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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE OENUS CAREX. 
inferioribus longe exserte pedunculatis cernuis longissime 
bracteatis olivaceis; stigmatibus 2-3 ; perigyniis obovatis 
vel ovalibus rostellatis bifidis plus minus nervatis, nervis 
marginalibus pallidis superne serrato-dentatis, coriaceis 
olivaceis purpureo-maculatis, squama ovata acuta vel ob- 
tusa paleacea longe bispiclo-cuspidata brevioribus longiori- 
busque.—C. paleata, Boott, Lin. Trans, xx. 127. (Tab. 
CXYI.) 
Hab. In ins. Juan Fernandez, Scouler (Herb. Hooker 
et Fielding); Cuming, n. 1341. 
Culmus 11-21-ped., triqueter, validus, Levis, superne scaber, 
basi foliatus; pars spicas gerens 1-2-pedalis. Folia 3 lin. lata, 
culmo breviora, firma, plana. Bracteae vaginatse, culmo lon- 
giores. Vaginae 3 lin. ad 2 poll, longse. Pedunculi ligulato- 
compressi: inferiores 3-4| poll, longi, Loves. Spicae mas- 
cuke 7-20 lin. longge, 1-2 lin. latse, pallidse: reliquse ima basi 
mascube, 1—2J poll, longse, 2 lin. latte: superiores subinde 
apice masculge. Squamae omnes valide hispidoque euspidatse: 
mascube obtusse, ciliatse. Perigynium 1 X 3 X lin. longum, H~~rw 
lin. latum, piano-con vexum vel triquetrum, ore bifido scabro, 
nervis marginalibus superne serrato-dentatis, aliis plus minus 
distinctis, rostello pallido. Achenium A r —1 lin. longum, )‘, T lin. 
latum, perigynio conforme, triquetrum vel compressum flavi- 
dum, basi styli contorta. 
Affinis C. lucidae. Differt spicis longioribus, inferioribus longe 
pedunculatis cernuis pallidis; perigyniis olivaceis, margine 
scabris; foliis latioribus, planis. 
This species is allied to several of the New Zealand Carices in 
habit, having, like them, male florets at the base of the female 
spikes. It has not been found beyond the limits of the island of 
Juan Fernandez, where it was first discovered by Mr. Scouler. 
110. C. sororia (Kunth); spica ovata capitata longe 
bracteata, e spiculis androgynis apice masculis pluribus 
densis composita; stigmatibus 2; perigyniis late ovatis 
attenuato-rostratis bidentatis compressis fuscis marginibus 
viridibus acutis superne serratis antice enerviis postice 
basi nervatis, nervis superne evanidis, membranaceis pa- 
tentibus, squama ovata acuta hyalina albida nervo vi- 
ridi latioribus longioribusque.-—C. sororia, Kunth, Cyp. 
p. 379. (Tab. OXVII.) 
Hab. In America australi. Montevideo, Bellow. 
Csespitosa. Radix fibrosa. Culmus 2-pedalis, gracilis, tri¬ 
queter, nudus, basi foliatus, superne scabriusculus. Folia 1- 
11 lin. lata, culmo breviora, mollia, graminea, Lute viridia. 
Bractea infima 2 poll, longa, refracta : altera setacea, brevis. 
Spica 8 lin. longa, 6 lin. lata, densa, utrinque obtusa. Squamae 
conformes. Perigynium 2 X A lin. longum, 1 lin. latum. Ache¬ 
nium stipitatum, 1 lin. longum, Ar lin. latum, ellipticum, com¬ 
pressum, basi styli sequali apiculatum. 
The figure and description of this species are from the origmal 
specimen of Sellow, in the Berlin Herbarium. The densely capi¬ 
tate spike and the terete base of the style distinguish it from the 
allied species of the group to which it belongs. 
111. C. sychnocephala (Carey); spica ovali capitata 
involucrata straminea, e spiculis 6-10 vel pluribus an¬ 
drogynis basi masculis plus minus dense aggregatis, in¬ 
fima ssepe remotiuscula discreta; bracteis longissimis; 
stigmatibus 2; perigyniis angustis ovato-lanceolatis in 
rostrum elongatum attenuatis basi spongiosis margini¬ 
bus anguste alatis serratis alte bifidis utrinque nervatis, 
squama lanceolata acuminata cuspidata hyalina albida 
longioribus.—C. sychnocephala, Carey, Bill. Journ. iv. 24 
(1847), in Gray, Bot. 515 ; Sartwell, Fxs. n. 38. C. cy- 
peroides, Dewey, Bill. iii. 171. (Tab. CXVIII.) 
Hab. In America septentrionali. New York, Fasey. 
Culmus 3-12-poll., obtusangulus, glaber, foliis vaginantibus 
munitus. Folia sublineam lata: superius ssepe culmo longius. 
Bracteae 3-4, insequales: inferiores spicam longissime super- 
antes. Spica 7—14 lin. longa, 6 lin. lata, utrinque acuta. 
Spiculae obovatse, plus minus arete congests: infima ssepe 2-3 
lin. remota, discreta. Squamae conformes. Perigynium 2 X V 
lin. longum, Ar fin. latum, infra basin aehenii contractam 
spongiosum, brevissime stipitatum. Achenium l fin. longum, 
Ar fin. latum, plano-convexiusculum, lucidum, sub lente te- 
nuissime punctulatum, basi styli sequali apiculatum. 
A C. cyperoide, L., differt, spica ovali, longiori, laxiori; 
perigynio breviori, basi spongioso, brevissime stipitato. 
112. C. appressa (Brown); spica ferruginea oblonga 
vel elongata plus minus lata compacta cylindrica, vel laxa 
lanceolata, basi ramosa, ramis ubique spiculiferis, omni¬ 
bus abbreviatis congestis,vel inferioribus elongatis discretis 
approximatis, e spiculis numerosissimis androgynis apice 
masculis ovatis contiguis decomposita, nuda vel anguste 
bracteata; stigmatibus 2 ; perigyniis ovatis vel orbiculatis 
rostratis bifidis plano-convexis marginibus incurvis e medio 
sursum anguste alatis serratis, utrinque nervatis, nervis 
quibusdam superne evanidis, stipitatis demum patentibus 
ferrugineis, squama ovata apice serrulata acuta vel mucro- 
nata latioribus longioribusque.—C. appressa, Broion,Brod. 
242 ; Kunth, 389 ; Kunze, 45. 1. 11; Hooker, FI. Antarc. 
i. 90 ; Lehman, FI. Preiss. ii. 94. (Tab. CXIX. et CXX.) 
Hab. In Nova Hollandia, Tasmania, etc. Port Jack- 
son, Brown. Swan lliver, Drummond. Tasmania, Gunn, 
Preiss. Lord Auckland’s Group, Campbell’s Island, 
Dr. Hooker. 
Rhizoma fignosum, reliquiis fibrosis nigris foliorum vestitum. 
Culmus 1-5 -ped., triqueter, validus, rigidus, scaber, basi foliis 
vestientibus tectus. Folia 3-5 fin. lata, culmum subsequantia. 
Bracteae setacea:, ramis breviores, rarius infima 4 poll, longa: 
sfcpe obsoleta. Spica insigniter variat: 2-6 poll, longa, 6-12 
fin. lata, quasi longe capitata, ramis omnibus abbreviatis arete 
congestis: vel 8-12 poll, longa, 2-8 fin. lata, laxa, ramis infe¬ 
rioribus discretis: infimis ssepe 2-3 poll, longis, approximatis, 
appressis. Squamae conformes : mascube ssepius muticse. Pe¬ 
rigynium 1 -Aj—to 1 ™- longum, Ay-1 fin. latum, basi spongio¬ 
sum, rostro plus minus longo. Achenium lin. longum, Ar 
lin. latum, suborbiculatum, basi styli crassiori apiculatum. 
This species is common in Australia and Tasmania, Lord Auck¬ 
land’s Group, and Campbell’s Island, varying in the size and com¬ 
pactness of the spike. The specimen figured Tab. CIX. is from 
Swan River; the large one in Tab. CXX. from Tasmania, and not 
mature. Dr. Hooker says it is found in woods near the sea, form¬ 
ing large harsh tufts. 
113. C. virgata (Solander); spica ferruginea vel fusco- 
brunnea elongata lineari angusta laxa, basi interrupta 
ramosa, ramis ubique spiculiferis appressis insequalibus 
e medio deorsum longioribus discretis, infimis remotis e 
spiculis androgynis apice masculis parvis numerosis ovatis 
decomposita nuda vel bracteata; stigmatibus 2 ; perigy¬ 
niis cordatis rostratis bidentatis plano-convexis margini¬ 
bus superne anguste alatis erosis, utrinque nervatis sti¬ 
pitatis appressis, squamam ovatam apice serrulatam acu- 
tam vel mucronatam rigidam aequilatam subasquantibus. 
—C. virgata, Solander, MSS. (Herb. Banks); Hooker, FI. 
