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Scleria reticularis Gross, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club XI. 32. 1884.— Britton 268.— 

 Keller and Brown 68. 



Rne Barren and Cape May districts locally comimon. The 

 width of the leaves and pubescence oif the achenes are characters 

 which are very variable. The several varieties of Dr. Britton I 

 ■cannot distinguish, as they seemi toi be merely individual varia- 

 tions, without satisfactory correlation of characters. 



PL — Early Alugust into September. 



Pine Barrens. — 'Manchester (C), Toms River (P), Forked River (S), 

 •Coxe's, Speedwell, Chatsworth, Quaker Bridge, Batsto (P), Palermo (S). 

 Cape May. — Cold Spring. 



Scleria pauciflora Muhl. Papillose Nut-rush. 



■Scleria pauciAora "Muhl." Willdenow, Sp. PI. IV. 318. 1805 [probably Penn- 

 sylvania. Willd. cites Carolina, but this is taken from^ Michaux whose 

 5". oligantha is erroneously cited as a synonym]. — Knieskern 35. — ^Wills 69. 

 —Britton 268. 



Dry ground, Middle district not common ; also- rare and local 

 in the Pine Barrens, where it has, perhaps, been introduced, and 

 at stations im Warren County. 



Fr. — Early July to early September. 



Middle District— A\\3.\r£ (S), Shark River, Clementon, Mickleton (H), 

 Fairview (H), Hammonton. 



Pine Barrens.— DiL Costa, Buena Vista (T), (near Landisville, which is the 

 locality quoted by Britton), Whitings (H). 



Cape May. — Bennett. ^ 



Scleria verticillata Muhl. Whorled Nut-rush. 

 PI. XIX., Fig. 3. 



Scleria verticillata "Muhl.," Willdenow Sp. PI. IV. 317. 1805 [Virginia and 

 Carolina]. 



Comjnon along the edge of the salt marshes of the coast of 

 Cape May County (probably further north also). It was first 

 collected here by Mr. C. S. Williamson, at Cold Spring. Dr. 

 Britton's list has it only from the Hackensack marshes. 



Fr. — Early August to mid-September (possibly). 



Coast 5'<n/>.— Palermo, opp. Ocean City, opp. Anglesea, Cold Spring W 

 •Cape May (OHB). 



