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Boardman swamp on the edge of stagnant water, less than 

 a half a mile northwest of John Bachelor's old ranchhouse, 

 two or three dozen plants, 3-8 inches high. I took Nelson 

 S. Rowley, ranchman and County Commissioner, to identify 

 the spot, so that other collectors might find it. August, 

 1910, 191 1, 1912. Iowa does not report it. It is one of 

 Nebraska's many good things. 

 9. C. strigosus L. Perennial ; mostly in saturated soil ; in many 

 forms, perhaps the commonest species in the state. Valen- 

 tine; Kennedy; Long Pine; Ewing; Columbus; St. Paul 

 (Bates) ; Head of Dismal River; Thedford; northern Holt 

 Co.; Nebraska City; RepubHcan City (Uni.) ; Minden (Dr. 

 H. Hapeman), 



a. var. robustior Kunth. Valentine; Ewing (Bates); Ne- 

 braska City (Uni.). 

 h. var. compositus Britton. Kennedy; Long Pine; Ewing; 

 Atkinson; Columbus (Bates). 



10. C. speciosus Vahl. (fera.v Rich.). Annual; ditches and low 



ground. Valentine ; Kennedy ; Red Cloud ; Columbus ; Crete 

 (Bates) ; Lincoln; Republican River Valley (Uni.). 



11. C. filiculmis Vahl. Perennial. In poor, dry, sandy soil. 



Minden (Dr. Hapeman); Kennedy; Ewing; Callaway; 

 Columbus; Red Cloud (Bates); Lincoln; Nebraska City; 

 Louisville; Hardy; Republican (Uni.). 

 a. var. macilentus Fernald. Lincoln; Hardy (Uni.). 



This is certainly the prettiest genus among the sedges, 

 with its graceful forms and golden shades. I wonder that 

 more of our students do not collect it and help add some- 

 thing to our pleasure and knowledge. 



11. DuLicHiuM L..C. Richard 



I. D. arundinaceum (L.) Britton. Perennial. In saturated 

 soil, even in the edge of standing water. Rare. Endicott, 

 Jefferson Co.; Bow Valley, Cedar Co. (Uni.); Kennedy; 

 Ewing (Bates), 



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