A snrvey of the Phytogeography of the Arctic American Archipelago ^'^ 
The record of tbis species from Melville Island by Hennessey is of a certain 
interest. It is curious so far as it has escaped all previous visitors, but on tbe 
other hand it is verv well in keeping with the distribution, such as previously known, 
as it fills up part^ of tbe gap in the area, hitherto existing between tbe Victoria 
Land localities and the northeastern ones on the other liand. 
121. Parrya arctica, R. Br. 
Distribution. Banks Land: Mercy Bay, Miertsching (KH); Victoria Land: 
Minto Inlet and Cambridge Bay, Anderson (KH. SH); King ^^illiam Land: (^joa 
Harbour, Lindström, H.nsen (CH); [Boothia Felix ?, John Ross (NHM)]; Nor b 
Somerset: east coast (Fury Beach ?), J. C. Ross (NHM, Hooker, App Parkv III), 
Port Leopold, M'Clintook (ex Markham, Life); [Melville Peninsula: Repulse Bay 
(ex HooxER App. Parry II); Southampton Island: Duke of Yorks Bay, Parry 
(NHM, CH)]; Melville Island, Ewards, J. C. Ross. Sabine. Fisher (NHM), Beverley, 
M'Clintock (KH), herb. Menzies (LS), herb. Trevelyan (CH), M'Millan (ex Macoun, 
App. Arctic), Winter Harbour, Parry (Journ. I, p. 208), Hillock Pom , M Clintock 
(Furth.Papers, p. 579); Cornwalhs Island: Assi.stance Bay (NHM. KH) Sutherlanb. 
Geographicarea. Western arctic North America. 
Several specimens in the London coUections are lacking notes about the regmn 
where they are coUected, for instance one labeled »Arctic America, M C.ure» KH 
and one from James Ross' voyage 1848-49; the latter would be of speca mterest 
if it was from Port Bowen and thus extended the range of the specie. t. R«fhn 
Land, but it may of course as 
well be from North Somerset, where the plan 
said to be especially plentiful (Hooker, App. Parry 
123). 
Saxifragaceae, (L.) DC 
122. Ohrysosplenium alternifolium, L. 
Victoria Land: Cambridge Bay, Anderson (KH); [Boothi; 
I (NHM)]; 
North Somerset, J. C. Ross (ex Hooker, App Parry 
MeM^: Z.^-^^:^-^ ,KH, CH, BH), X C Ko. Ha. 
Lalc, Milikdjuak Islands in Cu.nberland Gulf. T.v.oh (K^) MeUnl e Is and ex 
Bhow., Chlor Melv ); North Devon: .Wellington Channel., (KH): t^llev 
mereland: Seagull Rock in Harbour Fjord, S.HMONS ^ . ^ , ^ 
Arctic and temnerate North America, R<icky Mouiitams, 
phic aieo. ,|,ountains' o( central Asia and Europt. 
Iv aripears as var. lelrandrum, 
arctic and temperate 
Within the Arctic Regions this plant generally appears as^ va 
Lund, h„t forms connecting this with the main species are often fon, 
