Oedbr 155.— CYPERACE^. '763 



liohons on the borders of ponda. (C. rigida, j3. Carey; but differs in its fruit, 

 glume, loose spikes, Ivs. &c.) 



124 C. granulariB MuhL (B. t. 84.) ? Spikes 2 — 4, cylindric, , pblong, dense- 

 flowered, suberect ; perig. rowndish-ovate, nuTved, very short-liealced''a/nd recwved, 

 entire at the orifice, nearly twice as long as the ovate-acuminate glume ; st. 8 — 16', 

 erect or subdeoorabent, smooth, leafy. — Glaucous green except the mature, yellow 

 spikes. Moist soils in meadows and hedges, along brooks, abundant. 



/3. RECTA. Perig. ovate, slightly inflated, short-acute, straight-beaked or acu- 

 minate ; in some the lower spikes arc also long-peduncled. — S. 111. (Vasey) 

 and La. (Hale). 



125 C. panicea L. ? Spikes 2 — 3, loose-flowered, remotish, lowest long-peduncu- 

 late ; perig. subgloious, obtuse, entiro at the mouth, a Utile greater than the ovate, 

 subacute glume ; st. a loot high, triquetrous, leafy at the base ; Ivs. shorter than 

 the stem. — Light green. Near Boston (Piclcering). 



126 C. livida Vahl. i Spike oblong; 9 spikes 2 — 3, oblong-cylindric, subloose- 

 flowered; perig. ovate-oblnng, subtriquetrous, subinflated, obtuse or acuHsh, entire 

 at the orifice ; longer than the obtuse, oblong glume ; st. C — 16' high, erect^ tri- 

 quetroui?, striate, with leaves about its own length. — Glaucous green. Sphagnous 

 swamp, near TJdea. N. Y. (Gray) cedar swamp, N. J., and more northern regions. 

 (C. Grayana, Ed. 1.) 



127 C. tetanica Schk., fig. 20'?. ? Spikes 2 — 3, oblong, loose-flowered, remote; 

 perig. obovate, recurved at the apex, entire at the orifice, with an ovate glume, ob- 

 tusish at the upper and mucronato at the lower part of the spike; st. 6' — 10' high, 

 triquetrous, longer than the flat and linear-lanceolate leaves. — Light green. Up- 

 land meadows, rare. Its recurved short beak or cramped neck (whence its name) 

 distinguishes it from C. Woodii. 



128 C. Woodii Dew. S Spikes 1 to 3, erect, oylindric, loose-flowered, the lowest 

 pedunculate, finally recurved; perig. obovate, tapering below, subpediceled, tri- 

 quetrous, obtuse, orifice mature closed, sometimes short-apioulate, veined, glab- 

 rous, longer than the broad, hyaline, green-keeled, rarely mucronate glume ; culm 10 

 to 20', slender, stiff; Ivs. very short; plant with a close, slight pubescence, palo 

 green. — Shores of Perch Lake, &c. Jeff. Co., N". Y. (Drs. Crawo and "Wood). 

 A clear species (Dr. Vasey). 



129 C Meadii Dew. (B. t. 82.) i Spike ovate-oblong, often long, with glumes 

 oblong, obtuse, tawny-edged; ? spikes 2 to 4, oblong or cylindric, rather lax- 

 flowered, upper often staminate at apex, lowest long-stalked, remote, all leafy- 

 bracted ; perig. oval or oblong, tapering some at both ends, veined, with entire 

 orifice, scarce equaling the broad-ovate, acute or obtuse-raucronate, tawny-edged 

 glume; culm 8 to 10', erect, leafy below, rough above, longer than the leaves; 

 pale green. — Augusta, 111. (Mead), Mich, and Ohio. (0. panicea Carey; but clearly 

 distinct.) 



130 C. oligocarpa Schk. (B. t. 93.) S Spikes 2 or 3 erect, 3 or A-ftowered, 

 bracteate ; perig. obovate, roundish-triquetrous, short-rostrate, entire at the mouth, 

 longer than t!ie oblong-mucronate glume; culm 6 to 12' high; Ivs. flat and shorter 

 towards the base ; plant light green. — Open woods or hedges, rare. Differs frem 

 the following species in its fruit, pubescence, and stouter, coarser aspect. 



131 C. Hitchcooki^na Dew. (Boott. t. 94.) i Spike erect, pedunculate; 

 ? Spikes 2 — 3, erect, 5 to 10-flowered, lowest distant; perig. ovaU/riqueirous, ta- 

 pering at both ends, inflated, alternate, bent at the apex, striate, with a short, 

 truncated and open beak, about equaling or shorter than the oblong or ovate, mu- 

 cronate glume; st. 10 — 24' high, erect, stiff, scabrous above, with long and leafy 

 bracts ; St. Ivs. and bracts scabrous and subpubesceut. — ^Borders of woods, N. 

 Eng. to 111. and Ky. 



132 C. styloflesa Buckley, i Spikes cylindric, short, slender, erect, with ob- 

 long, obtuse glumes ; S spikes 1 to 4, oblong, dense, some of them near the stami- 

 nate and subsessile, the others distant or very remote, on long (2 to 6'), filiform, 

 exsert, drooping pedwicks, leafy-bracted ; perig. ellipsoid, tapering below, rostrate, 

 often recurved, once to twice longer than the ovate or lance-linear, membranous 

 glume i culm it, slender, flaccid, triquetrous, longer than the smooth, light green 



