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10. Hierochloe pauciflora, R. Br. 
Distribution. Victoria Land: Minto Inlet, Anderson (KH); King William 
Land: Gjöa Harbour, Lindström (CH); [Boothia Felix?, John Ross (NHM)]; North 
Somerset (ex Hooker, App Parry III); [Mel ville Peninsula: Igloolik, Parry. Fisher 
(NHM, CH), Neerlo Nakto (ex Hooker, App. Parry 11)]; Baffin Land: Kingnait 
(KH) and otber places, Taylor (Pl. Baff.); Melville Island: Winter Harbour (NHM) 
and other places, Beverley (KH, NHM), Beechey (KH), Parrf (NHM), Edwards 
(NHM), herb. Trevelyan (CH). 
Geograpbic area. Western arctic Nortb America, northern Siberia, arctic 
Europé. 
Mårtens, Ueberblick, p. 19, records this species from Port Bowen, but I cannot 
find out bis source, even if there is a specimen in the KH from Parry, without 
auy note about its provenience. 
11. Alopecurus alpinus, Sm. 
Distribution. Banks Land. Anderson (ex Armstrong, Narrat.), nortb shore, 
M'Clure (KH); Victoria Land: Cambridge Bay and Minto Inlet, Anderson (KH); 
King William Land: Gjöa Harbour, Lindström (CH); [Boothia Felix ?, John Ross (NHM)]; 
Nortb Somerset: Port Kennedy. Walker (ex Hooker, Exp. Fox), Fury Beach, Maek- 
HAM (KH), (without locality) Parry (NHM); [Melville Peninsula: Igloohk, Parry, 
Edwards, Gripfiths (NHM, CH) % Barrow River, Parry (CH), Duckett Cove 
(Hooker, App. Parry II); Southampton Island: Duke of Yorks Bay, Parry (KH, 
CH); Mansfield and Nottingham Islands, Bell (ex Macoun. Cat.)]; Baffin Land: 
Cumberland Gulf, Taylor (NHM), Boas (ex Ambkonn, Kingua), Exeter Fjord, 
Taylor (KH), Button Point, Sutherland (Journ., II, p. 323), Ponds Bay, Walker 
(ex Hooker,' Exp. Fox), Lyall (KH), Borden (ex Macohn, App. Neptune), Port 
Bowen, Parry (NHM. LS); Melville Island, Sabine, Edwards (NHM), Beverley 
(NHM,' KH), Beechey, M Clintock (KH), herb. Trevelyan (CH), M'Millan (ex 
Macoun, App. Arctic); Cornwallis Island: Assistance Bay, Sutherland (Journ.); 
North Devon: Powell Creek, Beechey Island and »Welhngton Channel», Lyall 
(KH, SH), Cape Vera, and Mount Belcher, Simmons (Stray Contr ), Castle Island and 
Devils Isle, Simmons (1. c ); North Kent, Simmons (1. c); Ellesmereland: common all over 
the land Hart, Greely, Wetherill, Simmons; Goodsell (ex Rydberg, List Peary). 
Geograpbic area. Greenlaiid, arctic and subarctic America, Rocky Moun- 
tains, northern Siberia, Altai, Ural, arctic Europé, Scotland. 
Ä. alpinus doubtless is the most common grass of the Arctic Islands, and 1 
think that whereever »grass. or »grasses» are mentioned in the reports, it may be 
