ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE GENUS CAREX. 
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G. Pseudo-cyperus. 
1 with 3 spikes. 
11 „ 4 
13 „ 5 
7 „ 6 
1 „ V 
Europe.— 
30 with 1 male (fide Villars males 1-3). 
1 ter. apice feminea. 
1 „ medio feminea. 
1 „ apice medio basi feminea. 
33 spec. 33 spec. 
C. Pseudo-cyperus ! North America !— 
4 with 4 spikes. 13 with 1 male. 
6 „ 5 
2 „ 6 
12 sp. femineee simplices. 
1 „ feminese inferiores 2, basi 2-5 composite. 
South America! ( G'. excelsa, Poepp.). Lecbleri, Steud.— 
2 with 4 spikes. 11 with 1 male. 
2 „ 5 
9 „ 6 
2 „ 7 
2 „ 8 
1 „ 9 
4 „ 2 
2 ter. apice feminea. 
1 with 2 apice feminea. 
15 sp. fem. simplices. 
2 „ una alterave basi spic. 1, comp. 
1 „ 3 superioribus 3 quasi geminatis nempe spic. pollicari 
sessili aucta. 
Australia! (( 7 . fascicular is, Sol.) — 
2 with 3 spikes. 27 with 1 male. 
18 „ 4 1 ter. apice feminea. 
8 „ 5 
27 sp. fem. simplices. 
1 „ fem. inf. basi spic. 1, compos. 
Java!— 
2 with 7 spikes 1 male. 
Eem. una alterave spic. 1, basi eomposita. 
Kashmir.— 
1 with 5 spikes. 1 male. Elorifera ! 
2 „ 6 
North America ! C. comosa, Boott!— 
9 with 4 spikes. 25 with 1 male. Sp. fem. simplices. 
14 „ 5 
3 „ 6 1 ter. ap. fem. 
26 spec. 26 spec. 
Africa! O. cognata, Kunth, 502 ; Nees, Linntea, x. 204. C. 
retrorsa, Nees. 
Sp. 6, mas. 2, femineis sub-4 approximatis erectis cylindricis 
subsessilibus; bracteis evaginatis longis; fructibus ovato-trigonis 
rostratis bifurcatis striatis glabris, squamam lanceolatam setaceo- 
aeuminatam serrulatam seabram sequantibus, inferioribus reflexis. 
—Hab. Cap. Bonte Spei. 
Philippines ! O. Ilcenkeana, Presl; Kunth, 502. 
Sp. 5, mas. 1, femineis 4 remotiusculis longe pedunculatis pen- 
dulis cylindricis, perigynio lanceolato, ancipitibus nervosis longe 
rostratis bidentatis glurnam ovatam longe aristatam sequantibus. 
From this detail, and from an inspection of the subjoined table, 
I think it will be evident that there is no definite invariable cha¬ 
racter that we can fix upon for specific differences in these plants. 
The most perceptible is the larger lamina of the female squama? in 
the varieties, the narrow perigynia in the var. Lecbleri, and the 
more elongated spreading laeinia? of the var. comosa. But we find 
in the Australian plant an approximation to that from North 
America. The lacinia? in the first are from to lin. in length, 
and in the second from to 1 lin.; while the stipes in the Aus¬ 
tralian is lin. long, and in the var. comosa only T U—lin. 
On this view the arrangement would be :— 
G. Pseudo-cyperus, L.; 
typica: squamis minoribus, perigyniis rarius margine scabris, 
laciniis brevioribus parum divergentibus. 
var. : squamis majoribus. 
/3. Lecbleri; 
perigyniis lanceolatis angustis, squamis ssepe truncatis ob- 
ovatis. 
y. fascicularis ; 
perigyniis ovatis, laciniis longioribus divergentibus, stipite 
longiore. 
S. comosa; 
perigyniis ovatis, laciniis elongatis patentissimis. 
I have not seen specimens of G. cognata, G. Hcenlceana, or G. 
multispicata .* The last, as figured by Kunze, is too young for a 
satisfactory knowledge of it. It differs from the above forms in 
muticous squama?. 
Perigynium. 
8 
•a 
'§ 
Stipes. 
1 
<1 
C. Pseudo-cyperus. 
North America! 
2- 3 _- 5 - 
fl 10 10 
long. 
iWolat. 
4 _ 5 
10 10 
long. 
* lon g- 
7 _ 8 
10 10 
long. 
4 5 
10 10 18,11 
Stylo recto. 
C. Pseudo-cyperus. 
Stylo recto. 
Europe . . . 
2 t V 3 
lin. long. 
i% A lat - 
_5 _6_ 
10 10 
2 _ 3 _ 
10 10 
7 8 
10 10 
5 
IO 
South America! 
C. excelsa. 
Uruguay . . . 
2 x V -3 lin. 
7 _ 8 
10 io 
4 _ 5 
10 10 
2 
10 
1 lin.long. 
To lat - 
Stylo contorto. 
Montevideo . . 
2-5 _ — 
^1 U 10 
e s 
10 10 
3 _ 4 
10 10 
1 
10 
1 lin.long. 
*lat. 
Stylo recto. 
Pampas . . . 
9 4 _Q 4 
"10 5 10 
7 9 
10 10 
3 _ 5 
10 10 
2 
10 
1 lin. long. 
*lat. 
Stylo contorto. 
Buenos Ayres . 
92 Q 1 
^To °10 
7 _ 9 
10 10 
_4 _6 
10 10 
2 3 
10 10 
* long. 
* lat. 
Stylo contorto. 
Brazil .... 
2 1 - 4 
"10 10 
7 _ 8 
10 10 
4 6 
10 10 
vix* 
* long. 
*lat. 
Stylo contorto. 
Yaldivia . . . 
3 to: long. 
Aylat. 
4 _ 5 
10 10 
2 
10 
A long- 
* lat. 
Stylo recto. 
Concepcion . . 
2 *~ 3 * 
_5 _ 6 _ 
10 10 
_4 _ 5 
10 10 
2 
10 
* long, 
vix * lat. 
Stylo recto. 
Chiloe .... 
3 - 3 * 
long. 
4 _ 5 
10 10 
2 
10 
* long. 
A l»t. 
Stylo recto. 
Valparaiso . . 
3 - 3 * 
6 _ 7 
10 10 
6 _ 7 
10 10 
1 
10 
* long- 
* lat. 
Stylo recto. 
Chili! 
C. Leclileri , 726 . 
2 _ 7 —3 Jt- 
*10 'AO 
4 _ 5 
10 10 
5 _ 8 
10 10 
2 3 
10 10 
To lon g- 
Tm) 
Stylo recto. 
Var. minor, 574 . 
Q 2 
°10 
4 _ 5 
10 10 
5 _ 7 
10 10 
3 
10 
* long. 
* lat. 
Stylo recto. 
Australia! 
C. fascicularis . 
9 3 Q 1 
"10 °10 
6 _ 8 
10 10 
5 _ 7 _ 
10 10 
3 _ 6 
10 10 
A- 1 I™- 
6 _ 7 
10 10 
Stylo contorto. 
J ava!. 
2* long. 
6 _ 7 
10 10 
4 5 
10 10 
3 
10 
- 1 - viv ~ ■■ 
10 ViA - 10 
4 .. 5 
10 10 
Stylo contorto. 
North America! 
C. comosa 
3 - 3 * 
long. 
*-*lat. 
— 7 _—1 
10 L 
lin. 
3 _ 4 
10 10 
7 _ 9 
10 10 
5 G 
10 10 
Stylo contorto. 
322. C, stylosa (Meyer); spica oblonga viridi vel fer- 
rugineo-purpurea, e spiculis 3-4 oblongis erectis ap¬ 
proximatis, terminali mascula sessili, reliquis femineis 
suprema subrotunda sessili inferioribus oblongis pedun¬ 
culatis ; bractea evaginata culmo breviore; stigmatibus 
3 rarius 2; perigyniis ovalibus vel ellipticis rostellatis, 
ore integro. obtuse trigonis stipitatis enerviis tenuissime 
granulatis subinde marginibus dentatis ferrugineis ros- 
tello purpureo oblique adscendentibus, squama lanceolata 
obtusa purpurea margine albo hyalina longioribus vel 
subtequantibus.—C. stylosa, Meyer, in Act. Acad. St, Pe- 
* I find among the engravings prepared by Dr. Boott one of 
0. multispicata, which I accordingly insert here (Tab. CCCCLIII.). 
(J. D. Hooker.) 
