Of this, the leaves are slender, entirely railical, almost smooth, even at the margins, as is the slender,
rounded, or obtusely angular stem. Tlie male spike is terminal, ou a long iieduncle, which arises from the
same sheath as the female spike. Each is constantly soHtary. Bractoae of tbe female spike rcdchsh-brown,
with a broad pale-green nerve; those of the male all red-brown.
Tau. XXVHI. Carex bispicata. Fig. 1, Extremity of the stem; fig . 2, Male flower; fig . 3, Scale of a
fenuile flower; f i g . i , F ru it; fig . 3, Section of a leafTncr/mjiec/.
4. Carex fr ig id a . A l l— Willd. Sp. PL v. 4. p . 275.
Two other Carices exist in the CoUection, but their fructification is not sufficiently advanced to enable us
to dctermiue them.
O e d . X X X I I . G l lA M IN E iE . Juss.
1. Trisetum suhspicatum. B m u v .— T. airioides. Boem. et Schultes.— M r s .subspicata.
Lin n .
I . Hierochloe borealis. Roem. et Schultes.— UoXcas borealis. Schrad.
1. Voa pratensis. Lin n .
2. Poa nemoralis. L in n .
3. Poa annua. Linn.
1. Bromus purrjam. R ick, in Franhl. \ s t Journ. ed. 2. App. p . 3. WUld. Sp. PI. v. 1.
p . 481 ? .
This exactly agrees with the B . purgam of Dr. Eieharrlson, which, however, has the leaves hairy, as
well as the florets and sheaths. In regard to the degree of hairiness, this species .s probably hah 0 to much
variation; and the B . pvieseens of Mnhh. the B . Canademis of Mieh., .and tho B. cdmtus of Lmn., may
jierhaps be only dlfterent states of one and the same species.
1. Elynius arenarius. Linn.
O e d . X X X I I I . E Q U IS E T A C E A i. Willd.
1. Eqiiisetum ai'vense. L in n .—Ln g l. Bot. t. 2020.
O r d . X X X IV . P 0 L Y P 0 D IA C E 7 E .
1. C isto p te ris/rap ifis. Rera/i.—Aspidium fragile. Sw.—Cyatliea. Fngl. Bot. t. 1567.
O e d . X X X V . M U S C I. Lin n .
1. Sphagnum squarrosum. Web. et Mohr.—Engl. Bot. t. 1498.
1. Polytricbum comwiMne. L in n .—Engl. Bot. t. 1197.
2. Polytrichum alpinum. L in n .—Engl. Bot. t. 1905.
3. Polytrichum contortum ? Menz.
This is without fruit; but is remarkable for the narrow spinuloso-dcnUte contorted leaves, with a very
broad sheathing base.
1. Dicranum scoparium. L in n .— et /3. fuscescens. Hooh. el Taylor, Muse. B r it. ed. 2. p.
\ f) \.— Engl. Bot. t. 354.—D . fuscescens. Turn.
1. Funaria hygrometrica. Hedw.—Engl. Bot. t. 342.
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