Oli Ulf iJaiiisii "Hfkla Expedition" observations wcrf iiia<lf diiriiitr 

 10^/2 nioiith at Danmarks in Scoresby Sund about KiO km. bfvond 

 the entranco. The monthly mean temperature resembles those recordrd 

 at Upernavik at 72°47' on the W. Coast viz. 



or are even still lower. Wii.laume Jantzen (32, p. 173) writes: "Nov. — 

 April Iow temperatures, mean — 17 and — 25.5 C, last part nf SejiL, 

 Oct. and May — 3.0 to — 7.0 and June and July 1.0 and 4.5 respectively. 

 During June several days without frost, and diirino' Jiily the mfrniry 

 nnly once went below the freezing point". 



The annual precipitation is supposed to be nearly the same, — 

 about 250 mm., but owing to the numerous Fohns in Scoresby Sound 

 during winter the snow is partially blown ofT and in part evaporated. 

 According to Hartz the plants suffer much from drought and even in 

 piaces where snow always accumulates, the vegetation has generally a 

 xerophile character. 



The flora. 



As already pointed out, since Hartz ])ublished his paper several 

 additions have been made to the flora of both the West and East regions 

 of Greenland. Thus from the Nordost Bugt we now recognize 18(5 indi- 

 genous species and from Scoresby SouikI 170 or totally 212 species of 

 indigenous vascular plants. ( »niv len are peculiar to the east coasl wliile 

 23 are western species not found on the east coast. The largest iiiiinbfr 

 — 150 species — are common: 16 species arf known from Scoresby 

 Sound, but, althoiigh found on nninfrous piaces on the west coasl tlify 

 do not occur in the X'ordost Hiigt. Thirteen species common t(» liolli 

 coasts are recorded from the Nordost Bugt l)ul liavf not Vfl bcfii found 

 in Scoresby Sound. 



As already stated by Hartz the flora of E. Greenland is nearer 

 related to America than to Europe and of the flora of Scoresby Sound 

 10 species only are eastern types. The flora of Greenland is generally 

 considered to be a very young one, whifh rfadifd Greenland subsequent 



