Plants of the Pribilof Islands. 141 



pairs. IJr. W'm. Trelease thinks it must be " the more erect 

 long-pedicelled form " of this species. — J. N. R.] 



Heracleuni lanalum 3Iicli\. 



Abundant on l)oth islands ; very large and rank, averaging- 

 more tlian a meter (o feet) in height. In full flower early in 

 August. This plant is called ' pooehka ' hx the natives, who 

 eat the stalks raw after peeling as we peel pie plant: it is not 

 at all ba.l. ^ ^ 



Ligusticum scoticum Linn. 

 Uather common. 



Coe'oplureum gmelini Ledeb. 

 Connnon and rank. 



Cfirnus unalaskensis Ledel). 



Xot common or generally distributed. Tolera1)lv common on 

 the moss bogs at Polavina and near Bogoslof hill, on St. Paul, 

 and in places on St. George. In full flower earlv in August. 



Valeriana capitata Pallas. 

 Tolerabh' eonnnon ; past prime Ijefore the end of July. 



Valeriana sylvatica Banks. 



Collected on St. Paul Island l)y Townsend and identified by 

 Dr. Vasey. 



Achillea millefolium Linn. 

 Connnon on both islands. 



Aster sibiricus Linn. 



Connnon on a moss bog on St. Paul, between the village and 

 Polavina. In full flower early in August. 



Chrysanthemum arcticum Linn. 



Common in places on botli islands, usually in moss bogs: at 

 height of flowering early in August. 



lit— Bi(ir.. Scif. Wa.<h.. V.ir.. VI I, 1S!)2. 



