Drummondiane., N. O. Cyperacee. 
TAB. CDXLVIII. 
CAREX FiLIFoLiIA. Nutt. 
Gray, N. Am. Cyp. p. 405. Schwein. et Torr. Car. in Ann. 
Lye. N. York, v.1. p. 298. Br. in Rich. App. Frankl, Journ. 
ed. 2. p. 35. Boott, in Hook. Fl. Ber. Am. v. 2. p. 208. 
Kobresia globularis. Dewey Caricogr. 1. c. v. 29. p. 253. 
Uncinia breviseta. Gray, N. Am. Cyp. p. 428. 
Has. Dry plains and gravelly hills of the Missouri. Nuttall. 
Bradbury (in Herb. Hook.) Woody country of Arctic 
America. Dr. Richardson. Rocky mountains. Drummond. 
: In habit allied to our well-known Carex dioica, but extremely 
_ different in the scales and fruit. In this species, too, there is 
an hypogynous seta, (though short and not uncinate), as in the 
genus Uncinia, so that it has perhaps as strong a claim to be 
placed as by Dr. Asa Gray in that genus, as in Carea. 
That able Botanist had not the opportunity of seeing authentic 
specimens of Nuttall’s ©. filifolia, and he considered Dr. 
e Richardson’s specimens distinct, But there can be no question 
of their identity. 
ae Fig. 1. Male flower, with the scale, inner view. f. 2. Female 
sy flower, with the scale, outer view, J. 3. Inner view of ditto. 
FA. Fruit. f. 5. Achenium, with the hypogynous scale :-— 
all’ magnified. 
