A survey of the Phytogeography of the Arctic American Archipelago i i 
Contr.); North Kent, Simmons (1. c); Graham Island, Schei (ex Simmons, 1. c); Hei- 
berg Island: Hyperite Point, Whitsunday Bay, and Skräling Point, Schei (ex Simmons, 
1. c); Ellesmereland: very common, Haet, Greelt, Isachsen, Simmons, Bartlett 
(CH); Wolf and Goodsell (ex Rydberg, 1. c). 
Geographic area. Greenland, northern parts and mountains of middle 
North America and Asia, northernmost Europé. 
About this plant Hooper has the following note: *rather scarce, but found in 
most parts of the NE coast of America», which is, I think, what could be said of 
any part of the Archipelago. Only in nianured places it grows inore abundantly. 
Stellaria calyoantha, (Ledeb.) Bong. 
Distribution. [Melville Peninsula: Igloolik, Edwards (NHM)]. 
Geographic area. Greenland, northern parts of North America, Asia, and Europé. 
Although this species is not included in Hookkr-s list from the second voyage of Pakkv 
I found a specimen in the NHM. The plant is not found in the Arctic Islands, but it might 
83. stellaria hmnifusa, Rottb. 
Distribution. King William Land, Klutschak (Eskimo, p. 102); [Boothia 
Fehx ? John Ross (NHM)]; North Somerset: Port Kennedy, Walker (ex Hooker 
Exp Fox)- [Melville Peninsula: Neerlo Nakto, Parby (NHM, CH), Repulse Bay or 
Cape Lady Pelly, Rae (Exp.)]; Baffin Land: Cumberland Gulf, Kekerten, Cape 
Searle, Cape Adair, Taylor (Pl. Baff.), Signuia, Schuohert & White (ex Holm, 
Cat.); Ellesmereland: Muskox Fjord, Cocked Hat Island, SkräHng Island m Alexandra 
Fiord, Simmons. „ , . 
Geographic area. Greenland, northern shores of North America, Asia, 
and ^^^I^P^^'^^^.^^ certainly is overlooked in intermediate localities, especially perhaps 
in North Devon, where its occurrence may be anticipated so as to connect the 
Baffin Land range with the northern locaUties. Mårtens. Ueberblick, indeed records 
it for Port Bowen, but he seems to have overlooked that the specimens, mentioned 
by Hooker in App. Parrv III, are collected by J. C. Ross in Greenland. 
84. Oerastium alpinum, L. 
Distribution. Banks Land: north shore, M'Clure (KH), Ballast Beach, 
Miertsching (KH) Prince of Wales Strait, M'Clure (ex Osborn, NW Pass., p. 194, 
»London pride.); Victoria Land: Minto Inlet and Cambridge Bay. An oe^on (ex 
Hooker CoU and Armstrong, Narrat.)^; King William Land: Gjöa Harbour. 
Lindström (CH); [Boothia Felix ?, John Ross (NHM)]; North Somerset: Port Kennedy, 
« The specimens I have seen from these localities belong to the following species, but most 
probably this grows there also. 
