422 THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF NOVAYA ZEMLYA, ETC. 



Lutke Land. In the neighbourhood of Beluga Bay, 73° 20' N., this 

 plant grew with great vigour on gravel beaches at 100 ft. altitude, 

 the diameter covered by the radiating stolons of individual plants 

 measuring as much as nine and ten inches. It grows abundantly 

 on the Pachtussow Islands, 74° 24^ It is among the plants that 

 extend their range nearest to the Pole, and I found it to be one of 

 the commonest in Grinnell Land between the 82° and 83° N. lat. 



53. S. AizoiDEs L. Common on Dolgoi Island, found in the 

 neighbourhood of Habarova, local but abundant on Waigats, the 

 same in Novaya Zemlya and Lutke Land. Habarova ; Dolgoi 

 Island ; south shore of Waigats ; Nameless Bay ; Beluga Bay, 

 Lutke Land ; and Silver Bay. 



54. S. HmcuLus L. This is the most widely distributed and 

 commonest plant of the regions visited. On Dolgoi Island it is so 

 abundant as to give a yellow tinge to the tundra-land ; plentiful 

 around Habarova ; the greater part of the island of Waigats is 

 dotted over with it, and this is often the case in Novaya Zemlya 

 and Lutke Land. It was found in flower and very abundant on the 

 Pachtussow Islands and in Ziwolka Fiord. 



55. S. sTELLARis L. fomia comosa Poir. Common on Dolgoi 

 Island and around Habarova ; generally distributed over Waigats, 

 from the shore to the highest ridges ; very common in Novaya 

 Zemlya and Lutke Land ; abundant on the Pachtussow Islands. 



56. S. NIVALIS L. Not observed by me on Dolgoi Island. May 

 have been overlooked. It is common around Habarova, generally 

 distributed over Waigats and Novaya Zemlya ; also in Lutke Laud, 

 where it grows up to elevations of over 800 ft. It was found 

 growing vigorously on the Pachtussow Islands. 



57. S. HiERAciiFOLiA W. et K. This plant is by no means so 

 abundant as several of the other Saxifrages. It is seldom if ever 

 met with in beds, but springs up in individual stems at intervals ; it 

 is, however, very extensively distributed. Met with on Dolgoi 

 Island, around Habarova, over Waigats (where plants were gathered 

 up to twelve inches in height), over Novaya Zemlya, and Lutke 

 Land; the most northerly station where it was observed being 

 Ziwolka Fiord, 74° 25' N. 



58. S. CERNUA L. A widely distributed plant over the entire 

 area under review. Common on Dolgoi Island, the same over the 

 tundra around Habarova ; on Waigats, from the shore-line to 

 200 ft. ; all over Novaya Zemlya. Remarkably fine specimens were 

 met with at Glubina Bay, at an altitude of 100 ft., the blossoms 

 measuring IJ in. in diameter. It was found on the Pachtussow 

 Islands, and in flower and growing luxuriantly in Ziwolka Fiord. 



59. S. RivuLARisL. Dispersed over Waigats and Novaya Zemlya, 

 and Lutke Land; found in flower at Ziwolka Fiord. This herb 

 varies much in growth. In suitable localities by the side of rills it 

 attains to a height of two or three inches, but by the sea-shore it 

 contracts to diminutive proportions, almost microscopic ; under the 

 lens, however, they show themselves to be mature flowering plants. 



