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175. C. lseta (Boot!); spicis 3-4 remotis oblongis 
pedunculatis, terminali mascula elliptica, reliquis foemi- 
neis sublaxifloris longe exserte pedunculatis nutantibus, 
suprema masculam ssepe superante, infima basi attenuata 
subradicali; bracteis brachyphyllis; stigmatibus 3 ; peri- 
gyniis obovatis trigonis obtusis vel rostellatis-, ore integro 
excurvo, oblique stipitatis pubescentibus superne ciliatis 
enerviis vel basi obsolete nervatis flavidis purpureo-tinc- 
tis, squama amplectente purpurea medio pallida scabra 
apice anguste albo-byalina ciliata subacuta vel obtusissima 
mutica vel cuspidata angustioribus demum longioribus. 
(Tab. CLXXXVIII.) 
/3. major; spicis paulo majoribus, squamis quandoque 
subemarginatis, masculis cuspidatis ; perigyniis basi obso¬ 
lete nervatis. 
Hab. In Himalaya orientali temperata et alpina. Sik¬ 
kim, alt. 12-14,000 ped., J. D. Hooker. 
Culmus 6-12-poll., gracillimus, apice curvatus, triqueter, 
Isevis. Folia ^-1 lin. lata, culmo multum breviora. Bractece 
angustse, vaginatse: inferiores subfoliacese, omnes pedunculis 
irmltn m breviores. Vaginae 3-9 lin. longse. Pedunculi 1-6 
poll, longi, setacei, superne scabri. Spica mascula 3-4 lin. 
longa, f- lin. lata, pedunculata : squamae omnes, nisi infima, 
muticae, obtusae. Spicce fceminece 5-8 lin. longae, 1 lin. latae. 
Perigynium l-fy lin. longum, ^ lin. latum, stipite curvato. 
Achenium 1-',- lin. longum, 1 lin. latum, triquetro-obovatum, 
stipitatum, basi styli crassiori obliquo terminatum. 
A C. pediformi, Meyer, differt, culmo gracillimo; foliis an- 
gustis, brevibus; spicis minoribus remotis, longe pedunculatis; 
squamis saepe obtusissimis; perigyniis minoribus, enerviis, 
ore integro aperto. 
Yar. /3. ad C. cardiolepidem spectans, quae differt spicis sub- 
inserte pedunculatis; squamis masculis emarginatis cuspidatis. 
I am not aware of any published description of the C. pellucida, 
Turcz., having only seen a specimen in Herb. Hooker, and an im¬ 
perfect one sent to me by M. Fischer from Siberia. In both the 
margin of the scales is broadly hyaline, as in O. pediformis, to which 
I think it belongs. 
176. C. Barrattii (Torrey) ; spicis 4-5 rarius 3-6 
cylindricis pedunculatis subapproximatis, mascula ssepius 
1 purpurea demum ferruginea elongata erecta vel 2, reli¬ 
quis foemineis apice masculis pendulis vel nutantibus 
rarius erectis purpureis vel ferrugineis viridi pictis sim- 
plicibus vel insequalibus geminatis; bracteis evaginatis, 
superioribus breve cuspidatis, infima angustissima spica 
breviori, vel rarius foliacea plus minus vaginata; stig¬ 
matibus 3; perigyniis ovalibus vel ovali-lanceolatis ob¬ 
tuse triquetris ssepe oblique divergentibus erostratis ob¬ 
tusis vel abrupte vel sensim rostellatis, oro integro vel 
subemarginato, granulatis glabris leviter nervatis demum 
lutescentibus apice ferrugineis, squama ovata obtusa vel 
subacuta mutica fusco-purpurea vel ferruginea margine 
pallida nervo concolori longioribus.—C. Barrattii, Schw. 
et Tor. Mon. 361; KuntJi, 518; Dewey, Sill. xi. 162; 
Deck, 443 ; Sartwell, Hxs. n. 59. C. flacca, Carey, 
519. (Tab. CLXXXIX.) 
Hab. In America septentrionali. New Jersey, Knies- 
kern. North Carolina and Alabama, Curtis. 
Culmus 1-2^-ped., triqueter, strictus, firmus, Isevis vel su¬ 
perne scabriusculus, basi foliatus vaginisque foliorum leviter 
reticulato-fissis tectus; pars spicas gerens 2-51 poll, longa. 
Folia 1-2 lin. lata, culmo breviora, glauca, marginibus recur- 
vis, stricta, firma, apice extreme scabra. Bractece superiores 
squamseform.es, ferruginese, cuspidatse vel mutica*,: infima ssepe 
setacea, spica brevior, cuspidata ; vel rarius foliacea, vaginata, 
subinde culmo longior. Auriculae elongatse, ferruginese. Pe¬ 
dunculi poll, longi, filiformes, glabri: infimus in uno 
specimine subradicalis setaceus, 6 poll, longus. Vagina 2-6 
lin. longa, intus ferruginea. Spica mascula 1-2 poll, longa, 
2 lin. lata, acuta, ssepe spicula altera brevior, sessilis. Squamae 
arete imbricatse, obtusse, margine pallidae, nervo concolori in¬ 
fra apicem evanescente. Spicce fceminece f-2i poll, longse, 
2-3 lin. latse, rarius erectse, nutantes vel pendulse, apice ple- 
rumque conspicue masculse; vel simplices, vel una vel altera 
vel omnes geminatse, rarius ternatse, quarum una abbreviata, 
sessilis, saepe omnino foeminese. Perigynium l T y,~ro lin. 
longum, - 7 - (T lin. latum, brevissime vel vix rostellatum, ore 
integro vel emarginato; (sub lente) granulatum, glabrum. 
Achenium 1 lin. longum, f- (Y lin. latum, obovatum, trique¬ 
trum, castaneum, angulis pallidis, basi styli apiculatum. 
C. flaccae, Scbreb., arete affinis. Differt spica mascula sse- 
pius unica, foemineis saepe geminatis; squamis muticis, nervo 
subconcolori ; bracteis plerumque brevibus; perigyniis saepe 
ovali-lanceolatis glabris; vaginis foliorum reticulato-fissis. 
I find in this species 
5 with 3 spikes. 
24 „ 4 
12 „ 5 
5 „ 6 
1 „ 10 
In sixteen the 
32 with 1 male. 
14 „ 2 
1 „ 5 
1 with 1 female. 
2 
3 
4 
5 
and lower 
13 „ 
19 „ 
11 „ 
3 „ 
upper or lower, or the two upper 
spikes were geminate ; and in one, the middle spike ternate. All, 
except the abbreviate spicula of the geminate spikes, conspicuously 
male at top. I have never seen any specimens from the United 
States, except those from the seacoast of New Jersey, but Mr. 
Curtis (Sill. Journ. vii. 410. 1849) notices C. flacca, Schreb., as a 
native of Raleigh, North Carolina, and of Alabama. 
177. C. elata (Lowe); spicis 7 cylindricis elongatis, 
terminali mascula gracili basi attenuata subsessili ferru¬ 
ginea, reliquis foemineis duplo latioribus pallidis, superi¬ 
oribus apice parce masculis approximatis, inferioribus 
remotis, omnibus laxifloris nutantibus inserte peduncu¬ 
latis ; bracteis foliaceis spicis suis longioribus ; stigmati¬ 
bus 3 ; perigyniis obovatis obtuse triquetris cylindrico- 
rostratis alte bifidis glabris laciniis scabris nervatis nervis 
quibusdam superne evanidis viridibus demum superne 
(sub lente) punctis ferrugineis maculatis, squama ovato- 
lanceolata acuminata acuta longe hispido-aristata ferru¬ 
ginea medio maculata nervo viridi longioribus (arista) 
brevioribus.—C. elata, Lowe, Trans. Camb. DIAL Soc. 
iv. 10 (1833); Kunth, 514, (Tab. CXC.) 
Hab. In ins. Maderse, convallibus umbrosis sylvaticis. 
Culmus 4-ped., Isevis, inferne foliatus; pars spicas gerens 
bipedalis. Folia 3-4 lin. lata, culmo breviora. Bractece folia- 
cese, culmo breviores : infima 3 lin. lata : superiores anguste : 
omnes, nisi summa, vaginatse. Vaginae (prsecipuc intus) ma¬ 
culate : infima 2 poll, longa. Spica mascula 3 poll, longa, 
14 lin. lata. Spicce fceminece 3-4 poll, longse, 2-3 lin. latse, 
laxiflorse, inferne flosculis alternatim dispositis : omnes, nisi 
summa sessilis, incluse pedunculatse, nutantes : superiores con- 
tiguse, apice extremo masculse : inferiores 4-8 poll, remotse. 
Squamae aristatse: masculse ferruginese; superiores emargi- 
natse : foeminese pallidiores, acuminata:*, acutse, ssepe medio ma¬ 
culate ; inferiores longius aristatse, arista perigynia longe su- 
perante. Perigynium 2tA - tV lin- longum, — r s „ lin. latum, 
membranaceum, glabrum, cylindrico-rostratum. Achenium 
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