388 Dr. Hooxzn's Account of a 
The shape of the leaves, the size and habit of the species, 
bring it very near to S. herbacea ; but the downy capsules well 
distinguish it. 
Cl. II. MONOCOTYLEDONES. 
22. Luzula hyperborea, supra in Pl. of Greenland. 
Poa lava, supra in Pl. of Greenland. | 
This has the common appearance of P. lara; some of the 
specimens are however viviparous. 
CL III ACOTYLEDONES. 
23. Polytrichum alpinum. | 
À common species on high mountains in all parts of Europe, 
particularly in the north. 
24. Bryum cespititium. 
Found in almost all parts of the world. 
PLANTS FROM THE NORTH CAPE. 
CL I. DICOTYLEDONES. 
RANUNCULUS. 
1. Ranunculus acris. 
Common throughout Europe, Tauria, Siberia, Iceland. 
From New York to Canada; but not yet found in Arctic 
America. 
9. R. au- 
