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spikes about in fours, arilobovate 3-sided obtuse.— 

 Stigmas 3, stamens and pistils on distinct 



SPIKES, STAMINATE ONES SOLITARY, PISTILLATE 

 ONES SESSILE OR WITH -INCLOSED PEDUNCLES— 



rorna, pistillate spikes shoit about in threes, aril 

 shorter than the scale — /t^z^acw/a/a, pistillate spikes 

 in threes, aril a littfe longer than the scale — lujm- 

 lina^ pistillate spikes in threes, aril mucronate sev- 

 eral times longer than the scale — oligocarjia, pis- 

 tillate spikes in pairs, aril obovate beaked longer 

 than the scale — folliculata^ pistillate spike sub-soti- 

 lary about 6-flowered. — Like the last, except 



%V1TH LONG PEDUNCLES AND LONG SHEATHS 



filantaginea (plantain sedge) pistillate spikes in 

 fours, culm with leaf-pointed bracts, radical leaves 

 broad S-nerved — granularis^ pistillate spikes in 

 threes, aril nerved globular inflated sub-emargin- 

 ate, scale lance-ovate — conoidea, pistillate spikes in 

 pairs, aril oblong- conic obtuse equalling the awned 

 scale.— Stigmas 3, staminate spikes many — 

 fiellita, staminate spikes in pairs, aril bifid, shorter 

 than the oblong awned scale — lacustris^ staminate 

 spikes in fours, aril 2-rorked. A variety, gigantea^ 

 is very large — vedcaria, staminate spikes in threes, 

 aril oblong inflated bi-cuspidate. 



ScLERiA. Staminate flowers — calyx-glume 2 or 

 6-valved, many flowered : corol-glumes awniess. 

 Pistillate flowers — calyx like the staminate : corol 

 0: stigmas 1 to 3 : nut coloured sub-globose. 3.9. 

 ^-verticillaia (whip-grass) flowers spiked, culm 3- 

 sided glabrous, fruit globose. 



Comptonia. Staminate flowers — ament cylin- 

 dric with calyx-scales : corol 2-petalled: filaments 

 2 -forked. Pistillate flowers — spike or ament ovate, 

 corol 6-petalled : styles 2 : nut ovate. 50, 99 — as- 

 filenifolia (sweet-fern) leaves alternately pinnaiifid 

 hairy bcneatlj. ^ . g. 



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