33G MONOECIA — TRIANDRIA. [Carex. 



drical obtuse imbricated compact, fruit elliptical compressed 

 with a very short entire point, leaves mostly erect narrow-linear. 

 E. Bot. t. 1507 — C. angustifoUa, E. Fl. v. \v. p. 127. 



Marshes and wet pastures, frecjuciit. Fl. May, June. If- — Eight 

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

 it has been, in this respect, confounded with C. stricta. Stem with 

 blunter angles than C. rigidu, or C. stricta. Stigmas nearlj' sessile on 

 the corolla, spreading and Hexuose, with coarse pubescence, similar to 

 the following, but larger and more loose. Cor. sessile. Fruit without 

 ribs (in a young state at least), also sessile : its beak like that of C. rigida, 

 except that it is not cloven or notched." Air W. Wilson, 



26. C. rigida, Gooden. (ligid Carex); sheaths none, bracteas 

 foliaceous auricled at the base, fertile spikes subcylindrical ob- 

 tuse loosely imbricated the lower one pedunculated, fruit obovate 

 attenuated at the base slightly stalked with a very short entire 

 point, leaves mostly recurved broadly linear. E. Bol. t. 2047. 

 — C. ccEspitosa, 13. Hook. Scot. \. p. 268. — C. saxatilis, El. Dan. 

 (not L.) 



On Snowdon, the Cheviots ; and all the more elevated Highland 

 hills, especially upon their summits. Fl. June, July. If. — Roots creep* 

 ing, 4 — 6 inches high. ''Bracteas often erect, not unfrequently re- 

 curved. Stigmas nearly or quite sessile, erect, not spreading, minutely 

 papillose. Corolla with a short stalk. Nearly allied to C. ccEspitosa ; 

 nor is it distinguishable by any other marks than the broad leaves, 

 stalked corolla, and neatly formed, erect stigmas, which peculiarities, 

 if constant, may perhaps serve to keep it in the rank of a species." Mr 

 W. Wilson. — I have preferred giving the remarks of my acute friend 

 Mr Wilson, made from living specimens, to my own ; and from these 

 I think it will be seen that this is at any rate a very doubtful species ; 

 and my valued friend Dr Boott inclines to the same opinion. 



27. C.aqudtilis,Ws\\\.? {straight-leaved Water Carex); sheaths 

 none, bracteas long foliaceous, fertile spikes nearly sessile 

 cylindrical elongated attenuated below often acuminated with 

 barren flowers at the extremity, fruit roundish-obovate with a 

 short entire point, stem smooth obtusely triangular, leaves long 

 straight narrow-linear not fibrous at their bases. Grev. in E. 

 Bot. Suppl. t. 2758.— C. rigida, /3. Hook. Br. FL ed. 2. p. 397. 



Gathered l)y MrDrummond, Dr Greville, Mr Bnrchell, and myself, 

 on the table lands in boggy situations in the mountains of Clova ; and 

 since by Dr Graham and his party in several places in the same coun- 

 try. Fl. July, Aug. If-- — One to two feet high. — Dr Boott is led to 

 doubt if this be really the C. aquatilis of Wahlenberg, since that author 

 describes his plant as having scales much narrower than the fruit, which 

 is not the case in ours, and the place of growth and size as being so 

 very different ; " in ipsis fluviis et lacubus" — " sajpe altitudinem huma- 

 nam attingens" — " ad radicem saepius polhcem crassa." Its affinity is 

 with C. acuta. 



28. C. aciita, L. {slender-spiked Carex) ; stigmas 2, sheaths 

 none, bracteas long foliaceous, fertile spikes long cylindrical 

 acuminate slender erect when in fruit, fruit oval swelling sub- 



