284 Caricvegraphys 
painted on the fig. in Schk. It may be found in our country 
with C, dioica. 
84. C. fena. Muh. 
Muh. Gram.no. 14. Schw. Ell, no. 15. 
Schw. and Torrey no. 35. 
Spica composita ; spiculis androgynis distigmaticis inferne 
staminiferis ovatis superne aggregatis; fructibus ovatis acu- 
minatis scabro-marginatis bidentatis, squamam oblongam lan- 
ceolatam subaequantibus. f 
Culm 1—2 feet high, obtusely triquetrous, scabrous above, 
large ; leaves linear-lanceolate, nearly flat, carinate, sca- 
brous on the edge, nearly as long as the culm, with long 
sheaths; bracts long, setaceous, leafy, at the base of the 
spike ; spikelets staminate below, ovate, numerous, eight to 
ten (Elliott), about four (Muh.), aggregated above and sub- 
approximate below, sometimes in clusters; stigmas two; 
fruit ovate, acuminate, scabrous on the margin above, two- 
toothed ; pistillate scale oblong or ovate-lanceolate, membra- 
naceous, nearly as long as the fruit. 
Found in Penn., Muh.: also in N. Carolina in marshy si- 
tuations, Schw. This plant, which greatly resembles C. fes- 
tucacea, | saw in the Herbarium of Mr. Schweinitz. It has not 
been found north of Penn. 
Note. Figures of the following species of Carex accom- 
pany this paper and are contained in this volume. 
Table D fig. 13. C. umbellata. 
) B. vicina.* Vol. X. p.31. 
é “¢ 614, C. Washingtoniana. Vol. X. p. 272. 
ee “ 15. C. Xanthophysa. Vol. VII. p. 274. 
¢ Ev . 163.C. aquatilis.,. Vol. X.. p.,267. 
as “© 17. C. Hitchcockiana. Vol. X. p. 274. 
OF By Si) ASee srccatast WV Gl, My pei Baps 
se “19. C. multiflora. 
8. macrosperma.* Vol. IX. p. 61. 
4 6 20. C. oligocarpa, 
B. Van Vleckii. Vol. X. p. 281. 
6 AG, ©. 21. Co Michaurn. Fol; X, p. 273) 
“ 22and 23. C. Floridana. Vol. X. p. 45. 
* The namo ef this variety was emitted in the description: 
