42 iMdRTKN 4*. I'olisll.li. 



AsiMMuliiii: IVttiii tilt' coast to tlic siidw-lim-. 

 Almmlantly llo\v»>riiiK •""! Iri'itiiiu:. 

 nfti'ii siiowicss dmiiii,' wiiitti. 



± .lU. Poa nonioralis L. var. j^laucantha lii vtt. 



Alinosl lin' suiiu' aftplios lu lliis suiitlitTii ly|)i' as lo J'. laua. La.\(;e f,'iv»'s llie 

 distrilnilion iM-lwfoii r»(l' and G!»'2(l' and lliis Cki.i: rt approvcs by hissif,'n!; Inil iii 

 il. il. revist'il h\ CiKLKHT iio speciiiu'ii.'^ ocrur from localilics norlli of ca. ()7°. The 

 ioralities n»oor«lt*(l norlh lu-rcofare: Disko (Wai.ker), soiiu- localilics iicar .Iakol»s- 

 liavn (H. l^r.) ami Chrislianshaab (W. \ il.). 



In addition I liavc rcfcrrod to lliis species a f^rass from a fcw localilics iii \. 

 Stnuiifjord : iOi|alnar-ssuil (i? 3(}' and ipiularssiiati <)7 44' (P. &: E.). 



The phuit NVJis hero growing iii Ihickcts nnH soomod lo liavt' liccn 

 fniiting thc prci'oding year. 



'I'Im' ahovc iiKMilioniMl loealities are from tlic lo\vlaii(l. 

 Ililtcrnatrs iindoi- tliick iHVfM'S of snow. 



Puccinellia. 



riic spccifs holongine: to tliis difficult gonus have recent ly heen 

 I Imidiigldy stndicd l>y vaiioiis American and iMu-ojiean hotanist?. Tliiis 

 M. L. Fkhn Al II and C. .\. \\'k.\thp:rby in iihodora 18. 19JG gave a 

 description of tlu- species in Eastern Nortli America, accompanied l>y 

 extensive synonymic and fxccilent figures. And on the European and 

 Antic species l)r. O. |{. IIolmber«;, has pui)lislied varions smaller 

 pa[)i'rs as preciisory studies for an exhaustive monograph. 



As I liav»' had an opportnnity of comparing my M, S. and my lield- 

 notes, liiit iHil (iiy lierl>arinni-|)lants. with thc inaterial in II. II. revised 

 and lahcllo(| hy |)r. IldiMiiERO, it seemed desirahlc lu luiiiLi Ihi' nanies 

 of thf species hcrc treated of in accordancc wilh Ihc noniciiclaf ure ol 

 H(H..MUKii(.'s monograph, still iinpnlijislicd. I'^r I hal piirposc my Iricnd 

 l)i-. lioiMnKR*; kindiy prox idrd mo with a list dl I lir condjinal ions 

 to lic nsed. 



I or I lu- i'xplanalion of those comhinations and Iheir synonymic, 

 in shorthy f(»r thf fiitirc systematic pari (d' thc classilication, thc rcadci- 

 is rcfcrrcd to I loi .\iiikiu;'s own work soon lu ho |»iiltlisli(M|. 



V 51. rucinellia Vahliana (I.iebm.) Scribn. & Mfrh. (Ind. (;h/rrr>,i 



Kjtlh/iaiii (Lange). 



In open spots in thc hi'ath, on m-wly formcd morainc and on claycy 

 and sandy slopos. Imt not hahtphilons. 



l)isko: 'ilu- Norlldand from about TO-O' on thc coast of Waygat and around 

 tu thc Nordfjord gathcrcd frr.m .scvcral localilics, no doubt ralhor rom mon (P.); in 

 thp great vallcvs from the head of Nordfjord 69^50' (p.). Har<" O (Nath.; P.). 



