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The indication from Baffin Land is somewhat doubtful, as I have had no op[)or- 
tunity of inspecting specimens, but I think it may very well grow there. According 
to Fernald, Gray's Manual, p. 196 (I have not bis paper in Rhodora at hand now), 
the name of the plant ought to be E. calUthrix, Cham., but I doubt that be is right 
in using this name for all plants from America which have formerly been identi- 
fied with E. vaginatum, and moreover bis description seems hardly to go together 
with Chamisso'8 own, such as it is rendered in Ledebour, Flora Ross., IV, p. 254. 
The specimen of Anderson as well as those of Hansen from King Point on the 
Continent certainly belong to E. vaginatum, where Ostenfeld bas placed the latter 
(Gjöa Exp., p. 31). 
40. Eriophorum Scheuchzeri, Hoppe. 
E. capitatum, Brown, Chlor. Melv., Hookkr, App. Paery II & Fl. Bor. amer., Rae, Exp., Tayi.or, 
Pl. Baff., HooKÉE, Coll. & Exp. Fox, Aemstbong, Narrat., Macoun, Cat. 
Distribution. Banks Land: Ballast Beach, Miertsching (KH); Bäring Land, 
Anderson (ex Armstrong, 1. c); Victoria Land: Minto Inlet, Anderson (KH); Cam- 
bridge Bay, Anderson (ex Hooker. Coll); King William Land: Gjöa Harbour, Lind- 
ström (CH), interiör, Klutschak (Eskimo, p. 102); [Boothia Felix ?, John Ross 
(NHM)]; North Somerset: Port Kennedy, Walker (ex Hooker, Exp. Fox); [Melville 
Peninsula: interiör, Rae (1. c), Igloolik, Parry (SH), Repulse Bay, Hooper (LS); 
Southampton Island: Duke of Yorks Bay, Hooper (LS), Parry (CH)]; Baffin Land: 
Big Island, Tarr (ex Rowlee å Wiegand, Gornell hst), Cumberland Gulf, Taylor 
(KH), Kumlien (Plants), Boas (ex Ambronn, Kingua), Kekerten, Taylor (KH, as 
E. vaginatum), Cape Searle, Scotts Bay, Cape Adair. Taylor (1. c.) Signuia, Schu- 
chert & White (ex Holm, Cat.); Melville Island. Parry, Beverley, Edwards, 
HoPPNER, J. C. Ross, FisHER (KH, NHM), Winter Harbour (NHM); North Devon: 
Powell Creek, Lyall (KH); Ellesmereland : common, Hart. Simmons. 
Geographic area. Greeuland, northern North America, northern Asia, 
northernmost parts and mountains of Europé. 
E Scheuchzeri certainly is a very cotnmon plant all over the Arctic Islands, 
even if it is as yet overlooked in some of them. It is hovvever, represented m most 
collections, among others also in the Melville Island one of Menzies (LS). It bas 
not escaped confusion with other species, so for instance it is reported from Elles- 
mereland under the name of E vaginatum, as I have previously pointed out (Flora 
Ellesm p 149) and Clarke seems to have been inchned to refer some of the 
specimens from Melville Island to E. calUthnx, C. A. Mey., looked upon as a variety 
(of this species?) - according to a note in the NHM herbarium. 
41. Eriophorum polystachium, L 
E. anqustifolium, Bbown, Chlor. Melv , iio..KKi!. .\pp ■'a':'-'- " ^ Fm. Bor. Anu-r,, Iam.ok, Pl. 
Baff.. AMHK..NN. Kn.t.'..!i, Iloi m. ( at. 
Distribution. Banks Land: Burin, Land. M. m kk (KIL. Men-v Bay, 
Miertsching ,KH);^ King WiHian. Land: (Jjöa llarhuur. Linusthom CIL; Nu.th 
