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ILLUSTRATIONS OP THE GENUS CAREX. 
tanea nervo viridi longioribus vel subasquantibus.—C. 
longicruris, Nccs, Wight, Contr. 124. (Tab. CLVII.) 
Hab, In Himalaya occidentali subtropica, alt. 5-7000 
ped. Kumaon, Bogle , n. 87 {ex parte) et 93. Simla, 
Thomson. In Mont. Pen. Ind. Or., Nilghiri, Wight. 
Culmus 4-ped., rigidus, obtusangulus, Levis; pars spicas 
gerens 21 ped. longa. Folia 21 lin. lata, culmo breviora, 
plana. Bractece inferiores foliacese, culmo breviores : supremie 
setacese. Pedunculi capillares, scabri. Fasciculi superiores 
inserte pedunculati, a se 1-3 poll, remoti: inferiores plus mi¬ 
nus exserti, 4-10 poll, remoti : in quoque fasciculo pedunculus 
adest longior, spiculas vaginulatas simplices vel inferiores ge- 
minatas ternatasque gerens. Spiculce insequales, 6-15 lin. 
longse, apice imbricato-masculEe (2-6 lin. longo), basi laxi- 
florse, 2 lin. latse, flosculis alternatim dispositis. Squamce 
lanceolatse, acutse, plerumque omnes muticse. Perigynium 
1-jSg- lin. longum, lin. latum, leviter nervatum, nervis antice 
ssepius inconspicuis, marginibus incnrvis. Achenium T 9 T - lin. 
longum, plus lin. latum, ellipticum, lenticulare, pallidum. 
This fine species, originally found by Dr. Royle, near Mussoorie, 
is closely allied to C. teinogyna , but the smooth perigynium, with 
its inverted margins, less deeply cleft mouth, and often indistinct 
anterior nerves, the absence of the arista on the scales, the diffuse 
elongated inflorescence, and the broader leaves distinguish it. 
147. C. teinogyna (Boott); spica oblonga vel elongata 
castanea composita, e spiculis 5-20 pluribusve insequali- 
bus oblongis cylindricisque laxifloris androgynis apice 
masculis vaginatis, superioribas simplicibus inserte , infe- 
rioribus exserte pedunculatis remotis bracteatis geminatis 
ternatisve vel racemosis ; stigmatibus 2, longissimis ; pe- 
rigyniis oblongo-ellipticis longe rostratis acute bifidis 
plano-convexis utrinque leviter nervatis scabris margine 
serratis stipitatis membranaceis, squama lanceolata acuta 
cuspidata vel longe aristata striata dorso scabra castanea 
nervo viridi angustioribus brevioribus vel subsequantibus. 
(Tab. CLYIII.) 
Hab. In Bengalia orientali temperata et subtropica, 
ad Khasia, alt. 4-6000 ped., HooJcer et Thompson. 
Culmus 1 |-2-ped., gracilis, acutangulus, lsevis; pars spicas 
gerens 3-12 poll, longa. Folia lin. lata, ssepius involuta, apice 
setaceo-attenuata, firma, culmo breviora vel eum sequantia. 
Bractece vaginatse, angustse : inferiores foliacese, culmo bre¬ 
viores : superiores setacese. Vaginae dorso striatse, scabrse: 
inferiores 6-15 lin. longse, intus vel superiores (3 lin. longse) 
omnino ferruginese, apice biantes, aristatse. Pedunculi scabri: 
inferiores pollicem longi, subexserti, insequales : infimus inter- 
dum 2^-5 poll, longus, longe exsertus. Spiculce insequales, 
5-16 lin. longse, basi 2 lin. latse, laxiflorse, apice imbricato- 
masculse, 2-4 lin. longo: superiores simplices, approximatse, 
insertse: inferiores geminatse vel ternatse, subexsertse vel in- 
fimse racemosse, vaginulatse, longe exsertse. Squamce foeminese 
lanceolatse, acuminatse, acutse, striatse, scabrse : inferiores -cus- 
pidatse, superiores longe aristatse : masculse angustiores, aris- 
tatse. Perigynium 2\ lin, longum, -/<. —f ! <r bn. latum. Ache¬ 
nium l-jSg- lin. longum, plus T s p lin. latum, oblongo-ellipticum, 
lenticulare, basi styli incrassata. Stigmata 4 lin. longa. 
This species, for which we are indebted to Dr. Hooker and Dr. 
Thomson, is intermediate between C. gracilis, Br., and C. longi¬ 
cruris, Nees, having the inflorescence and rough perigynia of the 
first and the elliptic perigynium and long stigmata of the last- 
This remarkable character of the stigmata allies it more decidedly 
to C. longicruris, from which it differs in its simpler inflorescence, 
rough and more strongly-nerved perigynium, long aristate scales, 
and narrower involute leaves. 
The perigynium figured does not exhibit the depth or acuteness 
of the bifid orifice, and the female scales are generally more acu¬ 
minate and acute than those drawn. 
148. C. intumeseens (Budge); spicis 2—4 approximates, 
terminal! mascula lineari erecta pedunculata pallide fer- 
ruginea, reliquis foemineis amplis rotundatis 2-10-floris 
evaginatis contiguis sessilibus vel infima pedunculata, oli- 
vaceis rarius apice masculis; bracteis erectis culmum 
longe superantibus; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis maximis 
ventricosis oblongo-ovatis in rostrum cylindricum sen s i m 
attenuatis bifidis glabris vel superne marginibus laciniisve 
scabris nervosis olivaceis divergentibus,' squama ovato- 
lanceolata acuta plus minus hispido-cuspidata pallida 
medio nervata latioribus longioribusque.—-C. intumes- 
cens, Budge, Lin. Trans, vii. 97. t. 9. f. 3; Gray, Ann. 
Lyc. iii. 236; Darlington, FI. Cest. 353; Carey, 531; 
Sartwell, Exs. n. 139. C. folliculata, Wahl. Act. Holm. 
152 {non Lin.) ; Michaux, ii. 171; Willd. iv. 281; Schk. 
IV. f. 52 ; Muhl. 243 {excl. ft ); Seine, et Tor. 338 ; Beck, 
438 ; Schlechtendal, Linncea, x. 263; Kunth, 498; Dewey, 
Sill. x. 32 ; Bigelow, 361 ; Tuckerman, 13. (Tab. 
CLIX. et CLX.) 
Hab. In America septentrionali. Arctic America to 
New Orleans. 
Culmus 1-2-ped., gracilis, triqueter, scaber, basi rudimentis 
foliorum purpureis snrsumque foliis vaginantibus tectus; pars 
spicas gerens 1-3| poll, longa. Folia 2-3 lin. lata, culmo 
longiora, graminea, nodosa, fusco-viridia, demum flavida. 
Bractece foliacese, 3-6 poll, longse, erectse, evaginatse: 1-2 
steriles vaginatse, paulo infra spicas sitse. Auriculae rotun- 
datse, pallidse. Pedunculus 4-5 lin. longus, scaber. Spica 
mascula 7—2 poll, longa, 1-1J lin. lata, rarius sessilis, basi at- 
tenuata, nuda vel bracteata : bractea ssepe panlo infra basin sita. 
Squamce vel lanceolatse, longe acuminatse, acutse : vel omnes ob- 
tusse, muticse, vel supremse. mucronatse, pallide ferruginese, me¬ 
dio virides, margine albo-hyalinse. Spicoe feemineoe 1-2, rarius 
3, ovatse, demum rotundatse, 8-12 lin. longse latseque, arete 
contiguse, sessiles, vel infima, rarius inferiores, brevi-peduncu- 
latse, a se 6-10 lin. remotse, 2-6 vel rarius sub-10-florse, rarius 
apice masculse. Squamce latiores, acutse vel plus minus longe 
hispido-enspidatse. Perigynium 6-67 lin. longum, 2| lin. 
latum. Achenium 27 lin. longum, i T U lin. latum, ovale, tri¬ 
quetrum, pallidum, basi styli contorti crassiori apiculatum. 
This species is common in North America, extending from Nor¬ 
way House to New Orleans. It has not been described by Elliott, 
his G. folliculata being, as I am informed by Mr. Curtis, the true 
plant of Linnaeus. The specimen of Michaux, in the herbarium 
of the Garden of Plants, is certainly O. intumeseens, though Kunth 
(pp. 496 and 499) appears to have had G. tentaculata {G. rostrata, 
Muhl.) under the name of G. folliculata, Michaux. 
148. C. Grayi (Carey); spicis 2-3 approximatis, ter- 
minali mascula lineari erecta pedunculata castanea, reli¬ 
quis foemineis amplissimis globosis densifloris undique 
squarrosis 25-30-floris pedunculatis evaginatis contiguis 
fusco-olivaceis; bracteis culmum longe superantibus; 
stigmatibus 3 ; perigyniis maximis ventricosis lanceolato- 
ovatis sensim in rostrum breve acuminatis bifidis glabris 
laciniis solum scabris nervosis fusco-olivaceis undique di- 
vergentibus, squama ovata acuta vel cuspidata castanea 
medio nervata margine albo-hyalina latioribus terties lon¬ 
gioribus.—C. Grayi, Carey, Gray, Man. edit. 1. 563, 
edit. 2. 531; Dewey, 4-22 (1847); Sartwell, Exs. n. 
