MONOECIA TRIANDRIA. ^^^ 



tmentofaitj CAREX fpicis femineis fubpeduncnlatls, capfoli- 



fiibglobofis tomentofis. Syft. nat. f)\'j. (■ cL- 



g^^^' A^5-> i- 13- /• n, qnod fyncnyrn. -.: ' . 



- //(/<??'w/.f Zi«. cum fpeciminibus noilris ng.r., - 



••• • defcriptione quadrat.) 



^■"■"•' ^'' Downy Carex. Anglis. ' 



This grows plentifully at the fouth end of jiir 

 links. Dr. HopCy %. VII.- 



" This has the outward appearance cf the C. -^a- 



' '/., *' nice a Lin. The ftalk is triangular, the leaves 



'_^ ". ' '.. "'narrow: the male fpike is of a pale brown co^ 



,.u..s . ... ^^ Iqx^x^ oblong, and terminates the (lalk : the 



" female fpikes are tvvo in number, aJcernate, 



''- y'-''^-- -'■ •- « oblong, ere(5l, and fupported on Hiort pe- 



'" ■ " •'■• •=* duncles : the braclea are as high as the top of 



** the flalk : the capfules are almoft globular, 



'•^' '•'^'" ' " or (lightly oval, fcarcely acuminated, and rc- 



- - ■ ■'"'^' " markably downy, being furroundc<.l with very 



''■^'' '•■'••■ •• '* {hort foft hairs: the {t:K<^^ are fmooth and 



''" ' ■' " nearly globular, .^yy?. w^/. ?'« M<3??/?,/}.j>. 12:^,'* 



' '■^'' ' ■ 0/y. The male fpikes in our fpeciinens are of a 



"\^ " dark fufcous colour : the females have no fenfi- 



\'' ' ble peduncles, but are feililc, at lead at the 



' ' ; lime of fiorefcence, when the capfules are not 



' .;: . globular, but rather oval-lanceolate, bifid at the 



■extremity, and very downy : they ag-ec t-x- 



(remely well with the defcription and tigure of 



the Cyperoidcs fy'vaticum temnfolium Ipdi, -pav^is 



' ' ^.ir.wbusJpadicsoviridibus.Scheuchz.grcm.p.Air,. 



i.. K). 



