Generally accompanyiny llii' main sjji'tii's. 1 lie pcriqynia fii'([iR'iill\ siciilc. Tiic 

 iiikMiiu'dialc forms seemed sometimes lo a])pr()acli one, soinelimes llic ollui- ol the 

 ]ian'iil,s, and al limes lo lie ink riiiediale between lliem. 



C.arex eaespilosa L. Spee. Pi. ed. II (17G3) p. I'MH: Kukenlli. ('.iii)cr.-Caiicni(i. in luigl. 

 I'ilanzenr. 11. 38 (IV, 20, lUO'J) p. 328; Ledeb. Fl. All. IV, p. 222; Turezan. Cat. Baical. 

 no. 12(i3; Ledeb. Fl. Hos.s. IV, p. 310; Turezan. Fl. Haieal.-Daliur. (185;3, II) p. 337, no. 

 1218: Kid^enlh. Q//;c/-. .SV/xr. in <|i(M'iciii;ii, .Mar. 'I>.i. ( iiri. II (]'.)12) p. 'JO; lV|ii,i.i. <l'.i. .\.n. VI 

 (1912) ]). I 181). 



Very eommoii in the territory explored, where occurring in a multitude of rather 

 different forms, wJiich hardly posses any systematical value, connected as they are by 

 intermediate forms. Frequent in moist places on the rivers Yenisei, Abakan, and Aniyl. 

 Near Ust Algiac, in moist meadows and swamps in woods, I have gathered a well-grown, 

 vigorous form, willi culms from 80 lo 90 cm.high. w illi 1 staminate spike, and 2 lo 3 pistil- 

 late spikes, about 2 cm. long, and from 0,5 to 0,0 cm. broad, of which the lower one is 

 shortly stalked, the ujjper one or the upper ones sessile. Growing in large tussocks, 

 from 0,5 to 1 m. high. This one may be identical with f. major, Fetehm. in Flora 

 XXV (1844) p. 33. 



Distribution: Northern and middle Europe, south-western Asia, Siberia, northern 

 Mongolia, eastern Asia. 



Carex Goodenoughii Gay X Carex eaespilosa L., Appcl. in Jahresber. Schles. Ges. 

 (1892) p. 158; Kukentli. Cyper.-Caricoid. 1. c. (1909) p. 377. 



Scattered among botli the main species on the islels in the river Abakan, near 

 Ask\s. Perigynia empty. 



Distribution: Previously ol)served in northern Europe. 



Carex alrata L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1763) p. 1380; Kiikenth. Cijper.-Caricoid. in Engl. 

 Pflanzenr. H. 38 (IV, 20, 1909) p. 390; Kiikenth. Ciiper. Sibir. in 'T'ct-ichko. Mar. <l\i. Ciio. 

 II (1912) p. 107; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. IV, p. 214; Turezan. Cat. Baical. no. 1229; Karel. et 

 Kiril. Enum. PI. Fl. Alt. no. 891; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 287; Turezan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. 

 (1855, II) p. 336, no. 1247; K|.m.i. (Ki. A.it. VI (1912) p. 1495. 



Of rather frequent occurrence in the Altaian, at a height of about 2000—2200 m. 

 above sea-level, where taken by me witli young fruits at the end of July. The specimens 

 collected seemed in many respects to approach Carex nigra All., especially so in their 

 narrower leaves, only 2 to 3 mm. broad, moreover, in their spikes densely congested 

 in a head, consisting of 3 to 4 i-ather coarse, ovoid spikes, which are more or less 

 erect, and very shortly stalked. The lower stalks are generally from 2 to 3 mm. long, 

 the upper spikes sessile, or nearly so. The bracts are shorter, sometimes nearly 

 setaceous, never reaching above the summit of the head. The glumes are shorter than the 

 perigynia, to equalling them, never longer, a character recalling Carex nigra. The perigynia 



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