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kinds of cotton-grass, Erlophorum polystach'mm (L.), and 

 Erioplio7'um, Scheiichzeri (Hppe.), and several kinds of 

 Garex, as well as Jwnciis hiylmnis (L.), and other plants 

 before mentioned, flonrislied. 



In several places we met with the bilberry {Vacciniwn) : 

 this was the most northerly point of the coast, and though 

 the plants were plentiful they were low and the wood 

 soft ; signs of fruit or blossom were nowhere to be seen. 



When the boat started for Mackenzie Inlet, Dr. Pansch 

 remained on board, although everything seemed to pi'O- 

 mise well both for ethnology and botany, but he thought 

 it his duty to pay some attention to marine zoology, and 

 hoped to bring up some fine specimens of the sea Fauna and 

 Flora at great depths. The first dredge near the ship, at 

 from three to five fathoms, gave Crustacea, mussels, cockles, 

 and worms, as well as some small slimy fish which were 

 not new to us. Our hoj)es of enriching our collection 

 failed partly from stormy weather, and partly because Dr. 

 Pansch was suffering under peculiar circumstances, at one 

 time being in an excited nervous state, and at another in 

 apathetic drowsiness : rest and much sleep, however, soon 

 relieved these symptoms. 



In the evening we shot five reindeer easily, the herd 

 being so confiding that they allowed themselves to be 

 surrounded before they thought of moving. We therefore 

 rejoiced in some fresh meat, which lately had been scarce. 

 From constant motion in the fresh air the men's appe- 

 tites vfere so great that the cook grumbled from morning 

 till night that he could never satisfy the men. With such 

 nourishment our strength increased, our working powers 

 were doubled, and universal good spirits reigned on board 

 the Gcrmania. 



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