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Zone. Hudsonian and Arctic-alpine. 



Specimens examined. Ebbett's Pass, Brewer 2066; Summit Camp, 

 Kellogg, July 22, 1870 ; Sierra Nevada above Summit Valley, Pringle 

 1102; Mt. Goddard, Yosemite, 11,000 feet, Hall and Chandler 694; 

 Shadow Lake trail east of Minarets, Mariposa County, Congdon, 

 August 20, 1899; Upper Kern River near Langley's Camp, 11,800 

 feet, Hall and Babcock 5545. 



This is the C. foetida of Bot. Calif., vol. 2, p. 232 ; Kiikenthal in 

 his revision reduces C. vernacula to a variety of C. foetida Allioni. 



7. Carex siccata Dew., Amer. Jour. Sci., ser. 1, vol. 10, p. 278, 



t. F, fig. 18. 1826. 



Type locality. " Grows on the sandy plains in Westfield, Mass," 

 Range. Across the continent in the northern United States and 

 south in the western mountains. 

 Zone. Canadian. 

 Specimen examined. Hill above Ebbett's Pass, Brewer 2728. 



8. Carex Hoodii Boott, in Hook., Fl. Bor. Am., vol. 2, p. 211. 



1840. 



Type locality. ' ' Columbia River. ' ' 



Range. "Washington and British Columbia south to California 

 and east to Montana and Wyoming. 



Zone. Arid Transition and Canadian. 



Specimens examined. Meisner's Ranch, Eldorado County, 7,600 

 feet, Brainerd 150 ; soda springs, Tuolumne River, 9,000 feet, Brewer 

 1702 ; Yosemite, Bolander 6215, 6218 ; Tuolumne meadows, 8,500 feet, 

 Smiley 752. 



9. Carex nervina Bailey, Bot. Gaz., vol. 10, p. 203, t. 3. 1885. 

 Type locality. "Summit Camp, California." Dr. Kellogg. 

 Range. Pacific Coast states. 



Zone. Canadian. 



Specimens examined. Emigrant Gap. M. E. Jones, February, 

 1883; Summit Camp, Kellogg, July 10, 1870; Brian's meadow, Eldo- 

 rado County, 8,500 feet, Brainerd 133 ; Yosemite, 7,300 feet, Hall and 

 Babcock 3456; Indian trail above Yosemite, Congdon, August 28, 

 1899; Upper San Joaquin River, Madera County, Congdon, August 

 17, 1895. 



