Collection of Arctic Plants. S69 



Dr. Hornemann had previously transmitted it to me from 

 Greenland. 



SAXIFRAGES. 



10. Saxifraga. 



20. S. oppositifolia. 



This is found upon mountains throughout Europe ; on the 

 Pyrenees, in Switzerland, Britain, Lapland, Siberia, Iceland 

 and Spitzbergen. In Newfoundland and Labrador. On the 

 shores of the Arctic Sea, &c. 



21. S. Hirculus. 



Of this beautiful plant the specimens rarely exceed two 

 inches in height. Inhabits Piedmont and the Jura, where it 

 is alpine ; Germany and England but rarely. More frequent 

 in the north of Europe, as in Sweden, Lapland and Siberia. 

 Not in the Flora of North America. Found on the shores of 

 the Arctic Sea by Dr. Richardson : on Melville Island ; 

 abundant at Igloolik and other places visited by Captain Parry 

 in the second expedition under his command : Baffin's Bay. 



22. S.Jiagellaris. 



This most remarkable plant was first discovered, according 

 to Mr. Don, at Cape Newenham, on the north-west coast of 

 America, by Mr. Nelson, during Captain Cook's third voy- 

 age ; and his specimens still exist in the Banksian Herbarium. 

 Mr. Don further observes, that Pursh, who named the plant 

 setigera after those individuals, is wrong in stating the flower 

 to be small and white, which is indeed quite' at variance with 

 the true character, for the blossoms are large and yellow. 

 Dr. Adams found it in the Caucasian Alps ; and both in Baf- 

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