178 87. CYPERACEJE. 



B. Spikes more than one. 



2. E. LATIFOLIUM, Hoppe. Broad-kaved Cotton-grass. Stem 

 1 1| ft. high, triangular in its upper half. Le. linear, nearly 

 flat, contracted above the middle into a triangular point. Spikelets 

 several, 'rising from leafy bracts, usually with long rough peduncles. 

 Bristles 2 or 3 times as long as the spikelets, forming white silky 

 tufts. 



Rare. "Bonnington woods," Dr. Arnott. (B) P. 5 6. 



3. E. ANGUSTIFOLIUM, Roth. Narrow-leaved Cotton-Grass. 

 Stems 10 15 in. high, bluntly angular. Le. linear, channelled, 

 triangular above the middle. Spikelets several. Ped. smooth, 

 bristles 3 4 times as long as the spikes, forming white silky 

 tufts. 



Very common. In bogs and wet moors. (B) P. 56. Cathkin hills; Possil 

 marsh, &c. 



8. CAREX. Carex, Sedge. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE SPECIES. 

 A. Spikelets solitary, terminal. Stigmas 2. Sp. 1 2. 



B. Spikelet solitary, terminal. Stigmas 3. Sp. 3. 

 C. Spikelets several, androgynous. Stigmas 2. Sp. 4 12. 



* Base of the Spikelets barren. Sp. 4 7 ' 

 ** Apex of the Spikelets barren. Sp. 8 12. 



J). Terminal spikelets barren, lower fertile. Stigmas 2. 



Sp. 1317. 

 E. Terminal spikelet barren, mostly solitary. Stigmas 3. 



Sp. 1833. 



f Fruit hairy, downy, or scabrous. Sp. 18 22. 

 ft Fruit smooth; beak entire. Sp. 23 25. 

 ttt Fruit smooth; beak bifid. Sp. 2633. 



1. Fertile spikelets erect. Sp. 2629. 



2. Fertile spikelets drooping or pendulous. Sp. 30 33. 



F. Terminal spikelets 2 or more barren. Stigmas 3. Sp. 34 37. 



A. Spikelet solitary, terminal. Stigmas 2. 



1. C. DIOICA, L. Creeping separate-headed Carex. Dioecious. 

 Rhizome creeping. Stems erect, 6 8 in. high. Le. very narrow, 

 rough. Spikelets brown, barren ones linear, fertile, ovate. Fruit 

 slightly spreading, contracted into a short point, rough on the 

 margin near the top. 



Not common. In spongy bogs. (S) P. 5 6. Gourock hills; Inverkip; 

 C umbrae and Arran. 



2. C. PULICARIS, L. Flea Carex. Androgynous. Stems tufted, 

 36 in. high. Le. slender. Spike with the barren fl. on the top. 



