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94. Silene acaulis, L. 
Distribution. Banks Land, Andekson (ex Hooker, Coll., Armstrong, Narrat.); 
Victoria Land: Prince Alberts Sound, Andkhson (ex Hookkr. 1. c. Armstrong, 1. c); 
King William Land: Gjöa Harbour, Hansen (CH); Nortli Sonierset: Port Kennedy, 
Walkkr (KII); iMelville Peninsula: south shore of Fury and Hecla Ktrait {CR), 
Duckett Oovo, Parry (ex Hooekr, App. Parry 11)J; Baffiii Land: Ui>por Savage 
Islands, Parry (GU), White Strait. Tarr (ex Ro w lek Wie«and, (brnell list), 
Cumberland Gulf, Tavlor (KH). Kumlien (Plants), Giese and Boas (ex Ambronn, 
Kingua), Exeter Fjord, Tatlor (KH), Kivituog, Boas (ex Amcronn, 1. c), Signuia, 
8(;hu(;hert & VVhitk (ox Holm, Oat.); Melviilo Island (specimen in the KH); Heiber^? 
Island; Hyperite Point, Sohei (ex Simmons, Stray Contr.); Ellesmereland : rather 
common, Hart, Simmons. 
Geographic area. Greenland, all over the arctic and subarctic parts of 
North America, Asia, and Enrope, as well as in the mountains to the south. 
Tliere are astoundingly few specimcns in the London collections, perhaps soine, 
for instanco from Parky's s(!Cond voyage, may have got lost or were overlooked. 
In J. C. Ptoss' collection (LS) there was one. The existonce of a specimen from 
Melville Island is curious so lar as no note about it is to be found in any Hst. 
95. Melandrium apetalum, (L.) Fenzl. 
Lyehnis apetaln, Beowk, Clilor. Melv. IIookkk, App. Parky II IH, Akmstrosg, Narrat., Suthkr- 
LANi), Journ., HooKKK, ColK & Exp. Fox. Tayi.or, Pl. Baff, Kumi.ien, Plant"., Macowx, App. 
Neptune, App. Arctic, Markham, CruiBe, Makkham. LiJo; Wahlhen/ella apdal., Rvobekg, Li«t Peary. 
Distribution. Banks Land, Anderson (ex IIookkh, (V)11., AnMSTRONa, 
1. c); Victoria Land: Minto Inlet (KH) and Cambridge Bay (SH), Anderson; King 
William Land: Gjöa Harbour, Lindström (CH); [Boothia Felix ?. John Ross (NlIM)]; 
North Somerset; Port Kennedy, Walker (KII), Fury Beach, Makkham (KH); [Mel- 
ville Peninsula: Igloolik (NHM, SH, CH), Ncerlo Nakto (CH), Fivo Hawser iiay 
(NHM, CH), Duckett Cove (NHM, CH), Kopulsf Bav, Parky (ex Hookrr, App. 
Parry II); Southampton Island: Duk. of Vorks Bav. Paim.v i< IL, Hooper (LÖ)|; 
Baffin Land: Big Island, Tahk lex R.^>vr,):K A' W.kua.vt., <'MnH.ll li.t,, (hnnberland 
Gulf, KuMLiEN (1. c). Kivitung, Boas :ex Amhkonn, Kin-ua . Cape Searie, Tavlor 
(KH), Ponds Bay, VValker (KH), Borden (ex MA(K)rx, Ai.p. N.-piuiie), Port Bowen, 
Parry (NHM, KH) ; Melville Island, Parry (NHNL KIL, .1. < . lloss, Edwards, 
Sabine (NHM), Bevkrley (KH), herb. Men/fes (LS), herb. Tkevklvan iCH), M'Millan 
(ex Macoun, App. Arctic); Lowther Ishuid, M'Clixt..ck {ox Markham, Life); Cornwallis 
Island: Assistauce Bay, Öutherland (KH); North Drvon: (Jape Riley, M'Clintock 
(ex Makkham, Life), Beechey Island (KII, .^H), ea-t side of Wellington Channel 
(KH, SH), Lyall; Ellesmereland: mtlier .•ommou, Hart, Greelv, Wethertll, 
SiMMONs; Bokden (ex Macoun, App. Neptune), W {Ktx IIydkkrg, 1, o. 
