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Juncus Balticus, Detliaixl, Cape Espenberg, Norton sound, and Ounalashka. 



J. arcticus, Willd., Sitka. 



J. ensifolius, Wickstrom, Ounalashka. 



J. falcatus, E. Meyer, Ounalashka and Sitka. 



J. castaneus, Smith, Sitka, Ounalashka, and Kotzebue sound. 



J. bigiuniis, L., Kotzcbue sound. 



J. Drummondi, Ledel>., Ounalashka. 



J. paradoxus, Meyer, is given by Ledebour as a doubtful native of Sitka. 



CTPERACE^. 



Scirpus caespitosus, L., Ounalashka and Sitka. 



S. sylvaticus, L., Sitka. 



Eriophorum vaginatum, L., Sitka. 



E. Scheuchzeri, Hoppe, Kotzebne sound, and Sitka, fide Mertens. 



E. Chamissonis, C. A. Meyer, Sitka and Ounalashka. 



E. callitrix, Cham., Island of St. Lawrence. 



E. latifoliam, L., including E. polystachyum, E. angusti folium, and E. gra- 

 cile, Sitka, Norton sound to Point liarrow and the Arctic coast. " The silky 

 hair of the cotton grasses is used by the Esquimaux as a substitute for tinder," 

 Seemann. 



Rhynchospora alba, Vahl., Sitka. 



Elyna spicata, Sclirad., Arctic coast, PuUen. 



Carex leiocarpa, C A. Meyer, Sitka and Ounalashka. 



C. micropoda, C. A. Meyer, Ounalashka. 

 . C. circinata, C. A. Meyer, Sitka and Ounalashka. 



0. nigricans, C. A. Meyer, Sitka and Ounalashka. 



C. pauciflora, Lightf., Sitka. 



C elongata, L., Sitka. 



0. leporina, L., Ounalashka. 



C. lagopina, Wahl., Kotzebue sound. 



0. Norvegica, Willd., Sitka and Kotzebue sound 



0. canescens, L., Sitka. 



C. stellulata. Good., Sitka and Ounalashka. 



C. remota, L., Sitka. 



C. Buxbaumii, Wahl., Sitka. 



C. j\[ertensii, Prescott, Ounalashka and Sitka. 



C. atrata, L., Kotzebue sound. 



C. Gmelini, Hook., Sitka, Ounalashka, and Kotzebue sound. 



C. livida, Wahl., Sitka. 



C. capillaris, L. ; Ounalashka,. Eschscholtz. 



0. rariflora. Smith, Ounalashka; and Bay of SchischmareflF, Eschscholtz. 



C. rotundata, Wahl., Kotzebue sound. 



C. niacrochseta, C. A. Meyer, Ounalashka and Sitka. 



C. mehanocarpa, Cham., Island of St. Lawrence. 



C. stylosa, C. A. Meyer, Sitka and Ounalashka. 



C. limosa, L., Sitka. 



C. saxatilis, Wahl., Kotzebue sound and Norton sound. 



C. esespitosa, L., Sitka and Kotzebue sound. 



C. stricta. Good., Kotzebue sound. 



C. aquatilis, Wahl., Ounalashka and Kotzebue sound. 



C. cryptocarpa, C. A. Meyer, Sitka, Ounalashka, and Kotzebue sound. 



C. acuta, L., Sitka. 



C. vesicaria, L., Sitka and Kotzebue sound. 



C. fuliginosa, Sternb., Kotzebue and Norton sound.* 



* Not having access to Boott's great work on Carex I have followed Ledebour as the 

 latest available authority. Most likely some modification of this list will yet be needed. 



