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Pistillate spikes drooping. . 2. C. comosa. 
Pistillate spikes erect. 
Perigynia glabrous. 1. C. utriculata. 
Perigynia hirsute. 
Leaves scabrous. — 3. C. lanuginosa. 
Leaves hirsute. 4. C. Yosemitana. 
Perigynia short-beaked, or beakless. 
Pistillate spikes compactly many-flowered, Gyan Gea 
Stigmas 3. 
Pistillate spikes stramineous, 10-15 em. 
long. 5. C. spissa. 
Pistillate spikes purplish, or dark brown. 
Bracts sheathing at base. 6. C. ablata. 
Bracts auriculate at base. 7. C. quadrifida czca. 
Stigmas 2. 
Beaks bidentate. 
Apex of scales acicular-toothed. 8.C. laciniata. 
Seales smooth 9. C. Nebraskensis previa. 
Beaks entire-mouthed. 
Perigynia ovoid or obovoid. 
Pistillate spikes 3-5 em. long. 
Pistillate spikes 2-3, pedunculate. 10. C. senta. 
Pistillate spike 1, sessile. 11. C. auriculata. 
Pistillate spikes 6-10 em. long, sessile. . 
12. C. Barbare. 
Perigynia ellipsoidal. 
Seales lanceolate, obtuse or subacute. 
13. C. austromontana. 
Seales oblong, emarginate or obtuse. 
14. C. Jacintoensis. 
Pistillate spikes loosely few-flowered, green. 
Stigmas 2; perigynia pyriform. 15. C. Hassei. 
Stigmas 3 
Perigynia globose. 16. C. globosa. 
Perigynia triquetrous. 17. C. triquetra. 
II. Spikes solitary, staminate above. 
Pistillate flowers loosely disposed. 18. C. multicaulis. 
Pistillate flowers aggregated. 19. C. filifolia. 
(To be continued.) 
The election of members of the Board of Directors which 
are to be voted upon by the Academy at large, will take place 
at the State Normal School, Monday, May 1, 1905. Polls open 
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other nominations, a ticket has been prepared by the present 
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