FERNALD. — SCIRPUS ERIOPHORUM. . 501 
(H. W. Ravenel): Firorwa, Tallahassee, Aug. 12, 1895 (Geo. V. Nash, 
no. 2404); without locality (Chapman): Groreta (Baldwin): ALABAMA 
(Drummond) : Lovtstana (Hale) : ARKANSAS, southern portion of State, 
July (F. L. Harvey, no. 17). Passing gradually to the northern 
Var. CYPERINUS, Gray. Inflorescence ample, the rays stiffer and less 
pendulous than in the species ; base of involucre less ferruginous; spike- 
lets paler, sessile or subsessile in glomerules of 3 or more. — Man. ed. 
2,501. S. Eriophorum B, Torr. Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. N. Y. iii. 331; 
Bockl. Linnea, xxxvi. 732. S. cyperinus, Kunth. Enum. ii. 170; Brit- 
ton, Trans. N. Y. Acad. Sci. xi. 82; Britton & Brown, Ill. Fl. i. 271, 
f. 636. Eriophorum cyperinum, L. Spec. ed. 2,77; Bigel. Fl. Bost. 16; 
Wats. & Coult. in Gray, Man. ed. 6, 582. Tricophorum ecyperinum, 
Pers. Syn, i. 69; Pursh, Fl. i. 57; Muhl. Gram. 47.— Of more north- 
ern range than the species, from Maine to Illinois and Kentucky. Marne, 
Mattawamkeag Lake, Sept. 7, 1897 (IZ. L. Fernald); Fitts Pond, Clif- 
ton, Sept., 1898 (M. L. Fernald); Mt. Desert Island, Aug., Sept., 
1889-91 (BE. L. Rand, J. H. Redfield); North Berwick, Sept., 1896 
(1. C. Parlin) ; Wells, July 29, 1886 (W. Deane): New Hampsuire, 
Rye Beach, Aug. 29, 1886 (W. Deane): Massacuuserts, East Glouces- 
ter, Aug., 1881 (C. W. Swan) ; Sherman’s Pond, Waltham, Sept. 3, 
1853 (Wim. Boot); Round Pond, Woburn, Aug. 16, 1868 (Wm. Boott) ; 
bog, Medford, Aug. 19, 1894 (W. P. Rich); Boston, Sept. 8, 1881 
(0. W. Swan); Blue Hills, Aug. 15, 1894 (W. H. Manning): Ruope 
Istanp, Providence (S. 7. Olney, Geo. Thurber) : CONNECTICUT, 
Southington, Aug. 13, 1896 (C. H. Bissell, no. 707), Sept. 11, 1898 
uman Andrews, no. 432, in part): Micuican, Alma, Aug. 24, 1893 
(C. A, Davis): Ittio1s, Mound City, Aug., 1862 (Geo. Vasey): 
-Kentucry, Clear Creek, Bell Co., Sept., 1893 (7. H. Kearney, Jr., 
No. 428), 
__ Var. condensatus. Rays of the umbel shortened (only 6 cm. or 
less in length): glomerules of many spikelets short-peduncled or sub- 
; 8€ssile in a few dense masses 2 to 5 em. in diameter. — S. Eriophorum g, 
orr. 1. ¢, 331? — Marshes, Hammond’s Pond, Newton, Massachusetts, 
Ang. 23,1854 (Wm. Boott); also at Seal Harbor, Mt. Desert Island, 
Maine, Sept. 4, 1891 (J. H. Redfield) ; Lynnfield, Mass., July 13, 1879 
(4. 4. Young); Everett, Mass., Aug. 6, 1892 (W. P. Rich). 
Var, Andrewsii. Rays of umbel elongated and pendulous as in the 
Species: spikelots oblong, 7 to 10 mm. long, mostly in glomerules of 
m 3 to 15.— Southington, Connecticut, Sept. 11, 1898 (Luman An- 
drews, no. 432, in part). 
