C. Cm* 
(Xufct 
Ji 1188. c. tribuloides, Wahl., var. CPistata, Bailey. 
C. cristata, Schwein. 
Moist fields, open woods and prairies; frequent. May 25th — June. 
(B. P.) 
1189. C. scoparia, Schk. 
Low places; frequent, especially south. June 15th — July. 
With dense heads, Colehour, Ind., 1875, Hill . 
1190. C. fcenea, Willd. 
C. adusta, in Manual, 5th Ed. 
Evanston, 1886, and in 1889, Johnson. (B.) 
1191. C. straminea, Willd. 
C. straminea , var. tenera , in Manual, 5th Ed. 
Prairies, wet places and open woods. June — August. (B.) 
The typical form is quite frequent, but the species varies greatly. 
1192. C. straminea, Willd., var. brevior, Dew. 
C. straminea , and vars. typica , hyalina , and meadii , in Manual, 5th Ed. 
Frequent, with the type. June. (B.) 
1198. C. straminea, Willd., var. aperta, Boott. 
Bogs; infrequent. (B. P.) 
Heads short or broadly conical, often loose or nodding, with narrow 
perigynium, Hill. 
1194. C. straminea, Willd., var. alata, Bailey. 
C. alata, Torr. 
Bogs, among bushes; rare. (B. P.) 
Tolleston, Ind., 1878-80; tall, 3 to 3J feet in height, with large taper- 
ing spikes, and broadly winged perigynium, Hill ! In wet sandy 
soil, East Chicago, Ind. 
Note. — Perhaps others of the varieties enumerated in Bailey’s “Synopsis of 
North American Carices,” and “Studies of the Types,” may occur within our 
limits, but the species and these three varieties are all that it is safe to admit 
with present material. 
GKAMINEJ5E. 
SPARTINA, Schreb. 
1195. S. cynosuroides, Willd. Fresh-water Cord-Grass. Marsh- 
Grass. 
Low banks of streams and lakes; common, especially in the southern 
portion of our district. August. 
