On , 



• . hncrican forms of Chara coronata. 



3<>7 



rather stout, verticils approximate ; stipules large, inflated, equal- 

 ing the leaves in size. Bracts inflated, about equal in length to 

 the sporangium or somewhat shorter, mostly unilateral, some- 

 times verticillate ; leaves with 5-6 nodes, the three lower usually 

 fertile ;sporangii 





th with 



by 



550-575 f*. long, 

 lected in Veri 

 Mr. Horsford. 



From Hillsborough, 

 N. C, have been collect- 

 ed specimens by Mr. 

 Curtis (communicated 

 by Dr. Engelmann) of 



identical with this one, except that the leaves have 

 only three nodes, the lower of which is fertile, the upper much 

 elongated, and the bracts commonly verticillate and somewhat 

 narrower. 



ix. Forma macrocarpa, microptila, verticillata. The plants be- 

 ionging to this form are remarkable for the large size of the fruit 



