396 THE FLOWEEING PLANTS OF NOVAYA ZEMLYA, ETC. 



attains the highest altitude of any plant I have observed in Novaya 

 Zemlya. 



15. Arabis alpina L. Found in the neighbourhood of Haba- 

 rova ; on Waigats, but not common ; at Neckwatowa, Novaya 

 Zemlya ; rare. Not found or overlooked in Lutke Land. 



16. A. PETR^A Lam. Found in considerable quantity growing 

 in clefts of a cliff at the head of Dolga Bay, Waigats ; at Neckwa- 

 towa, at Nameless Bay, and Gubina Bay, where it grew in clumps 

 on the gravel terraces a few feet above tide-level. Not found or 

 overlooked in Lutke Land. This plant has in some instances a 

 delicate perfume. 



17. EuTEEMA Edwardsii E. Br. A very common and generally 

 distributed plant over the tundra land of Waigats ; common on 

 Dolgoi Island ; abundant on Novaya Zemlya ; common around 

 Beluga Bay, Lutke Land, but not observed by me farther north 

 than 73° 25'. 



18. Braya ALPINA Koch. Avery common and very pretty plant, 

 growing all over the island of Waigats, especially affectnig areas 

 covered by marine boreal clay ; into this its strong roots descend 

 perpendicularly to as much as seven or eight inches. It is common 

 around Habarova, but not met with or overlooked by me on Dolgoi 

 Island. Common over Novaya Zemlya, and met with in flower at 

 Beluga Bay and Silver Bay of Lutke Land. 



19. Cheieanthus pygm^us Adams. Only met with 31st July at 

 one station, Beluga Bay, Lutke Land, where a small number of 

 plants were grownig together at an altitude of 100 ft. The largest 

 plant stood some seven inches above the ground ; its seed-pods, 

 some three inches in length, were so ripe that on gathering the 

 plant they opened and the mature seed fell out. The impression 

 given me was that the smaller plants surrounding it were seedlings 

 of a prior season. 



20. Cochlearia fenestrata R. Br. Many specimens of scurvy- 

 grass were brought back from various locahties, but all have been 

 pronounced by competent authorities C. fenestrata. On Dolgoi 

 Island ; around Habarova, all over Waigats ; Novaya Zemlya, and 

 in Lutke Land it is a common plant. It is noticeable that when 

 growing close to the shore it is generally a close-leaved procumbent 

 herb, becoming more luxuriant at higher altitudes. On Waigats, 

 at an elevation of 250 ft., it grew as a straggling plant with stalks 

 seven to eight inches high. It was growing abundantly from shore- 

 Une to summits of the Pachtussow Islands ; hkewise m Ziwolka 

 Fiord. 



21. Schivereckia podolica Andrz. Only met with by me at 

 Neckwatowa, Novaya Zemlya, in July, 1895. 



22. Draba alpina L. Is the commonest and most widely dis- 

 tributed of the l)mb(B over Dolgoi Island, Waigats, Novaya Zemlya, 

 and Lutke Land. It extends from the sea-snore to elevations of 

 400 ft. As a rule the blossom is of a bright yellow. 



(io be contiuued.) 



