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Geograpliic area. Greeiiland, arctic and subarotic North America, arctic 
Asia and mountains to the south, arctic parts and mountains of northern Europé. 
As only in a few lists M. affine is held apai-t from M. apetalum, it seems 
higlily probable tliat some references sliould rightly be transfcrred to the following 
species, or at least that in the synonyinic an »ex parte» should be added to most 
citations. Where no specimens iiave been at hand it is, however, impossible to 
separate the records, and I have then let them stånd for this, aa the most common 
of the two species. Hooper writes about it »freqnently met with; the finest spe- 
cimens obtained in Repulse Ray». I have, indeed. seen no specimens of M. affine 
in the Parry coUection, but Hookkr, App. Parrt II, p. 389, has a note: »a dwarf 
specimen of this is in Mr. EDWARns's collection, having the whole flower of a white 
colour». It may, of course, ref er to an albinoid forui of M. apetalum, but inore 
probably M. affine is meant. Tatlor has collected both and he speaks of different 
forms (1. c, p. 326), but as he has not held them apart, it is impossible to know 
where his localit^es, Milikdjuak and Niatoling, are to be referred. Specimens of the 
usual european form with included petals are niore rarely met with, generally it 
shows the dark purplish protruding petals of tlie var. arcticum, (Th. Fr.) Simm. 
96. Melandrium affine, J. Vahl. 
Lychniå afflnis, Ambronn, Kingua; L. apetala, TäYLOB, Pl, Baff. (ex parte). 
Distribution. Victoria Land: Cambridge Bay, Anderson (KH); Baffin Land: 
Cumberland Gnlf, Boas (ex Ambronn, 1. c), Kumlien (Plants), Taylor (KH), Kivi- 
tung. Boas (ex Ambronn, 1. c), Cape Searle, Tatlor (NHM, KH); Melville Island, 
Beechey (KH); North Devon: Beechey Island, Ltall (KH, SH): Heiberg Island: 
Whitsuuday Bay and Skräling Point, Schei (ex &^immons, Stray Contr.); Elleamere- 
land: rather common, Hart, Simmons. 
Gographic area. Greenland, arctic and subarctic North America, northern- 
most parts of Asia and Europe. 
When I wrote my Flora Ellesm. I did not know this species from the Arctic 
Archipelago with the exception of EUesmereland, but I foresaw tliat it would be 
found there. Now a closer inspection of the herbaria has brougVit to light speci- 
mens from different parts of it, and 1 think it will some time be found to have 
about the same range as the preceeding. 
7 Lyohnis nesophila, Holra. 
Distribution. [Manafiekl bland, Bell (ei Holm, New pl.)]. 
The description of this »new species» entirely agrees with Melandrium apetalum va.r. arcticum, 
where I raight perhaps as well have placed it aa a synonym. 
