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<2571.) C. scoparia, Schk. (1801); Hook., Fl. IL. 214; Pursh, 

 Fl. I., 37. 



C. scoparia var. minor, Boott. III. 116. 



C. lagopodioides, var. scoparia, BcEckeler, Linnsea XXXIX., 114, (1875.) 



C. leporina, Michx., Fl. 1., 170, (1803.) 



Abundant in meadows and borders of woods. Newfoundland. (Reeks.) 

 Truro, Windsor, Kingston, and Annapolis, N.S. (Macoun.) Meadows, 

 Glenclg, Guysboro Co., N.S. (Faribault.) Near North Sydney, Cape 

 Breton. (Burgess.) Pictou Co., N.S. (McKay.) Very common at 

 Bass River, Kent Co. ; Campbellton, Ecstigouche Co., N.B. (Fowler, 

 Cat.) Nepisquit Lakes, N.B. (Brittain.) Water Cove, Saguenay Eiver, 

 and St. Ambrose, Q. (St. Cyr.) Abundant on sandy banks of the 

 Eivi6re Eouge, Argentcuil Co., Q. (D' Urban.) Common around Ottawa. 

 (Fletcher, Fl. Ott.) Abundant in meado^vs at Prescott, Ont. (Billings.) 

 Meadows near Kemptville, Ont. (Porter.) Yery common in low wet 

 meadows, growing in lai-gc tufts, throughout central Ontario, and 

 extending westward to the west side of Lake Superior, and Lake 

 Nipigon. (Macoun.) Vicinity of Hamilton, Ont. (Logic.) Low mea- 

 dows at London, Ont. (Burgess, Millman.) Noi'th shoi'C of Lake 

 Superior. (Agas&iz.) Lake Mistassini, N.E.T.; Muskeg Creek, and 

 Washoe Bay, Lake Winnipeg. (J. M. Macoun.) Nelson and Echima- 

 mish river.s, Keevvatin. (R. Bell.) Westward from Winnipeg to Fort 

 Carleton, on the Saskatchewan. (Macoun.) Lakes Superior, Huron, 

 Winnipeg, and Athabasca. (Richardson.) Common in British America. 

 {Hooker, Fl.) 



(2572.) C. straminea, Schk. (1801); Hook., Fl. II., 215. 

 C. leporina, I'ursl), Fl. 1., 36, (1814.) 



C. straminea, var. hrerior. Dew. Sill. Journ. XL, 158, (1827.) 

 C. straminea, var. minor. Dew. Sill. Journ. XL, 31S, (1827.) 

 C straminea, vars. Crawei d: Meadii, Boott. 111. 121. 



In the arrangement of the various Canadian forms of this species 

 ■we have followed Bailey's Carex Synopsis chiefly, but for convenience 

 and the sake of greater accuracj^ in the determination, we still retain 

 some of the older varieties placed by him under the species. 



Var. typica, is distinguished by its stiff, erect culm, seldom two 

 feet high, and always growing in dry places. Often in large clumps 

 amongst rocks, or on dry prairies. Leaves quite short ; spikelets sel- 

 dom over five and usually at the top of the culm. Fields, Glenelg, 

 Guysboi'o Co., N.S. (Faribault.) Kouchibouguacis; McAdam Junc- 

 tion, and Frederiction Junction, N.B. (Fowler, Cat.) Vicinity of 

 Ottawa. (Fletcher, Fl. Ott.) Dry rocks, Shannonville, Hastings Co. ; 



