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feminese superiores I vel 2, maseulse arete contiguse, sessiles^ 
evaginate; inferiores basi attenuate, remote, exserte pedun¬ 
culate, nutantes vel pendulse. Vagina infima 4-12 lin. longa. 
Pedunculus infimus 1-2^ poll, longus, scaber. Squamae mas- 
■culae obtusse vel acute, muticse femineae obtusse vel acute, 
mucronate. Perigynium 2|-3 lin. longum, T 5 0 -- 1 6 0 - lin. latum, 
marginibus primo viridibus infra medium sursum serratis, ore 
acute bifido (nec hyalino). Achenium cum stipite T A lin. 
longo, 1 t 6 o lin. longum, Rj lin. latum, ovale, triquetrum, basi 
styli sequali apiculatum; angulus tertius posticus. 
In tbe El. Ross, this species is said to be found in the Caucasus, 
Baikal, and Kamtchatka, but associated with it is the G. steno- 
carpa, Turcz., and the 0. fuliginosa, St. and Hoppe, both of which 
differ from the plant of Allioni, and are natives of Asia. I do not, 
therefore, feel justified in quoting the El. Ross., believing that the 
author exclusively referred to the two plants above noticed and 
not to the true C.frigida , Allioni, which differs from G. fuliginosa, 
St. and Hoppe, in its stoloniferous rhizoma, terminal male spiculse, 
—the upper female ones sessile, the orifice of the perigynium 
not being hyaline at the margins, and the occasional mucronate 
squamge. The whole plant is larger, and with louger and broader 
leaves. 
499. C. globularis (Linn.); spica brevi grisea pur¬ 
purea, e spiculis 2-4 sessilibus, terminali mascula tenui 
cylindrica, reliquis femineis, superioribus globosis con- 
tiguis, infima oblonga rernota; bractea infima foliacea 
amplectente vel vaginulata rarius culmum sequante; 
stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ellipticis vel oblongo-ovatis 
triquetris brevissinie rostellatis, ore integro, strigoso-hir- 
tis valide nervatis-ferrugineo-punctatis griseo-viridibus, 
squama late ovata obtusa purpurea margine pallidiore 
latioribus longioribus.'—C. globularis, Linn. FI. Lapp. 
336, et Suec. 759; Wald. Act. 159, et Lapp. 240, et 
Suec. 605; Willd. 265 ; 8cldc. f. 188 ; Kunth, 441; 
Fries, Sum. 235 ; Anders. 30, t. 7, /. 81 ; Lange, 107; 
Maxim. 313; FI. Foss. 304; Stead. 219. C. tomen- 
tosa, FI. Fan. t. 1404. 
Hab. In Europa et Asia.—Lapland to Sweden. Ural, 
Baikal, Amur. 
Rliizom,a ramosum, rubro-purpureum. Cuhnus gracillimus, 
triqueter, scaber, 8-15-poll., basi foliatus vaginisque rubro- 
purpureis reticulato-fissis tectus; pars spicigera 9 lin. ad 2 
pollices longa. Folia culmea brevia, sterilia, lineam lata, cari- 
nata, marginibus revolutis, culmum demum sequantia. Brac¬ 
tea infima foliacea, culmo brevior vel sequans, amplectens vel 
vagina 1-2 lin. longa instructa. Spicula mascula 4-9 lin. 
longa, sub lineam lata, sessilis; femineae 2-6 lin. longa;, 2 lin. 
late; superiores masculse contiguse; infima subpollicem rernota, 
nunc brevipedunculata. Squamae masculce oblongee, obtusa;, 
ssepe laxEC. Perigynium 1 Aj-fw fin. longum, Amur lin. latum, 
achenium plus minus laxe vestiens, ore integro, stylo protruso, 
intus (dempto achenio) magis conspicue ferrugineo-punctatum. 
Achenium -te-1 lin. longum, T V-xo bn. latum, obovatum, tri¬ 
quetrum, basi styli suberassa apiculatum, castaneum. 
I think the affinity of this delicate species is, notwithstanding the 
difference in the inflorescence, with G. virescens, Muhl., especially 
the form with abbreviate spiculse. It is true the American plant 
has the terminal spiculse always basi mascula, and we do not ob¬ 
serve this in G. globularis, but the perigynia are so alike, that, if 
affinity more especially depends on that important organ, the two 
cannot be widely separated. I observe the same ferruginous 
spots in G. virescens that are visible in C. globularis. 
The specimens figured are from the north of Europe. 
500. C. Grioletii (Romer); spica elongata viridi-cas- 
tanea, e spiculis 5 erectis bracteatis, terminali mascula 
cylindrica elongata, reliquis femineis brevibus densifloris, 
suprema sessili, inferioribus oblongis exserte peduncu- 
latis, infima rernota; bracteis foliaceis, inferioribus vel 
omnibus culmum superantibus; stigmatibus 3 ; perigy¬ 
niis obovatis triquetris rostellatis, ore hyalino subintegro 
superne griseo-hirtis basi flavidis lsevibos parce nerva- 
tis antice linea centrali glabra percursis membranaceis, 
squama ovata acuta ssepe mucronata albida nervo viridi 
latioribus longioribus.—C. Grioletii, Foemer in Self.f. 
209; Kunth, 441; Fertol. 95; St end. 218. C. tomen- 
tosa, Meyer, PI. Cauc. 192 (fide spec.. Llerb. Fielding.). 
C. grisea, Fir. Ann. Bot. 1, 186 ( fide Bertol.). 
Hab. In Europa et Asia.—-Liguria, Toscana. Cau¬ 
casus. 
Rhizoma “ crassiusculum, horizontale, tuberculoso-nodo- 
sum ” (Bertol.). Culmus l|-pedalis, gracilis, firmus, triqueter, 
apice scaber, basi foliatus, vaginis rudimentisque foliorum fer- 
rugineis tectus; pars spicigera 1-1 pedem longa. Folia 1-2 
lin. lata; culmea elongata, culmo breviora, radicalia sub- 
Eequantia, carinata, marginibus revolutis. Bracteae vaginate; 
inferiores longe foliacese. Vagina infima 9 lin. ad 2 pollices 
longa. Pedunculus infimus 2|-5 poll, longus, filiformis, scaber. 
Spicula mascula 1-2 poll, longa, sub lineam lata, fulva; femi- 
nece 2-6 lin. longse, 2 lin. late ; omnes pedunculate, vel su¬ 
prema orbicularis, sessilis; infima 4-6 pollices rernota, obtusa, 
densiflora. Squamce masculce obtusse muticse vel mucronate, 
fulv eo, lanceolate, nervo viridi ssepe scabro. Perigynium 1- 
1 A, lin. longum, AtexV fin. latum, apice hirtum, basi flavidum, 
gtabrum, antice ssepe linea centrali e nervis confluentibus 
constructa glabra flavida percursum, rostello lsevi ssepe 
obliquo, ore integro facile rupto. Achenium conforme, x 8 o lin. 
longum, x 6 o lin. latum, obovatum, triquetrum, basi styli obliqua 
apiculatum. 
The authentic specimen of C. tomentosa, Meyer, from the Cau¬ 
casus, in Herb. Eielding (Oxford), confirms Kunth’s conjecture 
that it was referable to G. Grioletii, but I agree with Bertoloui 
that this is distinct from O. tomentosa, L., of which Kunth thought 
it a variety. It differs from O. tomentosa, L., in its elongated 
inflorescence, long vaginate bracts, oblique rostellum, membranous 
and less hairy perigynium. 
501. C. hirta (L.); spica elongata viridi demum ru- 
bro-purpurea, e spiculis 4-7 oblongo-cylindricis, termi- 
ualibus 2-4 masculis approximatis, reliquis 1-3 femi¬ 
neis remotis erectis exserte pedunculatis subinde compo- 
sitis ; bracteis vaginatis foliaceis culmum ssepe sequan- 
tibus, vaginis plus minus hirtis; stigmatibus 3; peri¬ 
gyniis oblongo-ovatis sensim rostratis, ore bifurcato, 
nervosis hirtis subinflatis viridibus demum rubro-pur- 
pureis, squama ovata acuta plus minus louge aristata 
sparse pilosa vel glabra latioribus longioribus vel arista 
brevioribus.—C. hirta, L. Sp. FI.; Light, FI. Scot. 568 ; 
Good. Linn. Trans. 2, 208; Wall. Act. 152; Fng. Pot. 
t. 685 ; Willd. 311; Schlc.f. 108; Kunth, 485; Biebst. 
394; Gaud. Agrost. 178, et LLelv. 128; Bertol. 152; 
Koch, 888 ; Feich. 1. 257 ; FI. Foss. 319; Anders. 21, 
t. 8, /. 101; Lange, 143 ; Gren. et Godr. 431 ; Tchihatch. 
579; Benth. 565; Steud. 235. 
Variat vaginis foliisque glabris, rarius perigyniis sub- 
glabris (var . glabraia, El. Ross.). 
