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confounded with &. nivalis, for instance by Hayes who has only the 
latter in his list. In Foulke Fjord it grew fairly abundantly both in 
grassy slopes and in moister places. 
Occurrence. 5S. Ivsugigsok (NarHorst); Wolstenholme Sound 
(INGLEFIELD); Smith Sound localities (Kane); Foulke Fjord (Hart), at 
Reindeer Point and Etah (204, 1503). 
Ranunculus nivalts, L. 
R. nivalis, Simmons, Fl. Ellesm. [R. nivalis, Dickie, Not. fl. pl., 
in InGLeFreLD, Summer Search; Duranp, Pl. Kan., ex p.; Hart, Pot. Br. 
Pol. Exp., ex p.; Natuorst, N. W. Grénl.; Werueriit, List 1894; R. 
niv. var. Freiligrathi, BrssEts, Exp. Pol. Amer.]. 
This species is stated for many more places than the preceding. 
Notwithstanding that I did not myself find it at Foulke Fjord, and that 
I am rather inclined to think that several of the records should by 
rights be transferred to R. sulphureus or should even include both, [ 
think it best to enumerate the localities as they are given in the differ- 
ent lists, as it is impossible to make sure of the identifications of the 
specimens of the american collectors. 
BesseEts, in Exp. Pol. Amer., gives a list of the vascular plants found 
during the expedition of Haux in the district afterwards called Hall Land. 
In this list, stands as the first “Ranunculus nivalis (L.) var. Freili- 
grathi (Bessets)”. No description, however, of the variety is given, and 
when in his later work (Amer. Nordpol-Exp.) BesseLs gives a new list 
of the plants (p. 304), which had meanwhile been examined by Asa GRAY, 
he there speaks only of “R. nivalis var.” The name Freiligratht, as 
far as I know, has never been validly published and consequently must 
be left out of consideration. 
Occurrence. S. Cape York (Hart); Ivsugigsok (NatHorst); Wol- 
stenholme Sound (IncuerreLp); Northumberland Island (WETHERILL, STEIN); 
Smith Sound stations! (Kane); Foulke Fjord (Hart), (at Etah (Mee- 
HAN)?)2. N. Lafayette Bay (Kane); Bessels Bay and Hannah Island 
(Hart); Hall Land (BesseEts). 
1 When Kane speaks of “Ranunculus” without further specification, he may 
mean either R. nivalis or R. sulphureus. Such vague statements he has for 
Mary Minturn River, Rensselaer Bay, between Capes Atholl and Dudley Digges. 
2 Most probably Meruan has here confounded R. nivalis and R. sulphureus, the 
latter being common and abundant at Etah. 
