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ILLUSTRATIONS OP THE GENUS CAREX. 
usque protract®, facie introrsa ssepissime ad rostri basin vel 
paululo altius in fasciam coniluentes. Rostrum lineare vel lineari- 
lanceolatum vel subpyramidatum, plano-convexum, plus minusve 
bifidum laciniis sublinearibus rectis parallelis complicatis acutis 
vel obtusiusculis mucronatis vel muticis, marginibus hyaliuis baud 
raro fimbriolatis. 
309. C. Neesiana (Endlicher); spica elongata pallida, 
e spiculis 10 cjlindricis erectis masculis 4, infima medio 
feminea, reliquis femineis, superioribus approximatis, 
inferioribus 3 remotis exserte pedunculatis, spiculis 3-4 
brevibus (basi masculis) iuferne compositis ; bracteis in¬ 
ferioribus vaginalis longissimis ; stigmatibus 3 ; perigy- 
niis ovalibus rostratis bifidis, superne scabris valide ner- 
vatis marginibus laciniisque serratis pallidis, squamam 
ovatam acutam vel emarginatam cuspidatam pallidam 
subsequantibus.—C. Neesiana, Endl. Prod. 24 ; Kunth, 
52*b; Steud. 242. (Tab. CCCCXXXYI.) 
Hab. Norfolk Tsland, Ferdinand Paver (Herb. ViennaJ. 
Culmns 2|-pedalis, validus, pars spicigera 2-pedalis. Folia 
4 lin. lata. Bractea infima fere 3-pedalis. Spica mascula 
terminaiis, 3| poll, longa, reliquse breviores. Femineae 2-4 
lin. longge, 3 lin. late, striate, erecte, inferiores 3 a se 4-12 
poll, remote, basi spiculis 3-4 (basi masculis) composite. 
Squamae masculae inferiores lineares, elongate, emarginate; 
femineae ovate ; omnes apice ciliate, liispido-cuspidatse. Pe - 
rigynium l x % lin. longum, x 6 (T —iV lin. latum. Achenium -R 
lin. longum, x %- lin. latum, oblongo-ovale, triquetrum, basi 
styli sequali obliqua apiculatum. 
a. C. Solandri, B., differt statura majori; foliis latioribus ; 
spiculis pluribus longioribus, stricte erectis ; perigyniis apice 
scabris, valide nervatis; achenio ovali. 
I have never seen this plant, which, as far as I know, is unique 
in the Vienna Herbarium. It was collected by Eerdiuand Bauer 
in Norfolk Island. I am indebted to Professor Penzl, of Vienna, 
for the opportunity of publishing the figure, which, at the solici¬ 
tation of his Excellency Mr. Mottley, M. Eenzl most kindly pre¬ 
sented to me. The affinity is with G. Solandri, Tab. CLXXV. 
310. C. Olbiensis (Jordan); spica elongata ferruginea, 
e spiculis 3-4 oblongis vel cylindricis laxifloris, terminali 
mascula reliquis femineis, superioribus 1-2 masculse con- 
tiguis subsessilibus, infima graciliore remota longe ex¬ 
serte peclunculata, bractea infima foliacea culmo breviore 
vaginata; stigmatibus 3 ; perigyniis ellipticis basi pro- 
ductis insequaliter triquetris saepe oblique rostellatis, ore 
subintegro vel emarginato, glabris superne ad margines 
scabris crebre leviter nervosis ferrugineis, squama ellip- 
tica obtusa vel subacuta plus minus longe hispido-cuspi- 
clata pallicle castanea, nervo viridi scabro brevioribus vel 
subsequantibus.—C. Olbiensis, Jordan, Obs. PI. Franc. 
iii. 241, t. 12; Parlat. FI. Ital. ii. 201; Pertol. 110; 
Gren. et Godron, 408 ; Steud. 233. C. Ardoiniana, 
Notar. Hort. Pot. Genuens. 26 (fide Pertol.J. (Tab. 
CCCCXXXVII.) 
Hab. In Europa.—France, near Hyeres. Italy, Sicily. 
Culmus Ur-2-pedalis, triqueter, laevis, gracilis, basi rudi- 
mentis foliorum purpureis foliisque vaginantibus, tectus; pars 
spicigera 7-2 poll, longa. Folia 2-4 lin. lata, elongata, culmo 
breviora, plana, firma. Bractece spiculis longiores; superiores 
emarginate, infima vaginata, vagina subpollicaris. Pedun- 
culus infimus 2-6 poll, longus, scabriusculus. Spicula mas¬ 
cula 9-1 4 lin. longa, 1-1^ lin. lata, sessilis vel breve pedun- 
culata; squamis lanceolatis, nervo scabro in inferioribus longe, 
in superioribus breve exserto. Spiculce femineae 7-9 lin. longse, 
3 lin. late; infima 6-8 poll, remota, 12-15 lin. longa, 2 lin. 
lata, magis laxi flora, squamis inferioribus longe cuspidatis. 
Perigynium 2 X o lin. longum, 1-1 X 2 X lin. latum. Achenium 
law lin. longum, l Xff lin. latum, oblongo-obovatum, obtusum, 
triquetrum, basi styli abrupte apiculatum. 
The affinity of this species is with C. laxiflora, Lam., and its 
allies, differing in the marginal roughness of the perigynium and 
the obtuse achenium. 
The specimens figured are from Hyeres. 
311. C. Buxbaumii (Wahlenberg) ; spica oblonga, 
glauco-purpurea, e spiculis 3-5 erectis, terminali basi 
rarius apice et basi vel oinnino mascula, reliquis femineis 
sessilibus contiguis oblongis vel infima subinde remota 
breve pedunculata; bractese evaginatse, infima plerumque 
culmo breviore ; stigmatibus 3 ; perigyniis ovalibus, 
inaequaliter trigonis subventricosis breve aut vix rostel¬ 
latis, ore emarginato vel integro, glaucis granulatis plus 
minus distincte nervatis, squama lanceolata acuminata 
acuta vel breve cuspidata fusco-purpurea medio pallida, 
latioribus brevioribus. — C. Buxbaumii, Wahl. Act. 163 ; 
FI. Lap. 244; Kunth, 432; Koch, 874; Reich . xvi. 
t. 235 ; Anderson, xxxix. t. 6,/. 65 ; Lang , 86 ; FI. Ross. 
285 ; Gren. et Godron, 411 ; Fng. Pot. t. 2885 ; Tor. 
Gyp. 323, et Mon. 407; MvM. 235 ; Pewey, x. 39; 
Ell. 539; Carey, 519; Chap. 537; Sartwell, Fees. n. 
62. C. polygama, Sclik. C.canescens, Herb. Linn, (ex 
parte). C. tubulata, Schumach. C. albo-atra, Muhl. in 
Herb. Willd. C. oligandra, Muller in LLerb. Hooker. 
(Tab. CCCCXXXYIII.-IX.) 
Hab. In Europa, Asia, et America septentrionali.— 
Australia. Lapland to Switzerland? Altai, Ural Moun¬ 
tains, Kamtchatka. Rocky Mountains, Arctic America 
to mountains of Carolina and Georgia, Sitclia. Cabboras 
mountains, 5-6000 feet, and snowy wet plains between 
the Cabranga and Boyang mountains, Victoria, Australia, 
Muller [Herb. Hooker). 
Radix stolonifera. Culmus 1 Ypcdalis, rigidus, acute tri¬ 
queter, scaber, basi rudimentis foliorum vagiuisque rubro- 
purpureis reticulato-fissis tectus; pars spicigera 1-24, rarius 
44 poll, longa. Folia 1-2 lin. lata, culmo breviora, rigida. 
Bractece evaginate, infima rarius culmo longior; auricula 
ferruginea, rarius amplectens. Spiculce atro-purpurese, glauco- 
variegate, interdum pallide castanese, terminaiis basi mascula, 
major, crassior, ssepe pollicaris, 3-4 lin. lata, interdum apice 
mascula vel sterilis, rarius omnino mascula, reliquse plerumque 
minores sessiles configure vel infima l|-3 poll, remota, sub¬ 
inde breve pedunculata. Squamae omnes ovato-lanceolatse 
acuminate acute vel cuspidata;, cuspide ssepe lsevi. Perigy¬ 
nium 1-i V - v R fi Q - longum, t W o fi n - latum, nervis concoloribus 
plus minus prominentibus; ore emarginato, bidentato, rarius 
integro, calloso; glaucum, granulato-asperulum. Achenium 
lineam longum, xx lin. latum, obovatum, ferrugineum, punc- 
tatum, triquetrum, angulo medio postico, basi styli asquali 
apiculatum. 
A C. Gmelini, Hooker, differt spicis sessilibus; perigyniis 
glaucis, granulato-asperulis ; squamis lanceolatis, acuminatis, 
acutis, angustioribus, longioribus; vaginis reticulato-fissis; 
foliis rigidis. 
This species was found on an island on Loch Neagh, Ireland, in 
