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as in this species ; but it has hairy leaves and capsules. Gooden. When 
there are two barren spikes, the under one is much the smallest, and the 
upper fertile spike has sometimes stameniferous florets at the top. In a 
young- state the lower spike as well as the others has its fruit-stalk en¬ 
tirely enveloped in the sheath. The distance between the fertile spikes 
increases considerably after the flowering has began; that part of the 
character, therefore, is not striking when the plant first commences its 
inflorescence; but Dr. Goodenough observes, that it is sufficient if the 
characters apply when the plant is in its most complete state of inflo¬ 
rescence, and the capsule has assumed its proper shape. It sometimes 
bears only two fertile spikes. 
Distant-spiked Seg. (Welsh: Hesgen anghysbell. E.) Marshes. Edge 
of Giggleswick Tarn, and near the tops of the highest mountains in York- 
shire. Curtis. Bogs about Manchester, common. Mr. Caley. (At Yar¬ 
mouth, Norfolk. Sir J. E. Smith. In a marsh near Hilton Castle, Dur¬ 
ham. Winch Guide. Near the coast, Anglesey. Welsh Bot. Oversley 
and Coughton, Warwickshire: Feckenham Moors, Worcestershire. 
Purton. In Clifton Pasture, Bui well, and Papplewick, Notts. E.) In 
the bog at the source of the river Yar, in the Isle of Wight. 
P. May—June. 
Var. 2. C. binervis. Sm. E. Bot. 123.5. With, to Ed. 7. C. distans. Lightf. 
Hook. Grev. Prof. Hooker observes, that the two principal ribs upon 
the fruit, which induced Smith to give the name binervis , are nothing 
more than the margined angles which are common to many other indivi¬ 
duals of this genus. E.) Larger than the above, with a firmer stem, of 
a deeper green colour, with a glaucous tinge. The inner side of the 
fruit is most stained with purple, and has many uniform ribs. (It varies 
in height from four or five inches to as many feet. Rev. Hugh Davies. E.) 
Near Rippon. Mr. Brunton. About Edinburgh. Very common on the dry 
moors about Aberdeen. Prof. Beattie. (Frequent in Anglesey. Welsh 
Bot. E.) P. June. 
30. C. pani'cea. Lower sheath inclosing about half the fruit-stalk: 
upper ones nearly the whole ; spikes slender, upright, far asun¬ 
der ; capsules inflated, bluntish, rather distant. 
(E. Bot. 1505. E.)— Leers, 15. 5— Mich. 32. 11— FI. Dan. 261. 
Leaves rather rough at the edge and on the keel. Fertile spikes three, dis¬ 
tant from each other, florets thinly set. Sheaths ending in leaves shorter 
than the straw. Capsules compressed at the base, swelling out upwards, 
bluntish, mouth entire, closed. When young, it much resembles C. re- 
curva, but may be readily distinguished by the sheaths, the lower one in 
C. panicea being half as long as the fruit-stalk, but in C. recurva only one 
quarter the length. Gooden. Root creeping, throwing out bundles of 
leaves and stems from the joints. Stems bluntly triangular, smooth, 
twelve to eighteen inches high. Leaves smooth, sea-green, shorter than 
the stem. Barren spike terminal, more than an inch long, closely tiled. 
Scales oval. Fertile spikes mostly two, upright, loosely tiled. Fruit- 
stalks long, slender, each from a joint. Floral leaves sheathing, one at 
the base of each fruit-stalk, as long as the spike which belongs to it. 
Flowers alternate, many abortive. Scales egg-shaped, or egg-spear¬ 
shaped, not above half as long as the capsule. Summits three. Capsules 
oval, bluntly pointed. Woodw. 
