120 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Carex granularis MUHL. Willd. Spec. V (1806). 

 C. chalaros STEUD. Gyp. 231 (1855). 

 C. haleana OLN. Exsicc. Ill, 14 (1871). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 605; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 153; Britt., 

 Fl. N. J. 273; Chap., Fl. S. St. 540; Bail., Typ. Car. 61, 70: Bail., Syn. Car. 

 110. 



North America: Ont, Q., to L. Nipigon and Man.; S. 



to N. Eng., N. J., Va., Fla.; W. to Wise., Minn, and Mo. 



Minn, valley: Forest district; not infrequent; wet 

 fields and meadows. 



HERB. : Taylor 70, Ely si an; Kassube 263, Minneapolis; 

 Sandberg 543, Chisago Co. 



Carex grisea WAHL. K. Acad. Handl. XXIV, 154 (1802). 

 C. laxiflora SCHKUHR, Car. Nachtr. 69 (1805). 

 C. grisea var. minor OLN. Hall's PI. Tex. 26 (1873).. 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 605; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 154; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 98; Britt., Fl. N. J. 273; Chap., Fl. S. St. 539; Coult., Fl. Colo. 378; 

 Bail., Typ. Car. 61, 62; Cov., Fl. Ark. 231; Bail., Syn. Car. 107. 



North America: Ont. to N. Y., N. J. and Fla.; W. to 

 100th Mer. and in S. Utah. 



Minn, valley: Forest district; low meadows and fields. 

 HERB.: Bollard 339, Jordan, Scott Co.; Sheldon 33, 

 Elysian; Taylor 128, Lake Elysian; Taylor 216, Janesville; Bal- 

 Iard20a, Goodhue Co.; 2 la, Goodhue Co.; 15a, GoodhueCo. 



Carex darisii SCHWEIN. and TORR. Mon. 326 (1825). 

 C. aristata DEW. Sill. Journ. VII, 277 (1824). 

 C. torreyana DEW. Sill. Journ. X, 47 (1826). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 605; Britt., Fl. N. J. 273; Chap., 

 Fl. S. St. 538; Coult., Fl. Colo. 380; Upham, Fl. Minn. 157; Bail., Syn. 

 Car. 107. 



North America: W. Mass, to N. J. and mts. of Ga. ; 



W. to S. Minn, and Iowa. 



Minn, valley: Reported from N. E. districts and west- 

 ward ; infrequent ; wet grounds along streams and around 

 lakes. 



Carex gracillima SCHWEIN. An. Tab. (1823). 

 C. digitata SCHWEIN. and TORK. Mon. 324 (1825). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 604; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 137; Chap., 

 Fl. S. St. 538; Britt., Fl. N. J. 273; Upham, Fl. Minn. 157; Bail., Typ. 

 Car. 71; Bail., Syn. Car. 106. 



North America: N. S., Q , Ont, to Man.; S. to N. Eng., 

 N. J. and N. Car. ; W. to Minn, and Mo. 



Minn, valley: Forest district; Ft. Snelling to Blue 

 Earth Co. ; wet meadows and low fields or prairies. 



HERB. : Kassube 264, Minneapolis; Sandberg 545, Chis- 

 ago Co. 



