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its greater abundance. On the other hand, plants in the second series 
are of equally good quality, but are not eaten so much, chiefly because 
they are less abundant. The plants in the third series are generally 
of lower palatability. The division into groups indicates the relative 
degree of palatability within each series. 
Table 3. — Plants grazed in summer, in the order of their importance. 
First series : 
Group I — 
Small cotton sedge (Eri- 
ophorum callitrix). 
Large cotton sedge (Eri- 
oplwrum angustifolium ) . 
Willows ( Saliw ) ( several 
species). 
Reindeer moss (lichens) 
(Claclonia). 
Iceland moss (lichens) (Ce- 
traria). 
Group II — 
Ground birch (Betiila ro- 
tundifolia). 
Alaska tea (Ledum palustre 
and groenlandicum) . 
Second series: 
Group I — 
Blueberry (Yaccinium uligino- 
sum). 
Mountain cranberry (Yac- 
cinium vitis-idaea) . 
Crowberry (Empetrum ni- 
grum) . 
Sedges (Carex). 
Grasses (Poa ; Arctagrostis ; 
Festuca; Agropyron) . 
Water buttercup (Ranuncu- 
lus pallasii). 
Valerian (Yaleriana capi- 
tata ) . 
Fernweed (Pedicularis verti- 
cil! at a). 
Wormwood (Artemisia ti- 
lesii). 
Wormwood (Artemisia arc- 
tica). 
Fireweed (Epilobium angus- 
tifolium). 
Group II — 
Mushrooms. 
Gentian (Gentian a glauca). 
Second series — Continued. 
Group II — Continued. 
Dryad (Dry as octopetala). 
Lupine (Lupinus). 
Vetch (Yicia). 
Polygonum (Polygonum 
ala.skanum) . 
Dock (Rum ex occidentalis). 
Third series : 
Group I — 
Alder (Ahius alnobetula). 
Salmonberry (Ruous cliam-ae- 
morus). 
Alpine bearberry (Arctous al- 
pina). 
Diapensia (Diapensia lappon- 
ica ) . 
Clubmoss (Lycopodium an no- 
tin urn ) . 
Heath moss ( Pol yt rich urn) 
(several species). 
Bunch moss (Aulacommium 
turgid urn.) 
Fern moss (Hylocomium 
alaskanum). 
Horsetail (Equisetum ar- 
rense). 
Group II — 
Water star wort ( Merck ia 
physodes). 
Beach pea (Lathyrus mari- 
timus). 
Timber bluebells (Mertensia 
paniculata). 
Fernweed (Pedicularis). 
Gentian (Gentiana). 
Birch (Betula kcnaica). 
Spiraea (Spiraea steveni). 
Parsnip (Coelopleurum gme- 
lini). 
Hemlock parsley (Coniose- 
linum- gmelini). 
