| Title | Illustrations of the Genus Carex |
| Abbreviation | Ill. Gen. Carex |
| Authors | F. M. B. Boott |
| Publication Dates | 4 parts, 1858-1867; pt. 1: tt. i-xii, 1-74, tt. 1-200, 146*, 146**. Feb-Mar 1858; pt. 2: i-iv, 75-103, tt. 201-310. 1860; pt. 3: i-iv, 105-126, tt. 311-411. 1862; pt. 4: i-iv, 127-233, tt. 412-600. post 5 Oct 1867. |
| Place of publication | London |
| Publisher | W. Pamplin |
| HOLLIS | 006801049 |
| TL2 | 652 |
| Remarks | Part 4 published by J. D. Hooker after the death of the author. In his preface, Hooker stated that "all the descriptions and drawings published herewith are exactly as left by Dr. Boott . . . My share in the work has been confined to superintending the Engravings and printing the Descriptions." |
The Harvard University Herbaria hold 29 type specimens of taxa described in this publication
Carex arcta Boott [Syntype] 1867, 4: 155Carex oligantha Boott [Holotype] 1867, 4: 174
Carex caduca Boott [Holotype] 1867, 4: 157
Carex breweri Boott [Isotype] 1867, 4: 142
Carex laxiflora var. plantaginea Boott [Syntype] 1858, 37
Carex conjuncta Boott [Isolectotype] 1862, 3: 122
Carex conjuncta Boott [Isosyntype] 1862, 3: 122
Carex conjuncta Boott [Isolectotype] 1862, 3: 122
Carex hebetata Boott [Holotype] 1867, 4: 172
Carex laciniata W. Boott [Syntype] 1867, 4: 175
Carex laciniata W. Boott [Syntype] 1867, 4: 175
Carex ×olneyi Boott [Type] 1858, 1: 15
Carex senta W. Boott [Type] 1867, 174
Carex senta W. Boott [Type] 1867, 174
Carex straminea var. crawei Boott [Isosyntype] 1862, 3: 121
Carex crinita var. minor Boott [Lectotype] 1858, 18
Carex acuta var. pallida Boott [Isotype] 1867, 4: 166
Carex emmonsii var. elliptica Boott [Syntype] 1860, 97
Carex harlandii Boott [Type] 1860, 2: 87
Carex capillacea Boott [Isosyntype] 1858, 1: 44
Carex capillacea Boott [Isosyntype] 1858, 1: 44
Carex composita Boott [Isosyntype] 1858, 1: 3
Carex suberea Boott [Isotype] 1867, 4: 165
Carex diaphana Boott [Holotype] 1867, 4: 156
Carex glabra Boott [Isotype] 1860, 2: 93
Carex thomsonii Boott [Isosyntype] 1858, 1: 1
Carex alligata Boott [Holotype] 1867, 4: 129
Carex nuptialis Boott [Syntype] 1867, 4: 175
Carex teres Boott [Isosyntype] 1858, 1: 62