60 Caricography. 



lanceolate and rostrate, but in its natural state, very crowed, inflated 

 and obovate, and very obtuse, and yet extended in a long and sca- 

 brous beak, two-forked, nerved, horizontal, or retrorse ; the scales 

 long, linear, scabrous, awnlike, dilated at the base so as to be small 

 ovate. On the leaves and bracts the midrib and two nerves are 

 very distinct. Color a bright green. 



Found at Lexington, Ky., by Dr. Short, from whom it was recei- 

 ved and named by Dr. Torrey : related to C. pseudocyperus, C. 

 hystericina, and C. retrorsa. Grows in marshes, and flowers late in 

 the season. — Dr. Short. 



No. 161. C. Shortiana, Dewey. 

 Tab. Aa. fig. 87. 



Spicis quaternis vel quinis androgynis inferne staminiferis, suprema 

 semi-staminifera, casteris maxime pistilliferis, inferioribus exserte 

 pedunculatis, omnibus longo-cylindraceis erectis densifloris tristigma- 

 ticis ; fructibus obovatis obtusis convexo-compressis basi attenuatis 

 et substipatis, squama ovata oblonga acuta vix longioribus. 



Culm twelve to twenty four inches high, triquetrous, scabrous on 

 the edge, striate, leafy ; lower leaves shorter, with striate sheaths, 

 and upper leaves linear-lanceolate, and nearly as long as the culm ; 

 bracts with short sheaths, leafy, and about equalling the culm ; 

 spikes four and five, long cylindric, the highest at least half covered 

 with staminate flowers below, and the others with from four to 

 twelve staminate flowers below ; staminate scale oblong and obtusish, 

 and green on the keel ; fruit obovate and obtuse, smooth, tapering to 

 the base and substipitate, yellow, convex on both sides, and yet 

 somewhat compressed, and with an ovate, oblong and acutish scale, 

 and green on the keel. Color light green ; stigmas three. 



Found in Lexington, Ky., by Dr. Short, and named to his honor. 

 It is a beautiful species, and allied to C. formosa, C. gracillima, 

 and C. virescens. Grows in marshes, and flowers early in the sea- 

 son. — Dr. Short. 



No. 162. C. Careyana, Torrey. 

 Tab. Bb. fig. 88. 



Spica staminifera solitaria, erecta oblonga ; fructiferis tristigmati- 

 cis binis vel ternis ovatis laxifloris paucifloris, suprema staminifera 

 approximata subsessili, ceteris distantibus exserte pedunculatis, 



