102 Monten P. Ponsiip. 
A decided northern type. The above mentioned localities are the 
southern limit of the species. 
Ascends the hills to the snowline. 
Abundantly flowering and fruiting: it is one of the first flowering, 
most beautiful and largest spring flowers of Disko. 
Usually snowless during winter, the live buds protected by a dense 
covering of withered leaves. 
A 200. Potentilla Ranunculus Lance. 
In vigorous meadows. 
Disko: Kugaq at Mudderbugt 69°45’ (Htz.; several times re-found here P.). 
Mainland: Majorqarssuatsiaq 70°10’ (Bg.). 
For the rest only once collected on the east coast of Greenland 
63°40’. 
Outside Greenland only known from the sub-aretic part of Eastern 
America, hence it must be settled as a decided southern type. 
Flowers abundantly, but fruits are only developed in good sum- 
mers. 
Hibernates covered by snow. 
Vv 201. Potentilla emarginata Punsn. 
In fell-fields, gravelly and rocky soil, herb-mats and sometimes 
in heath. 
Disko: Common on the north-land and in the two northmost fjords. In Disko- 
fjord and on the south coast scarce, usually alpine or in barren places in the low- 
land (P.). 
Hare © (P.). 
Mainland: Nuigssuaq peninsula, common: especially in the basalt- and sand- 
stone-domain. South of Torssukatak rare. Ritenbenk (V.); Jakobshavn (Bg.); Ma- 
nitsog at Egedesminde (K.); N. Stromfjord (Korn.; not found by P. & E.): N. Isor- 
toq (Korn.) Prastefjeld at THolsteinsborg 66°55’ (Htz.) only alpine. 
A northern type, the above mentioned localities represent the 
southern limit. Ascends the hills to the snowline. 
Flowers and fructificates abundantly. 
Often snowless during winter. Not much varying. In moist places 
a tall form occurs with large, dark-green leaves, leaflets obtusely denti- 
culate. On dry rocks the forms are low and stunted, yellowish-green, 
with acute teeth. (Cp. ABRoMErr pag. 8 et sq.). 
