By Thomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 



87 



South Division. 



1. South-east District. " Neighbourhood of Salisbury/' Mr. 

 James Ilussey. 



North Division. 



1-. North-west District. Bogs at South Wraxhall, and in Spye 

 Park. 



5. North-east District. Water-meadows at Merston Measey. 

 Boot tufted. Stem 3 inches to a span in height,, sheathed at the 

 lower part with several slender, setaceous, smooth spreading leaves. 

 Spike resembling at its first appearance, the barren one of C. dioica, 

 the fertile portion only becoming lax afterwards, and the flowers 

 deflexed as they advance to maturity. Fruit dark brown, smooth, 

 highly polished, giving the plant a singular and characteristic aspect, 

 which has obtained for it the name of Flea Carex. 



2. C. disticha, (Huds.) soft brown Carex. C. intermedia, (Good) 

 Engl. Dot. t. 2042. Schk. B. 7, H. a. 14. Beich Icones, 210. 

 Bootes Carex, t. 410. 



Locality. Marshy ground and wet meadows. P. Fl. May, June. 

 Area, * * * 4, 5. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District. " Near the Railway Station, Chippenham/' 

 Mr. C. E. Broome. 



5. North-east District. Near the Station at Swindon. On the 

 right bank of the canal between Swindon and Morden, also wet 

 meadows at Purton and Merston Measey. " Axford, Woodborough, 

 Elcott Mill/' Marlb. Nat. Hist. Beport. Stems 1 to 14 feet, high. 

 Spike composed of numerous ovate spikelets, of which 2 or 3 of the 

 lowermost and about the same number of the uppermost are almost 

 entirely fertile, while the remaining intermediate ones are nearly as 

 completely barren, the barren flowers in both instances terminating' 

 the spikelet. Fruit large and less distinctly winged than gradually 

 flattened towards the margin. Lower bract with a slender leaf-like 

 point. 



3. C. vulpiua, (Linn.) Fox Carex, Engl. Bot. t. 307. Schk. C. 

 10. Beich Icones, 217. Bootes Carex, t. 393. 



Locality. In marshy meadows, wet, shady places, and in the 



