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3. subvar. soongarica. 
Fere omnino glabra, culmis humilioribusfoliatis, paniculis lobatisauratis, 
lobis densis, spiculis breviter pedunculatis, gluma supcriori conspicue obtus a. 
Habitat in Soongaria, Ig. A. Schrenk 1843 (H. J. P.). 
Habitu K. glaucam rcvocat. An K. gracilis X glauca ? 
4. subvar. pubescens. 
Characteribus varietatis exceptis omnino cum var. typica congru a. 
Adhuc mihi tantum c Kossia orient., Soongaria, Himalaya et China innotuerat. 
Exsiccatae: 
N.W. Himalayan Plants (Tihri-Garhval) No. 18 K. cristata. 
Dr. Aug. Henrys Collections from Central China 1885 — 1888 No. 3505 K. cristata. 
Distributio geographica: 
Soongaria: distr. Pawlodar : pr. stationem Bajan-Aul (Korshinsky 1890). 
Himalaya: Tihri Garhval (üuthie). 
China: borealis : in locis subarenosis (Turczaninow 1831). Ch. centralis: prov. Hupeh (A. Henry 
1885—88). 
Rossia-europaea: gub. Ufa, distr. Birsk, pr. pag. Angazjak ad ripam dextram fl. Bélaja (Kor- 
shinsky 1886). 
5. subvar. himalayensis. 
Laxe caespitosa, culmis el at is gracilibus sub paniculis puberulis, foliis mol- 
libus planis 2 — 3 mm latis unacum vaginis breviter pubescentibus, paniculis 
lobatis hand densis, spiculis 3-f loris, gl um is maxima ex parte scariosis obtuse acut is 
usque conspicue obtusiusculis, glumellis acut is vel subobtusiusculis. 
Habitat in Himalaya. 
Exsiccatae: 
Herbar., Botan. Departm., Northern India No. 7389 A', cristata (1888). 
J. F. Duthie, N.W. Himalayan Plants (Tihri-Garhval) No. 24 K. cristata (1883). 
Distributio geographica: 
N.W. Himalaya: ?, 9—10000 ft. (C. A. Browne 1888). — Tihri Garhval, Loc. Nila Valley 
10—11000 ft. (J. F. Duthie 1883, f. ligulis longioribus). 
Observatio. 
Hucce pertinere videtur culmus quoque unus K. gracilis var. glaljrac in ., Herbar. Schlagin- 
weit from India et High Asia, 2. Gen. of Catal. no. 4054 K. cristata (Prov. Lahol)'' in H. J. P. 
admixtus. 
6. subvar. bulgarica. 
Typo var. tgpicae optima respondens, sed culmis val de elatis cum paniculis usque 
7 dm altis g lab ris supra medium foliatis, foliis innovationum angustis mollioribus brevioribus 
convolutis unacum vaginis pubescentibus, vaginis foliorum infimorum pubescentibus supcriorum breve- 
laminatoium unacum laminis planis glabris, paniculis max im is vald(> lobatis lax is iisque 
15 cm Ion gis ramis infimis usque 3':; cm longis, spiculis typite longe] edunculatis par- 
