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(2884.) C. arctica, Hook., Fl. II., 248. 



G. arctica, S. laxa, Dur. PI. Kan., No. 97. 

 Arctic sea-coast. {Hooker, Fl.) This species is figured in Hooker's 

 Flora Boreali Americana, and resembles a form of (?. maritima, but we 

 are unaware of its identification with any of our species. 



(2886.) C. arundinacea, Kunth; Vasey, Cat. Grasses, U.S. 86, 

 (1885.) 



G. aqmtka, Smith ; Hook., Fl. IL, 248 ; Macoun, Cat No. 2167. 

 Poa aqiuxtica, var. ?. Arrwricana, Torr., Fl. I., 108. 



Abundant in pools, ditches, and borders of lakes and rivers, from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific. In water and very wet places, Bass Eiver, 

 N.B. (Fowler, Cat.) Campbellton, X.B. (Chalmers.) Magdalen Islands, 

 (J. Richardson.) Whycocogmah, Cape Breton. (Macoun.) Yicinity 

 of Ottawa. (Fletcher, Fl. Ott.) Very common near Prescott, Ont. 

 (Billings.) Abundant at Belleville, and westward throughout Ontario 

 to Lake Nipigon, and south to the Kaministi(iua Eiver. (Macoun.) 

 Sault Ste. Marie. (R. Bell.) North shore of Lake Superior. (Agassiz.) 

 Yicinity of Hamilton, Ont. (Logic.) London, Ont. ; Parry Sound, 

 Georgian Bay ; Emerson, Man. (Burgess.) Woodstock, Ont. (Millman.) 

 High Bluff, Man. (McGill Coll. Herb.) Moose Factory, James Bay. 

 (Cottar & Dr. Hayden.) All around James Baj-, and north to York 

 Factory ; also at Maple Creek, Alberta. (J. M. Macoun.) Abundant 

 in pools throughout the prairie region, and north to Lake Athabasca; 

 rather common in the Columbia Yalley, froni Golden City to Donald ; 

 in wet marshy places at Yictoria, Nanaimo, and Albemi, Yancouver 

 Island. (Macoun.) Upper Nachacco River, B.C. (Dawson.) Sitka. 

 (Rothr. Alask.) Lake Winnipeg to the Saskatchewan ; Eocky Moun- 

 tains. (Hooker, Fl.) 



(2887.) C. Canadensis, Trin.; Hook., Fl. IL, 249. 



Poa Canadensif, Beauv. ; Torr., Fl. I., 112. 



Briza Canadensis, Michx., Fl. I., 71 ; Pursh, Fl. T., 82. 



Poa aqiiatica, Pursli, Fl. I., 80. 

 Quite common in the maritime provinces ; rare we.stward. Yar- 

 mouth, Windsor and Canso, X. S. ; North Sydney, Cape Breton. 

 (Macoun & Burgess.) Prince's Lodge, near Halifax, N.S. (Sommers, 

 Cat.) Pictou, N.S. (McKay.) Common in bogs and very wet places, 

 N.B. (Fowler, Cat.) Tobique River, N.B. (Hay.) Thunder River, 

 Q. (St.Cijr.) Yicinity of Ottawa. (Fletcher, Fl. Ott.) \Yet gronnda 

 near Prescott Junction, Ont. ; and Chelsea, Q. (Billings.) Beaver 

 meadow. Partridge Lake, Addington Co. ; also at the entrance to the 

 Murray Canal, near Trenton; abundant up Gull Eiver, Yictoria Co. ; 



