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vioribus. Achenium oblongo-ellipticum, triquetrum, ferrugineum, 
basi styli contorta vel depresso-curvato apiculatum.—III. Car. p. 
38. 
6-15 in. long, occasionally short sheathed, the rest, with the ex- 
ception of the short uppermost one, two or three times longer 
than their spikelets. Spike 1-7 in. long, of 4-6 oblong or cylin- 
drical spikelets; the upper or all of equal height, contiguous, 
subsessile, or disposed in spikes; male, spikelets 1-2, of a dark, 
rusty color, either short or 1-2} in. long, 1-14 lines broad, the 
rest female, or the upper male at top, densely flowered, subsessile, 
or the lower peduncled, 8 lines to 2} in. long, 4 lines broa - 
est peduncle 3-13 in. long. Perigynia oval, beaked, sharply 
bifid, ventricose, somewhat biconvex, ribbed, smooth, shining, 
checkered, pale green, 1,9, lines long, line broad, longer or 
shorter than the purple, pale nerved elliptical or oval, sharp- 
pointed, ciliate, or hispidly awned scales. Nut oblong-eiliptical, 
three-sided, ferruginous, tipped by the contorted or depressed 
curved base of the style. 
Allied to C. tentaculata and its allies. ; 
Carex LEMMonI, n.sp. Czspitosa. Culmis 2 ped. altis, latere 
2 lin. latis, obtusangulis levibus, vaginis omnibus foliiferis, infra 
medium foliatis. Foliis lineari-lanceolatis, apice subulato trique- 
tris, erectis, vaginatis, 14 lin. latis, culmeis 3-4, sterilibus 6-1 
poll. longis. Bracteis foliatis vaginatis, spiculis longioribus, cul- 
mis brevioribus. Vaginis }-1} poll. longis. Ligula oppositifo- 
lia obtusa. Squamis pallide-ferrugineis, membranaceis, margine 
hyalina, oblongo-obovatis, obtusis, mucronatis, perigynia s«quan- 
tibus. Perigyniis ferrugineis, membranaceis, lzvibus, triquetro, 
latis, rostro bidentato margine serrato dentato, nervatis. chen- 
1um atro-castaneum, triquetro obovoideum, basi productum apie 
obtusum stylo quali apiculatum. Stigmata 3. 
- G. Lemmon, 1875. ’ 
Tufted. Stem two feet high, half a line broad on the sides. 
obtusely angled, smooth, leaved below the middle, all the 
Sheaths leaf bearing. Leaves linear-lanceolate, triangular awl 
pointed at top, erect, sheathed, 1} lin. broad; stem leaves 3-4, 
