over the surface of the marsh, 
It differs from that species too in its colour, in the appearance 
= its $ meget in its more stiff and erect form, and in its fruit be- 
In the specimens which I have seen, the pis- 
‘il in spikes are as done as, but smaller than. those of the 
Huropean specimen 
