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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE GENUS CAREX. 
terminalis 1-1 \ poll, longa, pedunculata. Spicce foeminece 
1—11- poll, long®, 3-4 lin. latte, omnes singul®, vel una vel 
altera e mediis geminata ; apice masculse: inferiores longe 
exserte pedunculate, nutantes. Squamce conformes, pallid®. 
Perigyniurn 2 T 5 fi -3 lin. longum, lin. latum; rostro gracili, 
elongato, demum superne albo-hyalino; ore facile rupto, inte- 
gro, obliquo, demum emarginato vel fisso. Achenium (cum 
stipite -pg- lin. longo) T u lin. longum, lin. latum, ovali-tri- 
quetrum, fuscurn, angulis pallidis, impresso-punctulatum, basi 
styli sequali apiculatum. 
Affinis C. Cherolceensi, Schw., qu® spicis masculis 2-3 vel 
terminali basi foeminea ; foemineis pallidis, ssepe ternatis ; pe- 
rigyniis minoribus, rostro breviori, obsolete nervatis, glabriori- 
bus; foliis latioribus, minus rigidis, gaudet. 
I am indebted for the knowledge of this species to my kind 
friend, M. Spach, and have dedicated it to him. It was found near 
Macao by M. Callery, a French missionary. It is very closely 
allied to C. Cherokeensis. 
102. C. rara (Boott); spica simplici androgyna apice 
subdimidiatirn mascula oblongo-cylindracea olivaceo-fer- 
ruginea ssepe nuda ; stigmatibus 3 ; perigyniis ovatis vel 
lanceolatis sensim acuminato-rostellatis, ore integro ob- 
liquo, valide nervatis oblique divergentibus olivaceis, 
squama ovata obtusissima vel subacuta ferruginea nervo 
viridi infra apicem evanescente vel extra producto cilio- 
lata infiina subinde breve cuspidata longioribus.— C. rara, 
Boott, Lin. Trans, xx. 139. (Tab. CIX.) 
Hab. In montibus subtropicis Zeylanise, Gardner; 
Khasise et Bhotan, Griffith. 
Culmns 12-20-poll., filiformis, l®vis, nudus, basi foliatus. 
Folia filiformia, culmo breviora. Spica 8-11 lin. longa, apice 
\ lin. basi 2 lin. lata. Squamce omnes conformes, ferrugine® : 
infima subinde breve cuspidata. Perigynium 1-%— lin. lon¬ 
gum, -J,)-—to bn. latum. Achenium fy lin. longum, ^ lin. 
latum, ovali-triquetrum, stipitatum. Stigmata 3, longa. 
103. C. capillacea (Boott); spica simplici androgyna 
apice mascula abbreviata ovata ferruginea plerumque 
nuda; stigmatibus 3 ; perigyniis ovatis vel oblongis ros- 
tellatis, ore integro, plano-trigonis stipitatis divaricatis 
vel reflexis leviter nervatis punctis resinosis obsitis, squama 
ovata obtusa ferruginea medio pallida trinervi decidua 
infima subinde cuspidata longioribus. (Tab. CX.) 
Hab. In Himalaya orientali temperata (uliginosis), alt. 
10-12,000 ped., ad Sikkim, J. I). Hooker ; Bhotan, 
Griffith. 
Csespitosa. Culmus 3-10-poll., capillaceus, superne scaber. 
Folia capillacea, culmo breviora vel subsequantia. Spica 3-4 
lin. longa, basi 2 lin. lata; pars tertia vel dimidia suprema 
mascula. Squamce omnes conformes, obtusse: infima rarius 
cuspidata, cuspide spica breviore vel sequante. Perigynium 
A—1 lin. longum, T Y~nr lin. latum, postice planum, obtuse 
trigonum, stipitatum, horizontaliter divergens vel reflexum. 
Achenium T %- lin. longum, f- 0 lin. latum, oblongo-ovale, tri¬ 
quetrum. Stigmata 3, brevia. 
A C. rara differt, culmo foliisque brevioribus, capillaceis; 
spica abbreviata, ovata, ferruginea; perigyniis minoribus, resi- 
noso-punctatis, reflexis ; squamis foemineis deciduis. 
104. C. fusiformis (Nees); spicis 6 cylindricis laxis 
remotis gracilibus, terminali mascula pallide castanea, 
reliquis foemineis olivaceis exserte pedunculatis bracteatis, 
inferioribus dissitifloris; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis fusi- 
formibus triquetris longe attenuato-rostratis rostro su¬ 
perne scarioso marginibusque scabris, ore albo-hyalino 
obliquo demum bilobo, nervatis stipitatis pallide ferrugi- 
neis, squama ovato-lanceolata obtusa hispido-aristata cas¬ 
tanea margine superne albo-hyalina duplo longioribus.-—- 
C. fusiformis, Nees, Wight, Contr. p. 128 ; Kunth, 471; 
Drejer, Symb. 24. t. 11. (Tab. CXI.) 
Hab. In Himalaya temperata ad Kumaon, alt. 6- 
7000 ped., Boyle, n. 88. Sikkim, alt. 10-12,000 ped., 
Hooker. 
Culmus 1 i-ped., l®vis, e basi foliatus; pars spicas gerens 
9-12-poll. Folia 3 lin. lata, plana, mollia, graminea, culmo 
breviora. Bractece foliace®, vaginat®: superiores culmum 
Eequantes. Vagina infima 1-2 poll, longa. Pedunculi fili- 
formes, scabri: infimus 3-4 poll, longus. Spica mascula 12- 
15 lin. longa, sublineam lata: rarius altera “minor et quasi 
rudimentaria” [Drejer). Spicce foeminece 1-2^ poll, long®, 
l|-2 lin. lat® : suprema subinde masculam superante, laxi- 
flora: inferiores flosculis remotiusculis alternatim dispositis. 
Squamce pallide castanese, superne ad margines late albo-hya- 
lin®: masculse mutic®: foemine® aristat®: arista in infe¬ 
rioribus perigynium subaequante. Perigynium 3^-4 lin. lon¬ 
gum, -Ag- lin. latum: rostrum apice scariosum serratumque: 
os integrum, obliquum, demum fissum. Achenium stipitatum, 
1-Aj- lin. longum, A- 0 lin. latum, oblongo-triquetrum, faciebus 
interne concaviusculis: basi styli persistente apiculatum, fla- 
vidum. 
Ad C. sylvaticam prope accedit. Differt spicis laxifloris; 
perigyniis longioribus; ore byalino, integro, demum bilobo. 
Yar. /3; spicis pluribus, masculis 1-2, foemineis elongatis 
4-pollicaribus; squamis longioribus; foliis latioribus, 4-5 lin. 
latis; bracteis culmo longioribus.—Hab. Lacben, Hooker. 
I have only seen one male spike iu C. fusiformis. The mouth of 
the perigynium is easily ruptured, even by the protrusion of the 
stigmata. I believe it is originally entire-oblique, becoming even¬ 
tually ruptured and two-lobed, the lobes obtuse, by which it is 
distinguished from C. sylvatica. The specimens brought by Dr. 
Hooker from Lachen are not mature: I refer them to C. fusi¬ 
formis, from the aristate scales, which distinguish them from C. 
finitima, but the greater mrrnber of the spikes (6-11) and the 
elongate scales, the more profuse and more crowded florets, are 
deviations from the typical form. 
105. C. finitima (Boott); spicis 6-8 rarius 12 cylin¬ 
dricis sublaxis linearibus pallide castaneis, masculis 1-2 
erectis, reliquis foemineis elongatis exserte pedunculatis 
bracteatis, inferioribus nutantibus basi attenuatis; stig¬ 
matibus 3 ; perigyniis fusiformibus triquetris longe ros- 
tratis, rostro superne scarioso, ore albo-hyalino obliquo 
demum bilobo, glabris nervis 2 marginalibus, squama 
obovata obtusa vel lanceolata acuta mutica pallide fer¬ 
ruginea margine albo-hyalina nervo viridi longioribus. 
(Tab. CXII.) 
Hab. In Himalaya orientali temperata, ad Sikkim, alt. 
9-11,000 ped., J. I). Hooker, in sylvis. 
Culmus 1-2-ped., triqueter, validus, lauds, superne scabrius- 
culus, e basi foliatus, inferne vaginis rubro-purpureis tectus; 
pars spicas gerens subpedalis. Folia 3—4 lin. lata, plana, gra- 
minea, firma, culmo breviora. Bractece vaginatse, foliacese, 
culmo longiores vel breviores. Vagina infima 2-2f poll, longa. 
Pedunculus infimus 4-5 poll, longus, filiformis, superne scaber. 
Spica mascula terminalis, 12-15 lin. longa, 1-1| lin. lata; 
rarius altera brevis sessilis ad ejus basin sita. Spicce fceminece 
1-3 poll, long®, H bn- latte, alternatim approximate: supe¬ 
riores s®pe masculam superantes, erect®: inferiores longe ex¬ 
serte pedunculate, nutantes, basi attenuato-laxiflor®: infima 
