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positis clistantibus longe exserte pedunculatis; bracteis 
inferioribus vaginatis omnibus vel inferioribus spiculas 
suas superantibus; stigmatibus 2; perigyniis late ovali- 
bus compressis basi acutis sensim rostratis bifidis, laciniis 
demum patentibus crebre nervatis glabris, marginibus 
superne scabris, squama ovato-lanceolata acuta vel obtusa 
plus minus hispido-aristata dorso scabra nervata brevi- 
oribus vel cequantibus.—C. longipes, Don, Linn. Trans. 
14, 329 (1823); Prod. FI. Nep. 43 (1825); Spr. Syst. 
810 (1826); Fees, Ap. Wight, 124 (1834); Kunth, 
418 (1838); Drejer, Symb. 24. t. 10 (1844); Sleud. 
188. (7c. hied. DCXLIY. in Herb. Kew.) 
Var. /3. perigyniis scabris.-—C. macrolepis, Don. 1. c. 
0 non Dec.). C. Nepalensis, Spr. 811 ; Fees, 125 ; Kunth, 
391; Drejer, 23. t. 9; Steud. 194. {Ic.ined. DCXLV. 
in Herb. Keto.) 
Hab. In Ind. orient, regione temperata Himalayas. — 
var. a, /3. Nipal, Wallich, Cat. 3388. Sikkim, 7000 ft., 
Dr. Hooker. Khasia, 5000-6000 ft., Hooker, Thomson. 
— a. Nilghiri, Wight, n. 1919; Perrottet, n. 838 {Herb. 
Mus. Paris). 
Radix fibrosa. Culmus l-2|-ped., lsevis; pars spicigera 
1-2-pedalis. Folia 1-11 lin. lata, culmo breviora. Spicules 
superiores ^-1 poll, longae, contiguse vel alternse; inferiores 
sesquipollicares, plus minus laxiflorse, singulse vel basi spiculis 
brevibus 1-3 compositse, deorsum magis magisque remote. 
Pedunculi 2-4 poll, longi, scabri. Vagincs 1 poll, longse. 
Squamcs albidge, nervo viridi, demum straminese. Perigynium 
2 x 8 -g- lin. longum, T 7 - H —1 lin. latum; in a, nisi ad margines gla- 
brum; in /3, superne scabriusculum, vel undique scaberri- 
mum. Achenium ly^ lin. longum, lin. latum, lenticulare, 
demum brunnescens; in a, basi styli persistente sequali 
recta, supra basi decidua bulbosa; in /3, basi persistente recta 
vel tortuosa. 
Both var.a and /3 are included in n.3388 of Wallicli’s Herb. Don 
separated them under the names above quoted, Sprengel chang¬ 
ing that of O. macrolepis to O. Nepalensis. Kunth described the 
last, not having seen C. longipes; and Nees described G. longipes 
from a specimen of Wight, not having seen G. Nepalensis. Drejer, 
in his £ Symbols,’ described and figured both from Wallich’s spe¬ 
cimen ; under G. Nepalensis, quoting Kunth doubtfully, and under 
C. longipes omitting to quote Nees. All this shows the confusion 
that is apt to arise from descriptions taken from single specimens. 
I have specimens from Don, Wallich, and Wight, and others since 
collected by Dr. Hooker, aird believe that they all form one species, 
varying in the smoothness or roughness of the perigynium and the 
straight or tortuous base of the style. Dr. Hooker’s specimens 
are intermediate, having perigynia which are scabrous only at top 
and smooth elsewhere, except at the margins, and with the base 
of the style straight or tortuous. Nees took his description from 
a specimen of Wight, of wdiicb I have the counterpart, with loose 
flowered spiculse and elongated bracts, growing perhaps in the 
shade. In my specimen the perigynia are immature, but are, like 
Dr. Hooker’s specimens, rough at top. On this specimen, from 
the same root, are 2 culms, one of which has simple, and the other, 
one compound spicula. Drejer hesitated under G. longipes to 
quote Nees, as the description differed from his own specimen, 
“ spicis longioribus multo laxioribus, bracteis culmum multo super- 
aniibush And he adds, “In hac (Nees) spicas inferiores quando- 
que composite, cujus vestigia in nostra non apparent, nec sine dubio 
apparere poterwnt .” Any one familiar with the variations in every 
species will see that no dependence can be placed on these cha¬ 
racters, nor in the present species is there any dependence to be 
placed upon colour, the direction of the lacinia; of the orifice of 
the perigynium, the length of the arista of the souamse, or that of 
the bracts. The chief difference in the var. f3 is the uniform 
roughness of the perigynium and the tortuous base of the style, 
characters which are found modified in Dr. Hooker’s Sikhim spe¬ 
cimens. 
n. 1, is a specimen of Wallich, n. 3388, var. /3. 
n. 2, one from Sikhim, of Dr. Hooker, with the partially 
rough perigynium. 
453. C. Mairii (Cosson et Germain); spica oblonga 
ferrugineo-olivacea, e spiculis 3-4 densifloris contiguis 
vel approximatis, mascula 1 rarissime 2 cylindrica fer- 
ruginea subsessili, femineis 2-3 ovatis vel oblongis oli- 
vaceis, infima inserte vel rarius remota exserte peduncu- 
lata; stigmatibus 3 ; perigyniis ovalibus subplanotri- 
gonis sensim rostratis, rostro compresso, ore bifido, plus 
minus nervatis olivaceis demum ferrugineo-punctatis 
marginibus subacutis e medio sursum ciliato-aculeatis 
patentissimis vel inferioribus recurvatis, squama ovata 
ciliata hispido-cuspidata longioribus. C. Mairii, Coss. et 
Germ. Obs. Pi. Crit. 18. t. 1 et 2; FI. Hnv. de Paris, 
602. t. 35. /. 1; Gren. et Godr. 424; Steud. 2.23; 
Bourgeau, FI. Hisp. n. 981 {fide Gren. et Godr.). {lc. 
ined. DCXLVI. in Herb. Kew.) 
Hab. In Gallia, Hispania. 
Dense csespitosa. Culmus 1^—2-pedalis, obtusangulus, laevis, 
apice scabriusculus, firmus; pars spicigera l|-5 poll, longa. 
Folia 1-2 lin. lata, culmo breviora, carinato-plana, firma, laete 
viridia. Bractea infima vaginata, culmo saepius brevior, sub- 
inde refracta, ssepe sterilis remota longius vaginata. Vagina 
triquetra. Spicula mascula 8-15 lin. longa, sub lineam lata, 
rarissime altera brevior contigua; femineas 3-8 lin. long®, 
2-4 lin. late, summa nunc abbreviata, infima quandoque 2-4 
poll, remota. Squamcs. masculcs obtusae, mutiem, ciliate, vel 
inferiores nunc cuspidate. Perigynium 1-A- lin. longum, T 7 U - 
lin. latum, achenium ad latera laxe vestiens, estipitatum, 
rostro recto vel plus minus excurvo. Achenium bn. 
longum, -ro—nr bn. latum, obovatum vel ovale, triquetrum, 
angulo medio postico, fuscum, punctulatum, basi styli aequali 
apiculatum. 
454. C. Michelii (Host); spica abbreviata vel oblonga 
pallida, e spiculis 2-3, terminali mascula elliptica fulva, 
reliquis femineis brevibus vel cylindraceis remotis inserte 
vel exserte pedunculatis; bracteis vaginatis brachypbyl- 
lis; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ellipticis longe rostratis, 
ore bifurcato antice alte recto, laciniis lanceolatis acutis 
nervatis puberulis rostro ad margines scabro, divergen- 
tibus pallidis, squama oblonga acuta vel truncata sen¬ 
sim vel abrnpte cuspidata albida longioribus.—C. Mi¬ 
chelii, Host, Syn. 507 (1797), et Gram. t. 72 ; Wahl. Act. 
155; Schk. n. 59; Willd. 277; Kunth, 476; Biebst. 
388; Hoppe, t. 74 ; Beich. 24. t. 256; Koch, 883; FI. 
Boss. 293 ; Beriol. 108. (7c. ined. DCXLYH. in Herb. 
Kew.) 
Hab. In Europa et Asia.—Germany, Italy, Tauria, 
Caucasus. 
Yar. /3. spiculis femineis paucifloris, squamis casta- 
neis.—C. bispicata. Hooker, Beecheys Voy. 3. t. 28; 
Kunth, 520. C. longerostrata, Meyer, Cyp. Fov. t. 12; 
FI. Boss. 293 ; Maxim. Brim. FI. Amur. 312. C. Cam- 
tschatcensis, Kunth, 477 ; Steud. 233. C. vexilis , Worm- 
skiold {Herb. Hooker). (Tab. DCXLVIII. in Herb. Kew.) 
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