136 MmtTKN l*rHoRsii,ii. 



raiiijiiiu; iii North America ;iml I^^astoni (ifcnil.iiKl. ()ii Icchiiul I hf 

 iMiropoan form occiirs. 



Flowcis ahiindaiitly. Tlif occurrencc at Godhavn lias been care- 

 liilly observeil tlirough hall' a dozen years, l)iil il ncvcr fniiliMl. Ahoiil 

 the Sydostbugt great quantities of berries are, as a rulo, collected every 

 year for sale to European households around Disko Bay. The fruits are, 

 however. sometimes so scarce that it does nof pay to colleel Ihern. Thus 

 [)rin('ipally after winters rich in snnw and cold springs. About Egedes- 

 minde thf hei'ries do ripen, l»ul nol in siich cinnnlilies Ihaf it will 

 pay to culleet Ihein. Around Iginiarfik in the AlantMj-ljord, GS 70' l)er- 

 ries are rollected every year for local demand, and more could easily be 

 supplied il the eonditions of transport to other piaces were better. The 

 nat i ves do not collect the berries for themselves as they cannot afford 

 the extra sugar which is needed to make them palatable. By Danish 

 housekeepers the berries are considered much better tlian introduced 

 Danish or Norwegian berries. 



Oxycoccu s palustris Pers. 



was reported from Hunde Ejland, 68°52' (Sor. ) and the specimen exists 

 in 11. II. Otherwise the plant is found several times between 60° and 

 62° and from the Godthaab-fjord-region, 64°. On Hunde Ejland it has 

 been searched for several times, by Kruuse as well as by us, but in 

 vain, and as the island is but small and the suitable localities easily 

 surveyed, we are inclined to suppose that the statement is due to con- 

 fusing of material. 



XXXVI. Diapensiaceae. 

 I 287. Diapensia lapponica L. 



()n ojx'ii snniiy spots in iieath and Imrrcns. 



Di.sko: (^oiiiiiidii iii tin- fj^iicissic paris, .srarcr in tlif hasallic and ah.si-iil in 

 the northern parts of thf island, also in theluxuriant valloy.s Icadinj^ into Iho inlerior. 



M;iiiiianil: (lominon on gneissic rock IhrouglKJUt the area, liowfvor, scarcer 

 in tin- Icnvland aronnd llir liig fjords of the soutlnni pari. 



W i (I r I y d i s t ri II II I cd in West (ii'criijand. wilhoiit soulhcrn limit. 

 IIh' northcrii iiniil is still nnknowii. Inil miiy l)(» searcln'd for nortli 

 of 74^ 



Ascending to high altitndes. 



.\bundantly llowcring and fructificating. 



Normally covered by snow diiiing winter. bul somelimes snow- 

 bare tiifis are founrl. 



