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Fig. 40"). Ceuchrus incertiis M. A. Curt, l.ost. Journ. Nat. 

 Hist. 1 : 135. 1837. {C. strictus Chapm. Coulf. Hot. On/. 3 : L'O. 

 1878.) SofTiiKUN ^AXD-iii'ii. A smooth, ascendiuu-, and more 

 or less braiiclied i)eieui]ial ( f ), 4.."> to !> dm. liigli, with llat leaves 

 and slender spikes 5 to 8 cm. long. Spikelets inclosed in a luir- 

 liko involucre () which is naked below, with (> to ll' stont spines 

 above. Sandy soil along tte coast, Georgia to Florida and west- 

 ward to Texas. ,Inne-(J(tober. 



