PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA 141 



Carex Baileyi Britton 

 C. lurida var. gracilis Bailey 

 Bailey's sedge 



Wet places. Common. This is distinguished from the preceding 

 species by its more slender habit and more narrow spikes of which there 

 are rarely more than two. 



Carex scabrata Schw. 

 Rough sedge 



Wet places. Occasional. Near north entrance to Indian pass. July. 



Carex Houghton ii Torrey 



Houghton's sedge 



Many years ago I collected specimens of this sedge near the* present 

 site of the Stevens house. I have not seen it in my recent visits to Lake 

 Placid.. 



Carex filiformis L. 



Slender sedge 

 Swamps and marshes. Averyville swamp. July and August. 



Carex stricta Lam. 

 Tussock sedge 

 Swamps, shores and wet places. Common. June. 



Carex Haydeni Dewey 

 C. stricta var. decora Bailey 

 Hayden's sedge 

 Wet places. Ausable valley and South Meadow. July. 



Carex lenticularis Mx. 



Lenticular sedge 



Gravelly shores of lakes and streams. Clear lake, Round lake and 

 Lake Placid. June. 



Carex Bigelovii Torrey 



C. vulgaris var. hyperborea Boott. 

 Bigelow's sedge 

 Top of Mt Mclntyre. July and August. In the Adirondacks this 

 sedge is limited in its habitat to the mountain tops. 



