ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE GENUS CAREX. 
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teatis, e pedunculis 5-10 simplicibus vel uno 2-5-spicu- 
lifero compositis; spiculis linearibus, una ( altiori ) in 
quoque fasciculo basi mascula vel in summo interdum 
omnino mascula; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis parvis ova-* 
libus triquetris rostratis, ore albo-hyalino obliquo, ener- 
viis castaneis nitidis glabris, squama ovata obtusa vel 
acuta castanea apice hyalina longioribus. (Tab. XIII.) 
Hab. In Himalaya oriental! temperata, ad Sikkim et 
Nipal, alt. 7-11,000 peck, J. D. Hooker. 
Culmus 4-1-ped., gracilis, firmus, obtusangulus, la;vis, basi 
foliatus; pars spicas gerens 4-7-poll. Folia 1-1 lin. lata, 
culmo breviora, firma, plana. Bractece inferiores culmo bre- 
viores vel longiores, supremse subulatse, omnes vaginatse. Va¬ 
gina infima 3-10 lin. longa. Pedunculi insequales: summi 
vix lineam, inferiores 1-3 poll, longi, setacei, keves : plernmque 
monostachyi, vel unus 2-5-spiculifer. Spiculce 3-15 lin. 
longae, lineam lata;; una rarius altera in quoque fasciculo basi 
mascula, vel terminalis interdum omnino mascula. Perigy- 
nium l-l-^ lin. longum, -fV bn- latum. Achenium T s p —^ lin. 
longum, vix -, S T lin. latum, ovale, triquetrum, stipitatum, basi 
styli apiculatum. 
This pretty species, found by Dr. Hooker at Lachen, varies in 
what may be considered the terminal spieula of the fascicles. It 
is generally androgynous, male at base; but in the highest fascicle 
it is often entirely male. The perigynium figured is one of a paler 
colour than usual, with ferruginous spots, but these generally coa¬ 
lesce, giving it a uniform ferruginous or castaneous colour, except 
at the orifice, which is white and membranous. In some speci¬ 
mens the fascicles consist of monostachyous peduncles, in others 
there is one supporting two to five spiculas, one or sometimes two 
of them being male at base. 
12. C. insignis (Boott); spica castaneo-purpurea elon- 
gata, e spiculis plurimis insequalibus cylindricis gracilibus 
androgynis apice masculis foemineisque fasciculatis de- 
composita; fasciculis pluribus sub-12, summis e spiculis 
2- 3 simplicibus sessilibus, reliquis plerumque inserte 
pedunculatis longe bracteatis, e pedunculis 3-6 pluri- 
busve simplicibus racemisque 2-6-spiculiferis compositis ; 
spiculis linearibus laxifloris plus minus apice masculis 
foemineisque; stigmatibus 3 ; perigyniis triquetris ova- 
libus rostratis, ore membranaceo obliquo, scabris margine 
serratis pallidis ssepe ferrugineo-punctatis demum subex- 
curvis, nervis marginalibus, squama oblonga obtusa vel 
emarginata hispido-cuspidata purpurea nervo viridi apice 
albo-liyalina longioribus. (Tab. XIV.) 
Hab. In Himalaya orientali temperata et subtropica: 
Nipal, alt. 5-6000 ped., J. J). Hooker, et in montibus 
Khasise, alt. 4-6000 ped., Hooker et Thomson. 
E vaginis (infimis rubro-purpureis) foliorum culmnm e basi 
ad apicem cooperientibus insignis! Culmus foliosus, 4-ped. 
vel altior, firmus; pars fascicnlos gerens 12-15-poll. Folia 
3- 3 5 lin. lata, culmo breviora, plana, rigida, apice attenuata, 
scaberrima, supra grannlato-asperata, alternatim vaginantia. 
Bractece conformes : superiores culmum sequantes : summrn se- 
tacese. Spiculce 4~14 poll, longae; basis fceminea, 2 lin. lata; 
apex masculns, 4 lin. latus, 3-15 lin. longus. In quoque fas¬ 
ciculo racemi 1-3, exserte vel inserte pedunculati, 2-6-spiculi- 
feri, erecti: spiculis superioribus racemorum subsessibbus; in- 
ferioribus quandoque geminatis, e vaginula purpurea cuspidu- 
lata egredientibus. Squamae foemineae demum decidua;: mas- 
culse pallidiores, imbricatae, persistentes. Perigynium 1 T S 0 lin. 
longum, T fi 0 - lin. latum, pallidum, plus minus ferrugineo-punc- 
tatum, demum olivaceo-fuscum, scabrum, enerve vel 2 - 3 -ner- 
vatum, nervis plus minus apice evanidis. Achenium lineam 
longum, lin. latum, triquetro-obovatum, stipitatum, fuscum, 
angulis pallidioribus, punctulatum. 
The remarkable foliation of this species, like that of C. ligulata, 
distinguishes it from its allies. The perigynium varies in its ner¬ 
vation and roughness. I believe normally, with the exception of 
the marginal nerves, it is nerveless, though occasionally two or three 
are observable, more or less extending upwards. The roughness 
varies, and in an Assam specimen in Herb. Hooker is absent. 
In the fascicles there is a large proportion of female spiculae, and 
the male apex is variable in its proportion to the whole spieula, 
sometimes in the terminal ones having only one or two female 
flowers at base. In the older specimens the female scales and 
perigynia have fallen, and the male apex alone remains. 
13. C. decora (Boott); spica obscure purpureaelongata, 
e spiculis plurimis masculis androgynisque apice masculis 
rarius omnino feemineis gracilibus laxifloris elongatis in- 
sequalibus erectis vel nutantibus fasciculatis decompo- 
sita; fasciculis 6-8, inferioribus longe exserte peduncu¬ 
latis bracteatis, e pedunculis 2-8 longis insequalibus ple¬ 
rumque monostachyis, uno longiori spiculas masculas 
1- 4 apice gerente, compositis; stigmatibus 3; perigy¬ 
niis elongatis triquetris ellipticis basi attenuatis longe 
rostratis, ore liyalino obliquo ciliato margine incurvo 
superne scabro, leviter striato-nervatis fusco-olivaceis su- 
perne ferrugineo-punctatis, squama oblonga obtusa emar¬ 
ginata hispido-cuspidata rarius mutica obscure purpurea 
superne pallida vel albido-hyalina basi amplectente an- 
gustioribus longioribus vel subsequantibus. (Tab. XV.) 
Hab. In Himalaya orientali temperata et subalpina, 
ad Sikkim, alt. 10-12,000 ped., J. JD. Hooker. 
Culmus 2-ped. vel altior, validus, triqueter, laevis; pars fas- 
ciculos gerens sesqnipedalis. Folia 4-5 lin. lata, culmo lon- 
giora, tubercnlato-asperata. Bractece inferiores 3 lin. lake, 
vagi nates : vagina infima 24 poll, longa. Fasciculi 6-8, exte- 
riores minores: supremi saepe e spiculis 2 geminatis simpli¬ 
cibus : medii e pedunculis 3-8, quorum longior ad apicem spi¬ 
culas 1-4 plerumque masculas gerat; breviores monostachyi, 
spiculam apice masculam vel rarius foemineam gerentes: in- 
fimus saepe e pedunculis 3-4; longioribus spiculas 3, masculas, 
brevioribus unam vel alteram apice masculam gerentibus. 
Spiculce 1-24 poll, longse, 1-2 lin. latse : terminales alternae, 
interdum 2-6 omnino masculse, sessiles. Pedunculi gracillimi, 
scabri, 3-6 poll, longi. Squamae conformes, (sub lente) apice 
ciliolatse. Perigynium 3 lin. longum, lin. latum: nervis 
inconspicuis. Achenium 1-fV lin. longum, \ lin. latum, tri¬ 
quetrum, oblongum, stipitatum, fuscum, basi styli apiculatum. 
One of the most remarkable of the fascicled group discovered 
by Dr. Hooker in Sikkim. The colour of the spike is of a dull 
purple, variegated by the cream-coloured tips of the scales. The 
spicules, from the long capillary peduncles, are often nodding. 
14. C. Baltoni (Boott); spica ferruginea demum fusco- 
purpurea elongata, e spiculis permultis masculis andro¬ 
gynis apice masculis foemineisque basi laxifloris cylin¬ 
dricis inaequalibus nutantibus fasciculatis decomposita; 
fasciculis 8-10, inferioribus magis compositis longissime 
exserte pedunculatis bracteatisque, e pedunculis 4-20 
pluribusve monostachyis et pluristachyis compositis: in 
quoque fasciculo pedunculis 2-8, longioribus spiculas 
2- 10 superiores fere vel omnino masculas, aliis breviori¬ 
bus 2-13 monostachyis spiculas apice masculas rarius 
foemineas gerentibus; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis trique¬ 
tris ellipticis rostratis bifidis atro-purpureis, rostro ferru- 
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