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Geographic area (of the maiii species). Greenland, northern coasts of 
America, Asia, and Europé, and in salt localities inland. 
As this grass is nearly always sterile where it appears in the northernmost 
parts of its range, it may safely be assumed to have been overlooked in a great 
many places in the Arctic Archipelago. A small grass without panicles will, of 
course, escape any collector who is not expressiv on the lookout for it, and a 
trained botanist doubtless would be able to himt it up in any shore of Arctic 
America. As for the systematic rank of tiie arctic Afropis-torm in question, I think 
it still best to adopt the view proposed by Gelert (1. c, p. 127), as I have done 
myself (1. c, p. 159, and Plants NW GreenL, p. 100) as well as Ostenfeld, who 
has been able to record this plant from King William Land by detecting a few 
fragments of it aniong other plants in Lindström's collection. K. Johansson has, 
indeed, lately stood up for its right to be kept as a separate species (Om Glyceria), 
but he has only found one single character that should constantly distinguish it 
from the typical A. maritima of raore southern shores, and especially from its var. 
arenaria, (Fr.), all other differences being merely relative. Knowing Johansson as 
a very acute observer, I was at first inclined to think that he might be right in 
reestabhshing the Glyceria vilfoidea of Th. M. Fries, but after a renewed inspection 
of available specimens I found it necessary to undertake a closer examination before 
forming a definite opinion. I hope soon to get the time requisite for such a 
research on the materials I have got together now, especially of stolons of botli forras. 
35. Festuca o vina, L. 
F, brevifolia, Brown, Chlor. Melv., Hookkr, App. Parry II & Fl. Bor. Ånier., Taylor, Pl. Baff., 
HooKER, Coll., Markh.\m, T.ife; F. ovinn var. brevifolia, Hoöker, Exp. Fox, Macoun, Cat., 
KUMLIEN, Planta ^.breviflora»), Ostknfeld, Gjöa Exp. (as subspecies); F. horealis, Ambronn, 
Kingua; F. Richardsonii, Taylor, 1. c; F. supina, Rydberg, Liet Peary. 
Distribution. Banks Land, M'Clure (KH); Victoria Land: Minto Inlet 
(KH), Anderson, south coast, Rae (KH); King Wilham Land: Gjöa Harbour, G. 
Hansen (CH); [Boothia Felix ?, John Ross (NHiM)]; North Somerset: Port Kennedy, 
Walker (ex HooKER, Exp. Fox), Cape Garry, Markham (KH); [Mel ville Peninsula: 
Igloolik, Edwards (NHM), Parry (CH), Duckett Cove. Parry (NHM, CH), Repulse 
Bay, HooPER (LS); Southampton Island: Duke of Yorks Bay. Hooper (LS); Notting- 
ham and Mansfield Islands, Bell (ex Macoun, 1. c.)]; Baffin Land: Upper Savage 
Islands, Bell (ex Macoun, 1. c), Cumberland Gulf, Kumlien (1. c), Milikdjuak, Tatlor 
(KH, *F. Richardsonii^), Kingnait, Taylor (KH, NHM), Kivitung, Boas (ex Am- 
bronn, 1. c). Cape Haven, Schuchert & White (ex Holm, Cat.), Ponds Bay, 
Walker (ex Hooker, Exp. Fox); Melville Island, Fisher, Edwards, J. C. Ross 
(NHM), Parry, Beechey (KH), M'Millan (ex Macoun, App. Arctic); North Devon: 
Cape Riley, M Clintock (ex Markham, Life), Beechey Island, Lyall (KH, SH), 
Pullen (KH), »Wellington Channe!», Lyall (KH), Boat Cape, Schei (ex Simmons, 
