22 ' ' MAKION ' ' EXPEDITION^ TO DAVIS STRAIT AND BAFFIN BAY 



of this and other Greenhmd glaciers and ice fiords the reader is 

 referred to Smith, Edward H. (1931).^ 



Upon returning to the town the officers visited the homes of the 

 Danish officials, where they were very cordially received. These 

 homes at Jacobshavn were very well furnished and comfortable. 

 After we had admired the potted roses and asters in a sort of con- 

 servatory by one of the southern bay windows of the local doctor's 

 house, we were led outdoors to see the garden. Here an astonishing 

 profusion of growth was shown lis, considering that we were well 

 above the Arctic Circle and near where one of Greenland's mightiest 

 ice streams del)OUches into the sea. Close to the house all sorts of 

 flowering plants were growing, and just south of them was a lawn 

 no bigger than a large rug, yet with seats and a tea table on it. 



OFF THE MOUTH OF JACOBSHAVN FIOKD 



Figure 17. — Au excellent inustration of the mfinner in which icehergs are discharged 

 from the mouth of the tinrd into Disko Bay. Every year approximately 1,500 large 

 icebergs enter the open waters of the hay at this point. 



There was a tiny clover patch near by, and beyond it was a vegetable 

 garden which was said to be cultivated for amusement only and 

 not as a source of food. All the plants outdoors were entirely 

 unprotected except for being in sheltered sjDots inside a yard where 

 the village dogs could not destro}^ them. 



Cabbages, cauliflowers, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, radishes, tur- 

 nips, and many other things were growing in little beds in the garden. 

 Due to the very long cool days, these plants in some instances grew 

 strangely. Some were long and trailing, whereas, if in their home 

 surroundings, they would have been stocky and sturdy. The toma- 

 toes and potatoes were not expected to mature, but almost all the 

 other vegetables were certainl}^ large enough to be useful on the table 

 at any time. 



^Arctic Ice with Especial Reference to its Distribution to the North Atlantic Ocean. 

 The Marion Expedition to Davis Strait and Baffin Bay, under the Direction of the 

 United States Coast Guard, 1928, Scientific Results. Bulletin No. 19, Part a, pp. 1-221, 

 with 122 figs. Washington. 



