140 Merriam — Plants of the Prihilof Islands. 



Saxifiaga chiysantha Graj'. 



Common in places near Bogoslof hill on St. Paul. Its rich 

 yellow flowers are conspicuous, though considerably smaller 

 than those of *5*. hirciilus. 



Saxifraga hieiacifolia AValdst. & Kit. 

 Common in 2:)laces on St. Paul. 



Saxifraga hirculus Linn. 



Common in })atches in the Polavina raoss-hogs. FloAvers 

 large, yellow, and handsome. 



Saxifraga stellaris comosa Willd. 

 Collected on St. George August 10. 



Saxifraga unalaskensis Sternb. 

 Collected on Polavina moss l)Ogs August 8. 



Chrysosplenium . 



Collected on Bogoslof hill, St. Paul Island, August 7, 1891. 



[Acaulescent or with a single leaf, 1 to 3 inches [25-75 mm.] 

 high, pubescent, purplish ; radicle leaves on petioles nearly as 

 long as the stems, 23ubescent ; blade oval, 3 to 5 lines [6-10 

 mm.] broad, 4- to 5-crenate, nearly glabrous ; involucral leaves 

 several, shortly petioled, entire or 3-crenate, longer than the 

 flowers ; calyx purple, 3 lines [6 mm.] broad, 4-lobed ; stamens 

 8, half as long as sepals; disk prominent. St. Paul Island, 

 Pribilof groui). August 7, 1891. Collected by C. Hart Mer- 

 riam. It seems nearest C. alter aifoliu.m.. The variety tetrandrum, 

 to which all our North American forms have been referred, has 

 smaller greenish Hoovers, 4 stamens, and more leafy stems. — 

 J. N. Rose.] 



Hippurus vulgaris Linn. 



Tolerably common on St. George. 



Epilobiuni anagallidifolium Lam. 



Collected on St. George August 10. 



[A ])oculiar form [100-125 mm.] 4 to 5 inches high, erect; 

 peduncle 1] to 2 inches long [38-50 mm.] ; cai)sule single or in 



