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URTICACE^. 



Urtiea dioica Linn. — HI, 637. Bering Island, Only seen in a single 

 spot a little bebind the village, just below the poles on which the 

 large salmon nets are hung up to be dried. 



EMPETRACE^. 



*Empetrum nigrum Linn. — III, 555. Very common on both islands. 

 Steller, N. Nord. Beitr, II, p. 300. 



SALICACE^. 



Salix speeiosa Hook and Am. — III, 625. 



Salioc PaUasii, Anders. — Bering Island, common. 



LILIACEJE. 



FritiUaria CamUchntcemis (Linn.) Gauler. — IV, 147. The saranna- 

 lily is common on both islands, the bulbs being gathered by the natives 

 for food. — " Kamtschatkische braune Lilie," Steller, N. Nord. Beitr., 

 II, p. 301. — Fritillaria mranna Stejneger, Xaturen, 1882, and Pr. TJ, 

 S. :N^at. Mus., VI, 1883, p./63. 



Veratrum album Linn. — IV, 208. Both islands, especially on Bering 

 Island, where it is common and very luxuriant in damp, sheltered 

 places, not higher than 50 feet above sea -level. 



Tajeldw calyculata (Linn.) Wahlenb. — Mountains of both islands, be- 

 tween 200-500 feet altitude, but not very common. Flowering during 

 August. 



SMIL ACE JE. 



Majanthemum hifolium var. Kamtschatwum (Gmel.). — {Smilaeina, hi/olia 

 ^ KamUchatica) IV, 127. Both islands, but not common. 



IRIDE^. 



Irk setosa Pall. — IV, 96. Common on both islands. In 1883, on 

 Copper Island, the first flowers were noted July 25th. Iri^ sibirico, 

 Stejneger, !N'aturen, 1882 {nee Linn.). 



ORCHIDACE^. 



Orchis aristata Fisch. — (O. latifoUcux heeringiana) IV, 54. Both islands, 

 up to 200 feet altitude. In 1883, on Bering Island the first flowers 

 were noted June 18th. 



Hahenaria borealis Cham. — Common in damp places on both islands. 

 The two forms albijforo and viridijiora both occur. 



.TUNCACE^. 



Luzula campestris (Linn.) Dec. — IV, 210. Bering Island. 

 Zuzula spadicea \ar. parvijfora (Desv.) — IV, 217. Bering Island. 



