474 " PHANEROGAMOUS PLANTS. 



4. ELEOCHARIS, R.Br. 



1. Eleocharis rostellata, Torr. 



Eleocharis rostellata, Torr. Fl. K York 2, p. 437 ; Steud. Cyp. p. 77 ; Gray, Man. 



ed. 2, p. 496, 

 Scirpus rostellatus, Torr. Cyp. 1. c. p. 318. 



Hab. Valley of the Sacramento, California; also in New Mexico, 

 Sonora, and Western Texas, as well as throughout the proper Atlantic 

 States. 



2. Eleocharis palustris, R. Br. 



Eleocharis palustris, R. Br. Prodr. p. 224 (in obs.) ; Torr. Cyp. 1. c. p. 299 ; Steud. 

 Cyp. p. 77 ; Gray, Man. ed. 2, p. 496. 



Hab. Washington Territory, southward to the Valley of the Sac- 

 ramento ; common. — This species is as variable in the Pacific States 

 as elsewhere. Some of the specimens are more than three feet long, 

 with spikes an inch in length. There are also dwarf specimens, with 

 slender wiry stems and large spikes. The bristles are sometimes 

 wanting. 



5. SCIRPUS, Linn. 



1. Scirpus pungens, Vahl. 



Scirpus pungens, Vahl. Enum. 2, p. 255 ; Gray, Man. ed. 2, p. 499. 

 S. triqueter, Torr. Cyp. p. 322 (ex parte). 



Hab. Gray's Harbor, Washington Territory, and near San Fran- 

 cisco, California. 



