KKPOKT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 167 



inconspicuous; pistillate spikes cylindrical, loosely flowered on a 

 slightly flexuous rachis ^'-1' long, the upper 1 or 2 contiguous to 

 the stamina te and sessile or nearly so, the lowest on a filiform 

 peduncle l'-2' long, all erect or slightly spreading; bracts leafy, 

 2"-4:'' broad, acuminate, the lowest much exceeding the culm ; 

 perigynia ovoid-elliptical or obovate, nerved. If "-2" long, half as 

 broad, with a short recurved beak, twice the length of the obtuse 

 mucronate white scale. 



Rich moist soil in woods and shaded places. Not common. 

 June. Albany, Cayuga and Jefferson counties. 



This species was separated from C. laxiflora, to which it was 

 formerly joined as Yar. latifolia Boott, because of its broad 

 leaves and bracts and its short sessile staminate spike. Its large 

 perigynia also confirm the validity of its separation. 



The fruit of this and the three preceding species shells easily, 

 and the specimens should be collected while it is yet scarcely 

 mature. 



74. Carex granularis Muhl. 



Stems 10-24' high, mostly erect, smooth ; leaves short, usually 

 much shorter than the culm, 1 "-4" wide, smooth, rough near the 

 apex, sheaths prominently glaucous; staminate spike subclavate, 

 ^-1' long, sessile or short-peduncled, often inconspicuous; pistil- 

 late spikes 2-5, cylmdrical, compactly flowered, ^'-1' in length, 

 the upper 2 mostly contiguous to the staminate spike, sessile 

 or slightly stalked, the others more or less distant on exserted 

 peduncles ^'-2' long, erect or the lowest spreading, or rarely on 

 a filiform drooping stalk 3' long ; bracts leafy, rough, the lower 

 sheathing, exceeding the culm ; perigynia round-ovate or oblong- 

 conical, prominently nerved, slightly turgid with a short bent 

 entire or notched apex, nearly twice longer than the ovate pointed 

 thin white scale; achenium obovate, minutely dotted, tipped with 

 the abruptly bent style. 



Wet or moist ground in meadows and grassy places. Common. 

 June. 



It is distinguished by the dense, cylindrical fertile spikes, and 

 the strongly -nerved perigynia. 



Var. recta Dew. is usually smaller, the spikes less densely flow- 

 ered, the perigynia with a straight acute or acuminate point. 



