Herman G. Simmons 
HooPER (LS) notes this plant as »abundant throughout the A.rctic Regions», 
and similar expressions may be found in several journals and papers. Moieover 
Rae in the Melville Peninsula, Täylor in Baffin Land, and other travellers, have 
used it for fuel, and even so far north as in the Hayes Sound region of Ellesmere- 
land it forrns heaths of considerable extent, but nevertheless it must not be inferred, 
that it is a common species throughout the whole Arctic Archipelago, as, in fact, 
it is practically lacking all over the district of Silurian limestone. 
166. Oassiope hypnoides, (L.) D. Don. 
Distribution. Baffin Land: Big Island, Tarr (ex Rowlee & Wiegand, Cor- 
nell list), Cumberland Gulf (SH), Giese (ex Ambronn, Kingua), Kumlien (Plants), 
Kingnait (NHM), Kekerten, Niatoling, Cape Searle (CH), Scotts Bay, Taylor (Pl. Baff.). 
Geographic area. Greenland, northeastern North America and White 
Mountains of New Hampshire, Ural region and northemmost parts of Europé. 
167. Arctostaphylos alpina, (L.) Spreug. 
Arbutus alpina, Hookek, CoU., Hookek. App. Parry II. 
Distribution. Banks Land: Ballast Beach, Miertsching (KH), Bäring 
Land, M'Clure (KH); Victoria Land: Minto Iiilet, Anderson (KH), Priuce Albert 
öound, Miertsching (KH), south coast, Rae (KH) ; [Melville Peninsula: Five Hawser 
Bay, Parry (NHM), Lyon Inlet and vicinity, Edwards (NHM)]; Baffin Land: Cum- 
berland Gulf (SH), Kumlien (Plants), Giese & Boas (ex Ambronn, Kingua), A. 
Markham (ex Macoun, Cat.), »Keinooksooke» (Coll. ?, KH), Kivitung, Boas (ex Am- 
bronn, 1. c). Cape Haven, Schuchert & White (ex Holm, Cat.); North Devou: 
Northumberland Inlet, Sutherland (Journ.). 
Geographic area. Greenland, arctic and subarctic North America, Rocky 
Mountains, eastern and nortlieni Asia, northeru parts and mountains of central Europé. 
? Arctostaphylos uva ursi, Spreng. 
Arbutus uva ursi, Hoorer, App. Parry II. 
Distribution. Melville Peninsnla ?, Edwards (ex Hooker, 1. c). 
Geographic area. Greenland (a siugle locality), northern North America, temperate Asia 
and Europé. 
This apecies is meiitioned by Hooker as coUected in Parry's second voyage, but I have 
not fonnd the specimen. I have, liowever, seen another one, brought home by Pullen from the 
168. Vaccinium uliginosum, L. 
Distribution. Victoria Land: Minto Inlet, Anderson (KH), south coast, 
Rae (KH); (Boothia Fehx ?, John Ross (NHM); Melville Peninsula: Five Hawser 
Bay, Parry (NHM, CH), Duckett Cove. Parry (CH), Repulse Bay and south shore 
of Fury and Hecla Strait (ex Hooker, App. Parry II), islands of Hudson Strait, 
