332 CYPERACE/E. [Carex. 



any), equal to tlie flower-stalks; fertile spikes oblong-approxi- 

 mate; scales elliptic-oblong; fruit obovate, subtriquetrous, 

 acute, downy. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 401. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 111. 

 E. Bot. t. 1099. 



Dry pastures and heaths, frequent. Fl. April, May. If. Root 

 creeping. Stem three inches to a foot high. Leaves short, rather 

 broad. Lower bracteas small, but leafy ; upper ones very minute. 



32. C. pilulifera, Linn. Round-headed Carex. Sheaths 

 none ; bracteas small, foliaceous ; fertile spikes sessile, roundish, 

 approximate ; scales strongly mucronate ; fruit obovato-globose, 

 acute and downy ; stems weak, scabrous. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 402. 

 E. Fl. v. iv. p. 112. E. Bot. t. 885. C. montana, Linn. 



Heaths and moory ground, frequent. Fl. June. If. Stems varying 

 \ery much in height, from six to twelve inches, slender. Readily dis- 

 tinguished by the pubescent, almost spherical J?'uit, which gives name 

 to the species. 



33. C. panicea, Linn. Pink-leaved Carex. Sheaths elon- 

 gated, shorter than the flower-stalks ; fertile spikes subcylin- 

 drical, with distant flowers ; bracteas leafy ; fruit subglobose, 

 somewhat inflated, glabrous, entire at the point. Br. Fl. ed. 3. 

 p. 402. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 114. E. Bot.t. 1505. 



Marshy places and bogs, common. FL June. If. Stems one to 

 one foot and a half high. Leaves rather broad, glaucous, rough at the 

 edges. Calyx-scales dark brown, the keel green. Fruit greenish- 

 brown. 



34. C. recurva, Hucls. Glaucous Heath Carex. Sheaths 

 short, scarcely any ; bracteas leafy, fertile spikes cylindrical, 

 scarcely drooping, densely imbricated, on long slender stalks ; 

 fruit obovato-globose, slightly downy, entire at the small point. 

 Br. FL ed. 3. p. 402. E. FL v. iv. "p. 1 14. E. Bot. t. 1506. 

 C. Micheliana, E. Bot. t. 2236, (fr. glabrous.) 



Moist meadows and barren heathy grounds. FL June. %. Leaves 

 mostly radical, very glaucous. Stems about a foot high. Fertile spikes 

 two, barren ones two or three. Fruit closely placed, brownish when 

 ripe. 



f f Stigmas two. 



35. C. ccespitosa, Linn. Tufted Bog Carex. Sheaths none ; 

 bracteas foliaceous, auricled at the base ; fertile spikes sessile, 

 cylindrical, obtuse, imbricated, compact; fruit elliptical, com- 

 pressed, with a very short entire point ; leaves mostly erect, 

 narrow-linear. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 403. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 117. 

 E. Bot. t. 1507. 



Marshes and wet places, frequent. Fl. May, June. 11. Eight 

 inches to a foot high. " Root creeping, but not tufted. I suspect it 

 has been, in this respect, confounded with C. stricta or C. rigida. 

 Stem with blunter angles than C. rigida or C. stricta, Stiymas 



