VIII. -PLANTS. 



I5y Prof. ASA CRAY, Cambridge, Muss. 



This collection probably comprises imis! of tlie Phanerogamous plants growing' at that Arctic? 

 station; some of them not before received by us from that region, rich as our herbarium is in 

 Arctic American plants. 



One of these is Ranunculi!* Pallasii. a most peculiar whitc-llowercd species, which we now for 

 the first time possess in copious specimens. With it comes a very depauperate R. multiftditx, I!, 

 pyyma'ux and ]!. iiiralix, and a radicant form ol' Ctiltliu paluxfrixj with leaves hardly a half inch long 

 at flowering-time*. 



L'apurcr iind!cii>ili' appears to lie the most abiuulant. and peihaps the most showy, plant of 

 that Arctic tlora. 



J'arryu :it!>!ii't!ulix is not in the collection, but Miss Ileppingstone found it on Cape Lisbnrne. 

 The other Crncifene are Cochlcarln. o^icintilln, or some other of the ill-delined species, Drabn (tljilna, 

 and some related white-flowered species which are not determined for want of fruit. 



ftlcllaria loni/ijxx. var. Kdirttrds!!. .s 1 . litini/fnuii, and a condensed form of Ccrastiitm ulpinnin are 

 the only CaryopkyttaeefC, and Astragalus (ilpitius and A.frii/ldtia are the only JJeyiiwinotsii '. 



The Ifonacca' are J>njax octopetala, var. inteyrifoliti, and Potentilla cuiarginata Pnrsh., the latter 

 in numerous and line .specimens. A very dwarf form of this species from Wrangel Island was 

 inadvertently named I'.frit/itlti in the list of Muir's collection. 



The Sn.i i/ri:;i/r an- ,S. <ii>j>oxitif<>li, S'. hi fail ax, />'. flagellaris^ 8. ailciiijlora, S. hieraeifolia, 8. 

 punctalii, in a most reduced form, with some stems only a span high, a compact inflorescence, and 

 small leaves which are cienately 7-!)-lobed rather than dentate, which is here called var. HH, also 

 X. xtcUtiris, var. coiiri-.rn, ,s f . rirultirix, var. Jiyperlorea, and >'. <-'-rtiii. 



Valen'aiKi cupittttn of Pallas was sparingly collected. 



The C<iH>ix>*it<c are only three, Pctitsitcxfrifiiilti, Xcnc<-'n>J'i-i<ii<litx, and Arctic forms of Titnuaeum 

 ojj!<'i /it'lr, var. Hrlilunt. 



The l-jfh-.-ci( 'are even fewer, being only \'<i<-<-iitiiini i'it!s-i/!<i'n and Caxxiopc Mrayona. 



The remaining Getmofetdhe are only Mrrfrnxin wtiritiinii in a condensed form, Pedicular!* 

 ftitilcllcn. and 7'. lMn<imlor1)U. 



The Apetala:, Polygonum rirlp/u-um. O.ri/ria diyyiui. li'min-.r xalivifoliiis, and the following wil- 

 lows, which have bei.-n examined and named by Mr. J5ebb. An abstract of his notes upon them is 

 here given : 



tfalix oralifolia, Tnnitv., in both sexes, and with well-formed fruit. Clearly an Arctic modifi- 

 cation of N. iiiyrtiUoidrx. witli subsessile capsules. 



.SV(//.r f/lin-lnlls. Andcrss., with female (lowers, and young foliage, agreeing with the character in 

 the want of a style. 



li.i- Int.i'ifolin. 'f rev. (N. />lilcliitliyllu Andcrss.), with nervose lineate leaves and a manifest style. 

 i-i>tini<li/<>l!i( Trantv., which is probably only S'. poltirix with glabrous capsules. 



,SV(//,/' /iilrr/iln Anderss., in both sexes. Distinguished from S'. I'lihrophylln mainly by its 

 stipules, which in tliese specimens answer to Siemanu's jtlant, but not to Amlersson's ligure. 



No pctaloideous Monocotyledon was collected except l.u.:nltt ru-ciixfa ; of Glumacni; only L'rio- 

 l>l-/nii (Jlnintixxoiiis and an immature Carc.r, wliich may be ('. ruh/nrix : and ot grasses a tine stock 



