740 OLXXII. CVPERACE2E. (C. B. Clarke.) [Carex. 



117. C. rostrata, Sto&es in With. Brit. PI. ed. ii. 1059; spikes 3-6 

 distant erect, uppermost 1 (or 2-3) male, lower fern, cylindric dense, fern, 

 glumes lanceolate not aristate, style 3-fid, utricle ovoid or ellipsoid much 

 inflated thin narrowed suddenly into short beak, nut very small. C. am- 

 pullacea, Grooden. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ii. 207 ; Kunth Enum. ii. 494 ; Reiclib. 

 Ic. Fl. G-erm. viii. 31, t. 277 ; Boott Carex, iv. 156, t, 501. 



KASHMIR ; Jacquemont, alt. 10-11,000 ft., Thomson, alt. 8-13,000 ft., C. S. 

 Clarke. LAHOUL ; Jaexchke. DISTRIB. Cool Northern regions. 



Glabrous. Stoloniferous. Stems 2-3 ft., robust. Leaves often 4| the stem, in. 

 broad, scabrous near tip. Male spike 1^ by i in. Lowest fern, spike 1-1^ by i in., 

 often 3 in. distant, on a peduncle | in. Fern, glumes purple-chestnut with 

 narrow pale back (in the Indian examples, often pale in the European). Utricles 

 (fertile) in. long, ellipsoid, longer than glume, but many of the utricles are ovoid 

 more inflated (with sterile nut) shorter than glume ; ribs of utricle 6-8, incon- 

 spicuous (till the nut is taken out and the wall of utricle looked through) ; beak in 

 sterile utricles about ^ as long as utricles linear-conic, in fertile utricles much 

 shorter, shortly 2-fid with erect teeth. Nut (perfect) very small, not ^ length or 

 breadth of utricle, obovoid, dark-brown. This Indian C. rostrata is so referred by 

 Boott, and is conspicuous by the narrow chestnut-purple glumes imperfectly covering 

 the pale (nearly white) utricles ; the beak of the front is very little split. Mr. Baker 

 says "it is not at all good C. ampullacea." 



118. C. vesicaria, Linn. Sp. PI. 1388 (partly) ; spikes longer than 

 in G. rostrata, fern, glumes ovate-lanceolate mucronate or short-aristate 

 pale, utricle rather larger than in 0. rostrata, beak deeply notched with 

 2 conspicuous shining lanceolate riyrid teeth (otherwise as C. rostrata). 

 Kunth Enum. ii. 494 ; Reichb. Ic. Fl. G-erm. viii. 30, t. 276 ; Boott Garex, 

 iv. 162, tt. 536, 537 ; Boeck. in Linnsea, xli. 319. 



KASHMIR; Margan Pass, alt. 11,500 ft., W. S. Atkinson. DISTRIB. Cold 

 temp. N. regions. 



Male spikes 2f in., and up to 1 in- apart (in the Kashmir examples). Fern. 

 spikes up to 3 by g in., both glumes and utricles pale stramineous. Atkinson's 

 collection is copious, though not fully ripe ; Mr. Baker says it is " satisfactory 

 vesicaria." 



119. C. pseudp-cyperus, Linn. Sp. PI. 1387 ; spikes 3-7 moderately 

 near together, terminal one male pale, lower fern, cylindric dense nodding, 

 female glumes linear-oblong aristate pale, style 3-fid, utricle ellipsoid- 

 lanceolate subinflated thin pale smooth strongly ribbed, beak 2-fid in two 

 erect whitened almost prickly teeth. Kunth Enum. ii. 501 ; Reichb. Ic. Fl. 

 Germ. viii. 30, t. 275 ; Boott Gar ex, iv. 140, tt. 451, 452 ; Boeck. in Linnaa, 

 xli. 321. 



KASHMIR ; alt. 6000 ft., Thomson ; Pir Punjal, alt. 11,000 ft., Levinge DISTRIB. 

 Cool N. regions. 



Glabrous. Stolons 0. Stems 2% ft. Leaves often longer than stem, ^ 5 in. 

 broad, flat. Spikes 1-3 in. long, lowest 1-3 (rarely 4-6) in. distant. Utricles i in., 

 ultimately divaricate, green or yellowish ; beak about half as long as utricle, deeply 

 notched. Nut ovoid, somewhat narrower than utricle, and about half as long, 

 brown. 



120. C- acutiformis, Ehrn. Beitr. iv. 43 ; spikes 3-7 distant erect, 

 uppermost 3-2 male chestnut-red, fern, cylindric dense, fern, glumes 

 elliptic-lanceolate not aristate, style 3-fid, utricle ovoid or ellipsoid in- 

 flated thin obliquely erect fuscous glabrous obscurely nerved, beak short, 

 nut very small. Boeck in Linnaa, xli. 289. C. spadicea, Roth Tent. ii. 



