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all the species were Alpine and the ascent of 100 feet enabled us to pass from the flora of 
the plains to that of the mountains. 
The mountain top was a plateau which gradually sloped inwards from all sides, and 
in the centre of which was the Devil’s Lake and the profound depression on the south side 
of which were the great snow banks spoken of above. Close to the snow goldthread 
(Coptis trifolia) and white violets (Viola blanda) were blooming profusely and reminded one 
of early spring in the low country. A curious mixture of mountain or Arctic species pre- 
sented themselves, and while on the one hand you were reminded of the White Mountains 
by such species as Bryanthus, Silene acaulis, Cassiope hypnoides, and Rhododendron Lapponicum, 
on the other, Greenland was suggested by the presence of Gnaphalium sylvaticum, var. Nor- 
vegicum, Arenaria vulgaris, Lychnis Alpina, Arenaria Arctica, and many others which do not 
occur on the White Mountains. 
The leading forms on Mount Albert were :— 
Ranunculus affinis, R. Br. var. bio- 
carpus, Trautv. 
Coptis trifolia, Salisb. 
Arabis Alpina, L. Below the summit. 
Viola blanda, Willd. 
“palustris, L. 
canina var. sylvestris, Regel. 
Drosera rotundifolia, L. 
Silene acaulis, L. 
Lychnis Alpina, L. 
Arenaria verna, L. 
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Le verna, L. var. hirta, Wats. 
F verna, L. var. rubella, Hook. 
fe Arctica, Stev. 
Geum rivale, L. 
Potentilla tridentata, Ait. 
Sibbaldia procumbens, L. 
Rubus Arcticus, L. 
“ _ chamcemorus, L. 
Parnassia Kotzebuei, Cham. & Schel. 
Epilobium origanifolium, Lam. 
ss palustre, L. 
Conioselinum, Canadense, Torr. & Gr. 2 
Galium. 
Solidago virga-aurea, L., var. Alpina, 
Bigel. 
Artemisia borealis, ‘Pall. 
Gnaphalium sylvaticum, L. var. Nor- 
vegicum, Gunn. 
Arnica mollis, Hook. 
Nabalus nanus, D.C. 
Campanula rotundifolia, L., var. lini- 
folia, Gray. 

Vaccinium cæspitosum, Michx. 
‘ uliginosum, L. 
ovalifolium, Smith. 
Pennsylvanicum, L., var. 
angustifolium, Gr. 
Arctostaphylos Alpina, Spreng. 
Cassiope hypnoides, Don. 
Bryanthus taxifolius, Gray. 
Rhododrendron Lapponicum, Wahl. 
Pyrola minor, L. 
Loisleuria procumbens, Desy. 
Armeria vulgaris, Willd. 
Veronica Alpina, L. 
Castilleia pallida, Kunth. var. septen- 
trionalis, Gr. 
Diapensia Lapponica, L. 
Polygonum viviparum, L. 
Oxyria digyna, Campd. 
Comandra livida, Rich. 
Salix argyrocarpa, Anders. 
Betula glandulosa, Michx. 
Salix Arctica, R. Br. 
“  chlorophylla, Anders. 
“  desertorum, Rich. 
“ Cutleri, Tucker. 
“ herbacea, L. 
Juniperus communis, L. var. Alpina, L. 
Luzula spadicea, DC. var. parviflora, 
Desy. 
Juncus trifidus, L. 
Scirpus cæspitosus, L. 
Eriophorum Alpinum, L. 
fe russeolum, Fries. 
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