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pistilliferous long with few stamens in the middle or at the base, some~- 
umes the lowest pistillate with some stamens at its apex and in the 
or at the base of the lower spikes the fruit is sometimes scarcely longer 
than the scale ; plant straw-yellow. 
At streams in Seymour, Northumberland Co., Canada West, J. Ma- 
coun, whose name the discovery honors. Though related to C. follieu- 
tata L., it seems quite different, and the achenia wholly unlike; future 
forms may show more clearly its relations. 
No. 289. C. Canadensis, Dew. 
Spicis distinctis; staminifera unica perlongo-cylindracea erecta remota 
et bractea foliata e basi distante, squamas longas latas Janceolatas ferente : 
Spicis pistilliferis 1-3, vulgo 2, seepe 1, per-rard 3, oblongis cylindraceis 
e ensifloris, inferiore interdum brevi-ovata et sepe per-longo- 
ulm 15-24 inches high, erect, rather slender, very smooth, leafy 
toward the base; leaves and bracts surpass the culm; spikes distinct; 
i 
the pistillate, erect and slender, covered with long broad Janceolate scales ; 
pistillate spikes 1~3, commonly 2, ofte indri 
coun. I have seen nothing like it in the specimens obtained by me. It 
has been referred to C. lupulina, but the achenia much differ, as well 
No. 290. 0. Bella-villa, Dew. 
Spicis staminiferis 2-3, feré 3, cylindraceis ereetis vulgo approximatis 
sub-remotis, terminali longiore et omnibus bracteatis sessilibus ongo- 
Squamiferis ; pistilliferis vulgo 2, interdum 1, cylindraceis erectis exserti- 
res supra bre spores ae : 
Culm ae ae strong, leaty tow e eed | 
culm; staminate spikes nd seat aly - 
. 
2-3 
3, cylindric, erect, near or sub-remote, the terminal often longer, all 
