ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE GENUS CAREX. 
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Spices fceminecs 4-14 poll, longse, 3 lin. latse: superiores sessi- 
les, ssepe abbreviatse, rotundse, rarius apice masculse : inferio- 
res inter se 3-8 poll, remotse, ima basi attenuatse, parce mas- 
cuke ; inserte vel plus minus exserte pedunculatse: infima 
quandoque basi spicula minima composita. Squamce omnes 
ovatse, ferrugineo-purpurese, demum pallidiores, cuspidatse, 
fir rate : foeminese inferiores ssepe emarginatse. Perigynium 
1 X V~To lin. longum, -To—A t lin. latum, ovatum vel ellipticum, 
sensim rostratum; vel subrotundum, abrupte rostratum, emar- 
ginato-bifidum, laciniis scabris. Achenium lin. longum, T G 6 
lin. latum, lenticulare vel triquetrum, punctulatum, fuscum. 
Stigmata 2, rarius 3. Stylus basi oblique tortus. 
Affinis C. paleates, B. Differt spicis brevioribus, purpureis ; 
perigyniis ovatis; foliis angustioribus, ssepe conduplicatis. 
161. C. pruinosa (Boott); spicis 5 oblongo-cylindra- 
ceis contiguis, terminali mascula clavata sessili ferruginea, 
reliquis foemineis pedunculatis evaginatis griseo-ferrugi- 
neis, superioribus apice masculis, inferioribus longissime 
bracteatis cernuis ; stigmatibus 2 ; perigyniis late ovatis 
rostellatis, ore integro, nervatis albo-tuberculatis griseis, 
squama ovato-lanceolata acuta cuspidata ferruginea nervo 
viridi latioribus longioribusque.—C. pruinosa, Boott, Lin. 
Trans, xx. 131. (Tab. CLXXIY.) 
Hab. In Java, Herb. Horsjield. 
Culmus 3-ped., lsevis, triqueter, subvalidus, inter spicas sca¬ 
ber; pars spicas gerens biuncialis. Folia 14-2 lin. lata, culmo 
breviora, glauco-viridia, firma, apice serrato-scabra. Bractees 
2 inferiores 8-10 poll, longse, erectse; reliquse spicis suis bre- 
viores. Spica mascula subpollicaris, 14 lin. lata: reliqum 
8-14 lin. longse, 2-3 lin. latse: superior sessilis : inferiores 
breve pedunculatse. Squamce omnes conformes, ferruginese: 
foeminese inferiores longius cuspidatse: masculse ssepe muticse. 
Perigynium U\, lin. longum, I-l- f 2 - 0 - lin. latum, 3-4-nervatum, 
tuberculis albis minimis conspersum, quasi pruinosum. Ache¬ 
nium orbiculatum, T 8 X lin. longum et latum, lenticulare, basi 
styli apicidatum, pallidum. 
Though there is an external resemblance in this species to C. 
glaucescens, Ell., its affinity is with G. crinita, Lam. I know of 
no East Indian species to which it is more immediately allied, 
unless it may be to G. ccespititia , Nees, of which we have no speci¬ 
mens sufficiently mature for a satisfactory character. 
162. C. Solandri (Boott); spicis 6-7 cylindricis, mas¬ 
culis 1-4 gracilibus ferrugineis contiguis, reliquis andro- 
gynis basi clavatis masculis remotis exserte pedunculatis 
longe bracteatis simplicibus vel inferioribus plerumque 
compositis nutantibus ferrugineo-purpureis ■ stigmatibus 
3 ; perigyniis oblongo-ovatis vel ovalibus rostratis biden- 
tatis obsolete nervatis atro-purpureis lucidis subcoriaceis 
glabris vel superne marginibus scabriusculis, squama 
ovata acuta vel emarginata liispido-cuspidata ferruginea 
longioribus vel brevioribus.—C. Solandri, Boott , HooJcer, 
FI. N. Zeal. 284. C. debilis, Solander {Herb. Banks'), 
non Michaux nec Forster. (Tab. CLXXY.) 
TIab. In Nova Zelandia, prope Totaranui, Opuragi, 
Motuaro, Banks et Solander, 1769 {Herb. Banks), 
Stephenson, Cotenso, Ralph fllerb. Hooker). 
Culmus lf-3-ped., superne filiformis, Levis, inter spicas sca¬ 
ber; pars spicas gerens 6-18 poll, longa. Folia l\-2 lin. 
lata, culmo longiora, carinata, firma. Bractees vaginatse, cul¬ 
mo longiores : supremse setacese. Vagines 3 lin. ad 2\ poll, 
long;®. Pedunculi 4-4 poll, longi, filiformes, debiles. Spica 
mascula suprema 1-3 poll, longa, lineam lata: reliquse bre- 
viores, sessiles : infima subinde apice extremo feeminea. Spicas 
androgynes 1-1 h poll, longse, 2-24 lin. latse: suprema basi sub- 
dimidiatim mascula : superiores approximatse: inferiores 2|-6 
poll, remotae, nutantes, longe exserte pedunculatse, simplices vel 
inferiores, basi spiculis 1-5 brevibus alternis composite : omnes 
basi masculse. Squamce superiores ovatse, acutae: inferiores 
leviter emarginatae, sinu parvo, nervosae, medio trinerves, his- 
pido-cuspidatae, ferrugineae. Perigynium lTo lin. longum, 
4 lin. latum, leviter vel obsolete nervatum: nervis superne 
evanidis. Achenium ■)-<> bn. longum, - 4 () lin. latum, obovato- 
triquetrum, pallidum, punctulatum, basi styli apiculatum. 
A C. lucida et affinibus dilfert, spicis gracilioribus, nutanti¬ 
bus, inferioribus plerumque compositis, superioribus basi magis 
conspicue masculis; squamis superioribus acutis vel leviter 
emarginatis. 
163. C. dissita (Solander); spicis 5-7 obiongis ferru¬ 
gineis, mascula 1-2 sessili ssepe abbreviata (vel 3-4 
masculis sec. Solander ), reliquis androgynis ima basi 
attenuatis masculis, superioribus contiguis sessilibus, in¬ 
ferioribus remotis exserte pedunculatis longe foliaceo- 
bracteatis, infima subinde cernua; stigmatibus 3; peri¬ 
gyniis ovatis vel obovatis basi attenuatis rostratis bifur- 
catis utrinque nervatis, marginibus ssepe e medio sursum 
aculeato-serratis rubro-ferrugineis basi pallidis subcoria¬ 
ceis, squama ovata emarginata liispido-cuspidata nervosa 
medio viridi trinervi purpurea demum ferruginea longio¬ 
ribus.—C. dissita, a, Solander MSS. (Herb. Banks), 
Hooker, FI. N. Zeal. 284. (Tab. CLXXVI.) 
Hab. In Nova Zelandia, prope Tigadu, Opuragi, 
Banks et Solander, 1769 {Herb. Banks); Auckland, 
Sinclair, Colenso, n. 170; Bay of Islands, Capt. Wilkes. 
Culmus 1-3-ped., gracilis, lsevis, apice filiformis, scaber; 
pars spicas gerens 9-12 poll, longa. Folia 2 lin. lata. Brac¬ 
tees vaginatse, culmo longiores. Vagines 2 lin. ad H poll, 
longse. Pedunculus infimus 14-4 poll, longus, gracilis, scaber. 
Spica mascula 6-11 lin. longa, 14-2 lin. lata, sessilis; altera 
minor bracteata ssepe ad ejus basin sita (vel 3-4, sec. Solan¬ 
der). Spices reliquse 4-12 lin. longse, 2-3 lin. latse, ima basi 
parce masculse: inferiores a se 1-9 poll, remotse: infima 
quandoque cernua. Squamcs ovatse, emarginatse, cuspidatse, 
nervosse, purpurese, demum ferruginese, medio virides, nervis 
3, prominentibus, pallidis. Perigynium 1 -®- —lin. longum, 
—V-jSg- lin. latum, ovatum vel obovatum vel ovale, rostratum, 
bifurcatum; laciniis plus minus longis, acutis, scabris vel mar- 
j ginibus superne aculeatis; pallidum, demum atro-purpureum, 
lucidum, nervosum. Achenium T " 0 lin. longum, 4 lin. latum, 
obovato-triquetrum, pallidum, basi styli apiculatum. 
164. G. Lambertiana (Boott); spicis 4-6 cylindricis 
stricte erectis, terminali mascula sessili clavata bracteata, 
reliquis androgynis ima basi attenuatis masculis, superio¬ 
ribus approximatis, inferioribus remotis exserte peduncu¬ 
latis longe bracteatis; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ovali¬ 
bus vel lanceolatis rarius obovatis rostratis bifidis nervatis 
glabris vel apice plus minus marginibus scabris ferrugi¬ 
neis vel atro-purpureis subcoriaceis lucidis, squama emar¬ 
ginata liispido-cuspidata ferruginea medio pallida trinervi 
brevioribus vel longioribus.—C. Lambertiana, Boott, 
Hooker, FI. N. Zeal. 284. C. dissita, /3, Solander MSS. 
“ Spica mascula unica. Gramen est majus, alias similli- 
mum forte distincta species.” Solander MSS. {Herb. 
Banks). (Tab. CLXXVII.) 
Hab. In Nova Zelandia, prope Totaranui, Banks et 
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