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36. ligerica. "Spicules 4-13; lower 

 somewhat bracteate. Fr. stalked, elliptic, pla- 

 no-convex, nerved on both sides. Margin ser- 

 rulato-ciliate from bottom to top, tapering into 

 a long, bidentate beak. Glumes ovato-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate. L. rough on the upper suj'- 

 face. p. Sandy. Banks of Loire." — Gay. 



37. Schreberi. Spicules about 5, crowded, 

 straight. Pr. erect, as long as glume, oblongo- 

 ovate, serrulato-ciliate nearly from base, taper- 

 ing to a cloven wingless point. L. smooth. 

 Spictdes brown, p. 5, 6. Sandy pastures, occ. 



** Hoot fibrous, tufted. 

 t Beah of Fruit bidentate. 



38. ovalis. Spicules about 6, broadly oval, 

 contiguous, exceeding bracts. Tr. erect, eUipti- 

 co-ovate, gibbous, striate externally, acumi- 

 nate. Margin of Beak serrulate. Spicules 

 brown, p. 7- Moist weadows. 



j8. argyroglochin, Hoenemann. Spikes 

 pale. 



39. Grypos. Spicules about 3, obovate, 

 approximate. Fr. erect, ovate, twice as long 

 as glume, acuminate into a rough beak. Bracts 

 shorter than spike, p. 7, 8. Alps above 

 Zermatten in the Vallais. Probably a form 

 of C. stellulata. 



40. stellulata. Spicules about 4, roujid- 

 ish, rather distant. Fr. squarrose, gibbous, 

 striate externally, acuminate. Edges of Beak 

 serrulate. Bracts shorter than spicule, p. 

 5, 6. Boggy. 



41. remota. Upper Spicules approximate; 

 lower remote : all simple. Fr. gibbous, ovate, 

 acuminate. Nearly aU the Bracts exceeding 

 spicules, p. 6. Moist. 



42. axillaris. Upper Spicules approxi- 

 mate, simple ; lower compound, distant, com- 

 pact. Fr. ovate or elliptic, gibbous, tapering 

 into a rough beak, exceeding glumes. Upper 

 Bracts short ; lower exceeding spicules, p. 6. 

 Marshy. Eng. Westph. occ. 



43. boenningliauseHLiarLa. Upper Spi- 

 cules approximate, simple ; lower compound, 

 distant, forming a rather lengthened spike. 

 Fr. lanceolate, gibbous, serrulate from below 

 the middle, tapering into beak, not exceeding 

 glimaes. Upper Bracts short ; lower exceed- 

 ing spicule, p. 7. Moist meadows. Westph. 

 Eng. rare. The English specimens of this and 

 the preceding have barren Fl. at the top of 

 the spicule. Query if this is the case with 

 the foreign plant ? 



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ft Beah of Fruit nearly entire, or spjlitting 

 only on one side {wanting in C. loliacea). 



44. elongata. Spicules numerous, approx- 

 imate. Fr. spreading, elliptico-lanceolate, 3- 

 edged, many-ril)ljed. Edges of Beak rough. 

 Nut liueari-oblong. Bracts very short, or none. 

 p. 6. Marshy, n. Eur. occ. 



13. Gebhardi, Willd. Spike veiy short. 



45. lagopina. Spicules 3-4, roundish, 

 contiguous. Fr. erect, ovate, gibbous, with a 

 short, smooth beak. Nut elliptic. Glumes 

 ovate, nearly equalling fruit. Cubn smooth. 

 p. 7, 8. High gratiitic pastures. Sc. e. Alps. 



46. £I!eleonastes. Spicules 3-4, round- 

 ish, approximate. Fr. eUiptico-ovate, 3 -edged, 

 tapering into a very short, entire beak [in my 

 specimens this is split on one side, as in the 

 next species) . Glumes nearly equalling fruit. 

 Culm rough, p. 5. Boggy meadovjs. Salzb. 

 Munich. 



47. Fersoonii. " Spicules 4-8, ovate or 

 oblong. Fr. erect, ovate, faintly striate. Beak 

 short, split to its base on one side, rough at 

 the edges. Glumes ovate, brown with a white 

 margin, shorter than fruit, p, 7, 8. Moun- 

 tain bogs. Sc."— Bab. Alps. 



48. curta. Spicules 6, elliptic, approxi- 

 mate. Fr. erect, ovate, acute, faintly striate. 

 Hardly any beak. Glumes ovate, shorter thau 

 fruit. Culm smooth at base. p. 5, 6. Boggy 

 meadows. 



49. loliacea. Spicules about 4, rather re- 

 mote, roundish. Fl. elliptic, without a beak, 

 closely ribbed. Mouth entire, p. 5. Boggy 

 meadoios, among bushes. Boiu'tanger Moor 

 in Westph. 



D. Spikes distinct; all complete. Barren 

 flovjers at top. 



50. Isinkii. Spilces 2, distant, lax. Fi-. 

 elliptic. Beak short, membranous at top, 

 truncate. Lower Spike with a long, leafy 

 bract, p. 4, 5. Banks. It. 



51. sarda. Spikes 2. Stalks distant, lax. 

 Fr. somewhat bicuspidate. Glumes leafy. 

 Sheath broad, leaty. p. Sard. " A prace- 

 dente differt valvis subfoliaceis, linearibus, 

 angustissimis, longissinie acutatis," Kunth; 

 but the glumes of C. Linkii are leafy in the 

 middle. 



S. Terminal Spike complete. Barren fiowers 



at base. Lateral Spikes ferlile. 



52. Huxbaumii. Spikes 3-4: lateraL 

 nearly sessile. Stigmas 3. Fr. (elliptic, Koch ; 



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