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The Empetrum nigrum, with Hellehorus trifolius (Linn.), 

 the latter being an American plant which we did not see 

 again more to the north, are found upon most of the hills, 

 and indicate the alpine nature of the scenery. There are 

 also some species of Vaccinium, and the common Oxycoccos, 

 Arbutus alpinus and Uva-itrsi, with a white-flowered Men- 

 ziesia, (probably a variety of Erica ccsrulea,) Hhododendron 

 kamtschaticum, Azalea procumbens, Andromeda lycopodioides, 

 (which, nearer to the Pole, yields to A. tetragona,) the alpine 

 Willows, Silene acaidis, Sibbaldia procumbens, Cornus suecica, 

 Trientalis europcea, Linncea borealis, Ornithogaliim striatum,* 

 Anthericum calyculatum (Linn., var. borealis), Konigia islandica, 

 a Gymnandra, apparently different from that one found higher 

 north, ten Saxifrages, three species of Pedicidaris, some Po- 

 tentillce, two Gea, two Anemones, three kinds of Primula, a 

 Papaver, a Drosera, a Pinguicula, two Pyrolw, a Viola, a 

 Parnassia, a Bubus, and an Armeria. There was but one 

 alpine Manunculus, and three GentianecB ; of these genera 

 there are more individuals in higher latitudes. Of the class 

 Sytigenesia, we found Aster, Hieracium, Gnaphalium, Leon- 

 todon, and Artemisia; this class prevails greatly as we ap- 

 proach the Pole, the genus Artemisia in particular, exhibit- 

 ing many individuals. On the other hand, Unalaschka 

 produces some alpine species of the genera Campanula and 

 Veronica, which are entirely wanting in the north. There 

 are some individuals of the order Cruciferce, scattered partly 

 in the hills and partly in the vallies. We did not find at 

 Unalaschka Alnus incana, Betula nana. Ledum palustre, Dryas 

 octopetala, Diapensia lapponica, Rhodiola rosea, the genera 

 Spircea, Astragalus, Allium, Myosotis, Corydalis, Valeriana, 

 Ai^etia, Androsace, Dodecatheon, Delphinium, or Orobanche ; 

 all of which are natives of more northern latitudes. 



The maritime Flora, which is unaltered in the arctic 

 regions, consists particularly of Elymus mollis, (Herb. Gorenk. 

 Trinius in Sprengel's En. 2. p. 72.) Arenaria peploides, Pisum 



There are two varieties of thio plant, which may perhaps be distinct species. 



