The Flora ol' Disko Island and Adjaccnl (^oast ol' W't'sl (Iroonland. 5)5 



of the area also seen but a few times. The record from 81 ''40' (Bessei.s; 

 AsA Gray) seems very doubtfiil, iio douht owing to confusing ol' llie 

 material. 



Flowers and fructilicates. 



A 711. Carex alpina Sw. {(\ Halleri Gunn.). 



On fertile spots in the heath, in bogs, moist herb-mats, thickets 

 and rock-ledges. 



Disko: P^rom the south coasL: iJiskol'jord and Mellemfjord and the adjacent 

 Valleys, from small creeks between the two l'jords: common (P.). From the southern 

 part of the Waygat-coast. but hitherlo not observed on the northland and the great 

 Valleys here. 



Mainland: A continued area Ironi the tract of Holsteinsborg along t>isko 

 Bay over the interior gneissic tract of Nugssuaq peninsula to the iniier part of the 

 Nordost-Bugt. Here common everywhere at some distance from the outer coast, 

 and ascending, in localities favourably exposed to the sun, to coasiderable altitudes. 



A southern type, common southwards, but in the mentioned 

 area only from few piaces, the northmost at 72°22' (P. ). 

 Abundantly flowering and fruiting. 

 Hibernates covered by snow. 



i 80. Carex holostoma Drej. 



In moist bogs and along lake-siiores. 



Disko: The south coast at (lodhavn 6i» 15' and in the valleys here, lallier 

 common (Th. F^r. ; P.). 



Mainland: From Igdluluarssuit 69°50' dovvn to Tasiussarssuaq 68°28' ob- 

 served at many piaces and no doubt common. Archipelago of Egedesminde: Ege- 

 desminde O 08°42' (V.; Bl.; P.); the southern side of Qeqertarssuatsiaq 68°23' 

 (P. & E.). 



The last mentioned loeality hitherto the soulh limit. We sear- 

 ched for it in the southern fjords, but in vain. Northwards recorded 

 from Umånaq (V.) and Prøven 72°20' (Hart.). 



No more than Notø (Indre og Mellem- Kvænangens Karplanter. 

 Nyt Magazin f. Naturv. 40. 1902 pag. 351), I have seen transition forms 

 between this and the preceding species, and I quite agree witli the 

 above author as to their having quite dilTerent habitats and modes 

 of living. 



Abundantly flowering and fruiting. 



Hibernates covered by snow. 



i 81. Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm. 



Generally in moss-bogs and moist heath, but also on herb-mats 

 with abundant and long-lasting snow-cover; now and then in thickets. 



