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above quoted, as it was too similar to C. scirpoides, a spe- 

 cies established many years ago by Schkuhr; but accord- 

 ing to R. Brown, Michaux s plant is identical with the C. 

 Wormskioldiana of Hornemann, and as the name C. scirpoi- 

 dea must be changed, we have substituted for it, (although 

 so very barbarous) that of the Danish botanist. 



B. Inflorescence monoicous. 

 * All the spikes androgynous. 

 \ Spike solitary . 



a. Summit staminiferous. 

 1. With two stigmas. 

 There are no North American species of this section known. 

 2. With three stigmas. 

 4. Carex Fraseri, Sims. 

 C spica simplici, ovata ; fructibus ovato-subglobosis, ore 

 integris, gluma oblonga longioribus ; foliis lanceolatis, 

 undulatis, crenulatis ; scapo basi vaginato. 

 C. Fraseri, Sims hot. mag. 1391. Bot. rep. 639. Purshfl. 



Amer. Sept. ii. p. 39. 

 C. Lagopus, Muhl. gram. p. 265. No. 59. 

 Hab. On mountains of North Carolina. Eraser. In Tiger 

 Valley, Pennsylvania. Muhlenberg. Flowers in gardens 

 in April. 

 Obs. This plant, to my knowledge, has not been collected 

 bv any American botanist. T have never seen a specimen 

 of it, but am informed that it is cultivated in Mr. Prince's 

 garden at Flushing. Dr. Torrey found no specimen of it 

 in the herbarium of Muhlenberg, and there are reasons for 

 believing this botanist was misinformed respecting the 

 habitat of his plant, though there can be little doubt that 

 it is identical with C. Fraseri. 



5. Carex Willdenovii, Schkuhr. 



C. spica simplici, ovata ; floribus staminiferis et pistilliferis 

 subsenis; fructibus ovato-subglobosis, rostratis; glumis 



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