ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE GENUS CAREX. 
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Culrhus l-l|-pedalis, gracilis, Levis, filiformis. Folia fili- 
formia, cuhno breviora. Spicula mascula 9—10 lin. long a, 1 \ 
lin. lata, subsessilis, squamis pallidioribus obtusis muticis. 
Spiculce faminece 4-5 lin. longse et latte. Perigynium 2-L,— T r o 
lin. longum, 1 t 5 q-tV bn. latum, alatum. Achenium R lin. 
longum, fg lin. latum, triquetrum, pallidum, basi elongata 
persistente styli terminatum, apice basi cleciclua paulo crassiore 
puberula exserta. In uno perigynio, achenium angulis 4 
inaequalibus racheolamque achenio breviorem observavi. 
The affinity of this species is obscure. The winged perigynium 
and elongated persistent base of the style are peculiar. The ori¬ 
fice of the perigynium is, I think, emarginate posteriorly, obliquely 
cleft. 
441. C. elongata (L.); spica subelongata viridi-ferru- 
ginea, e spiculis 6-12 oblongis sirnplicibus basi masculis, 
superioribus vel omnibus contiguis vel inferioribus sub- 
remotis plerumque nudis; bractea squamseformi cuspi- 
data rarius spicam superante; stigmatibus 2 ; perigyniis 
elliptico-lanceolatis rostratis, ore emarginato, superne ad 
margines scabris utrinque nervatis piano-convexiusculis 
basi spongiosis patentibus vel recurvatis demum ferrugi- 
neis, squama ovata ferruginea superne hyalina subduplo 
longioribus.—C. elongata, L. Sp. PI.; Wald. Act. 146 ; 
Willd. 240 ; Sohle. f. 25 ; Kuntli , 402 ; Gaud. Agrost. 
103, et Helv. 55; Koch, 870; Anders. 60, t. 4,/. 32; 
Reich, t. 218 ; Eng. Pot. t. 1920; Eng. El. 82 ; Gren. 
et Godr. 397 ; FI. Ross. 278; Bertol. 55 ; Steicd. 199. 
Var. /3. minor. —C. Gebhardi, Schlc. f. 192 ; Willd. 
240; Steud. 199; Reich, t. 218, n. 566. C. multi - 
culmis, Ehrh. C. canescens, Poll. C. divergens, Thuill. 
C. pinnata, Mcencli. C. multiceps, Gated. Etr. C. lo- 
liacea, Stephan. EL Masj. sec. FI. Ross. ( Tc. hied. 
DCXXXIII.-DCXXXIV. in Herb. Kew.) 
Hab. In Europa, Asia, America septentrionali.—- 
Norway to Italy. Ural. Davuria. Sitcha, Pongard. 
Radix repens, csespitosa. Culmus 1-2-pedalis, triqueter, 
scaber, debilis. Folia 1-2 lin. lata, culmo longiora, plana, 
graminea. Bractea rarius elongata. Spica 1-2^ poll, longa, 
3-6 lin. lata. Spiculce 5-6 lin. longse, 3 lin. latse, vel minores; 
samma basi cuneata mascula; reliquse ima basi flosculis mas¬ 
culis paucis vel inconspicuis prseditse. In uno specimine in- 
fima basi spicula altera composita, in alio infima subradicalis 
cylindrica basi attenuata; feminea (10 lin. longa) longe ex - 
serte pedunculata, bractea foliacea pedali suffulta. Squamce 
ferruginese, obtusse vel acutse, apice hyalino-albse. Perigynium 
1 t 6 o-to lin. longum, -fa—rs lin. latum. Achenium T ?—l lin. 
longum, ^ lin. latum, vel angustius, oblongum, obtusum, 
basi styli subsequali abrupte apiculatum. 
I have never seen this species from any portion of North Ame¬ 
rica. Bongard includes it among the plants of Sitcha. 
442. C. foetida (Allioni) ; spica subrotunda capitata 
fusca concolori, e spiculis apice masculis arctissime con- 
gestis ; bractea squamseformi cuspidata ; stigmatibus 2 ; 
perigyniis ellipticis vel ovatis sensim longiuscule rostratis, 
ore antice secto bifido, plano-convexiusculis, marginibus 
acutis superne scabris basi leviter parce nervatis lucidis 
tenuissime membranaceis fuscis basi pallidis stipita- 
tis, squama ovato-lanceolata acuta vel mucronata fusca 
longioribus.—C. foetida, All. Ped. 265 ; Wahl. Act. 142 ; 
Willd. 217; Schlc. f. 96; Kuntli, 375; Gaud. Agrost. 
83, et Helv. 36 ; Bertol. 44; Koch, 865 ; Reich, t. 199 ; 
Steud. 187 ; Gren. et Godr. 389. C. lobata, Till. Eauph. 
195, et C. Baldensis, Vill. 196, A 6 {fide Gren. et Godr.). 
( Ic. hied. DCXXX1Y. in Herb. Kew.) 
Hab. In Europa, America septentrionali.—In sunnnis 
Alpibus Helvetia et Pyrenaicis. Mont. Saxosis, Perry, 
n. 385 (1861) {Herb. Gray). “ Head-waters of Clear 
Creek, and alpine ridges east of Middle Park, Colorado 
Territory.” 
Rhizoma lignosum, validum, repens. Culmus 3-8-pollica- 
ris, ssepe curvatus, acute triqueter, scaber, basi foliosus. Folia 
l|-2 lin. lata, culmo subinde longiora, plana, vel carinato- 
plicata. Bractea spica brevior. Spica 6-7 lin. longa, 4-6 
lin. lata. Squamce acuminate, acutissimse, vel mucronate, 
fuscse, margine pallidiores. Perigynium (cum stipite x 2 o— r 3 „- 
lin. longo) 2 t 3 o~to bn. longum, -R lin. latum, achenium laxe 
vestiens. Achenium x 9 o lin. longum, X 5 X bn. latum, oblongum 
vel obovatum, lenticulare, basi styli subclavata apiculatum. 
A C. curaica, K., differt spica subrotunda, breviore ; squa¬ 
mis ssepe mucronatis; perigyniis longioribus tenuissimis basi 
leviter parce nervatis, bifidis; culmo breviore. 
Gaudin remarks, in reference to the name, “ Recens odore pe- 
culiari, nobis non omnino ingrato, quem in loco natali, ssepius 
antequam planta oculis discerni posset, percepimus, certo certius 
gaudet. Specimina exsiccata mensem unum alterumve hunc 
odorem spargunt, sed diutius sensim amittunt. Hinc bene II al- 
lerus, ‘ recens siccaque fcetet.' ” 
I am indebted to Dr. Gray for the specimens from the Rocky 
Mountains,—a very interesting discovery of Parry. No one pre¬ 
viously had found it in North America. They are not mature, 
and the perigynia have not their full development. 
Tab. DCXXXIY.: 
n. 1. From Switzerland, 
n. 2. Rocky Mountains. 
443. C. gibba (Wahlenberg); spica oblonga foliacea 
pallida, e spiculis 6-9 basi masculis approximates ovali- 
bus sirnplicibus vel inferioribus compositis omnibus 
longe bracteatis ; stigmatibus 3 brevibus; perigyniis 
ovalibus sensim vel suborbiculatis abrupte rostratis bi- 
dentatis plano-convexis enerviis marginibus acutis sur- 
suin tenuissime serrulatis membranaceis late viridibus, 
squama subrotunda obtusa vel apiculata alba, nervo 
viridi, aristata latioribus longioribus vel (arista) brevio- 
ribus.—C. gibba, Wahl. Act. 148; Willd. 238; Kuntli, 
420 ; Steud. 200. C. remota, Thunh. Jap. 37. C. 
anomala, Poott ; Perry s Exp. 2, 3.27. {Ic. ined. 
UCXXXV. in Herb. Kew.) 
Hab. In Asia.—Japan, Thunb. ; Morrow, n. 22; 
Wright, n. 39. Port Hamilton and Port Chusan, Wit 
ford [Herb. Hooker). 
Radix fibrosa. Culmus 1 |-2-pedalis, gracilis, lmvis, inferne 
foliatus. Folia 1-1 \ lin. lata, culmo longiora vel breviora, 
plana, graminea. Bractea foliacese, omnes culmo longiores ; 
inferiores 1-1| lin. late; infima nunc pedalis; subinde supe- 
riores setacese, breves. Spica 2-3^ poll, longa, 3-4 lin. lata. 
Spiculce extremse majores, 3-6 lin. longae, 11-2 lin. latse; 
inferiores inter se 6-12 lin. remote, nunc basi spiculis 2 bre¬ 
vibus composite, vel omnes simplices; summa basi clavata, e 
flosculis masculis pluribus; aliae ima basi parce masculse. 
Squamce inferiores longe aristate. Perigynium 1-A—A- bn. 
longum, tVAtV lin. latum, plano-convexum, antice linea cen- 
trali albida notatum. Achenium 1-A--A. lin. longum, A-fs 
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