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FLOKA OF WESTERN ESKTMAUX-LAND. 39 
TMa Dodecatheon is not, as was thought, an endemic species of Western Eskimaux-land ; having heen 
found in St. Lawrence Bay {Chamisso and Fschscholtz), on the Eocky Mountains (X>. Bovgla^), and on the 
Arctic shores of Eastern America {Captain BacJc). It is a hcautlful plaut. The foliage is of a lively 
green; the numher of flowers varies from one to five, but is generally three; the corolla is purplish- 
violet, at the base yellowish- white. 
Plate IX. Tig. 1, flower ; 2, stamen ; 3, pollen-masses ; 4, ovary and style ; 5, ovnry cut open ; 
6, receptacle with a few ovules attached to it ; 7, ovule ; 8, calyx, fruit, and style ; 9, fruit, not ^uite ripe : — 
atl magnified, 
PLUMBAGIXE.^. 
178. Armeria crc/icfl^ AVallr., De Cand. Prodr. vol. xii. p, G79. Kotzcbuc Sound; Arctic 
coast {Pulleii). 
SALSOLACE^. 
179. Atriplex littoralis, Linn.j De Cand. Prodr. vol. xiii. p. 90. — Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. 
p. 128. Eschscholtz Bay. 
POLYGONE^. 
180. Oxyria reniformis, Hook., Fl. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 129. Cape Lisburne; Assistance Bay, 
and Northumberland Inlet (Penny) ; "Whale Fish Island [Ede) , 
181. R.UMEX Acetosa, Linn., Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 129. Kotzebuc Sound. 
182. KuMEx domesticuSj Hartm., Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 129. From Kotzebue Sound 
to Wainwright Inlet. 
In the beginning of the summer haudfuUs of this Sorrel are eaten by the Eskimaux in order to arrest 
the ravages of the scurvy. 
183. Polygonum jBw/or/fl, Linn., Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 130. Prom Kotzebue S<tuud 
to Point Barrow ; Mackenzie River, and Gaiiy Isle (PuUen) . 
The Eskiinaus call this plant IVIashu, and eat the root, after having roasted it in the ashes. 
184. Polygonum viviparum, Linn., Hook. Fi. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 130. Wainivright Inlet; 
Assistance Bay {Penny) ; between Point BaiTow and Mackenzie River {PuIIen). 
185. Polygonum alpinum, AU., Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 131. Eschscholtz Bay, plentiful 
on the ice-cliffs. 
EMPETRE^. 
186. Empetrum nigrum, Linn., Hook. FI. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 140. Common from Norton 
Sound to Point Barrow ; Richard's Isle [PuUen) ; Northumberland Inlet {Penny) ; Wliale Fish 
Island {Ede). 
SALICINE.^. 
187. Salix villosa, Don, Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 144. From Kotzebue Sound to Cape 
Lisburne ; Point Separation {PuUen) . 
About Kotzebue Souiul this species is about five feet high, but, hkc all Willows, gradually decreases 
in size on approaching the higher latitudes, and at Cape Lisburne it is only in sheltered positions from 
one to two feet high. The specimens agree perfectly with the description in the ' Flora Boreuli- Americana.' 
