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SALICACEHA. 
Salix arctica Pall. Fl. Ross. i, pt. ii, 86 (1788). Type locality “ in plaga aretica 
muscosa nuda secundum Sinum Obensem et versus glacialem Oceanum.” 
Disenchantment Bay, August 13 (No. 117). This willow, according to Mr. Funston’s 
notes, is common on the rocky mountain slopes about Disenchantment Bay, extending 
from sea level to the limit of vegetation. These specimens have obovate to orbicu- 
lar, glabrous, reticulated leaves, glaucous beneath, rounded at the base, the blades 
of the larger ones 2 to 2.5 cm. long. They bear mature fruit, the capsules glabrous. 
This form of Salix arctica is not known in the United States proper. Our specimens 
have a short, thick, woody trunk, often 1 cm. in diameter and two to three times as 
long, scarcely rising above the surface of the ground. From this trunk arise lateral 
branches 10 to 30 em. in length, which retain their vitality only a few years, spread- 
ing onthe ground and ascending to the height of a few centimeters. The trunk is 
firmly fixed in the ground by means of stout roots. 
Salix barclayi Anders. Proc. Amer. Acad. iv, 66 (1858). The type specimens were 
collected on Kadiak Island by Barclay. 
Khantaak Island, May 30 (No. 6). For notes on this species, see page 328, 
ORCHIDACEH A. 
Habenaria bracteata (Willd.) R. Br.; Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2, v, 192 (1813); Orehis 
bracteata Willd. Sp. Pl. iv, 3£ (1805). Type specimen from Pennsylvania. 
Disenchantment Bay, August 12 (No. 112). Scattered specimens were found from 
sea level to an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. 
Habenaria dilatata (Pursh) Hook. Exot. Fl. ii, 95 (1825); Orchis dilatata Pursh, 
FL. ii, 588 (1814). Type specimen from Labrador. 
Along the Ankow River, near Ocean Cape, July 1 (No. 52). The plant grows in 
moist, shaded parts of the forest region; and its snow-white flowers, according to Mr. 
Funston’s observations, are very fragrant. Determined by Thomas Morong. 
Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R. Br.; Ait. Hort. Kew. v, 193 (1813); Orchis hyper- 
borea L. Mant. i, 121 (1767). 
Along the Ankow River, about 10 kilometers above its mouth, July 16 (No. 64); 
abundant in fresh-water swamps. Determined by Thomas Morong. 
IRIDACEA. 
Iris setosa Pall.; Link, Jahresb. i, pt. iii, 71 (1841). 
At the mouthof the Afikow River, July 8 (No, 53), in sandy soil near a fresh-water 
pond. The Indians are said to use the rootstock as a medicinal charm, 
LILIACEA. 
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) Lam. & DC. Fl. France. iii, 174 (1805); Urularia 
amplexifolia L. Sp. Pl. i, 804 (1753). Type locality, European. 
About 25 kilometers north of the Mission, July 14 (No. 61); common in the dense 
woods, and on Mount Tebenkof found at the altitude of 180 meters, Fruiting spe- 
cimens were collected on Khantaak Island, August 27. 
Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker, Bot. Mag. under t. 1216 (1809); Lilium 
camschatcensis L. Sp. Pl. i, 303 (1753). Type locality, Kamchatka, 
Khantaak Island, June 20 (No. 38). It occurs in openings throughout the lowland 
forest area in the vicinity of Yakutat Bay, ascending on Mount Tebenkof to an alti- 
tude of 900 meters. The use of this plant for food is recorded in Hooker’s Flora 
Boreali-Americana, p. 181, as follows: ‘“ Voyagers to Kamtschatka (where this species 
seems more abundant than on the American coast) bring home small, white, granu- 
lated esculent roots, dried on strings. These are the bitter tubers of this £vitillary, 
