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there we may find a more or less scattered vegetation, chiefly of grasses 
or sedges. On gently sloping clay fields,. watered by the melting 
snow-patches or by rains during the spring, is found an interesting 
scattered vegetation of Glyceria Vahliana, Saginae, Cerastium alpinum 
in a very tufted and condensed form, Melandrium apetalum, Potentilla 
emarginata, Oxyria and Arctagrostis. On the northern part, the last- 
mentioned often becomes ‘‘characterizing,”’ especially when the 
moisture becomes so great that mosses like Harpidium, Aulacomnium, 
Meesea, etc. can settle on the same ground. 
The beginnings of a poor Heath may be noticed here and 
Fig. 8. Morainic soil, at least partly snow-covered in winter, but during the 
latter half of the period of vegetation very dry. Patches of grass-carpet are 
developing, formed by Festuca ovina, Poa glauca, Carex nardina, Luzula arcuata 
var. confusa; in hollows with clayey soil occur Glyceria Vahliana, Arctagrostis 
latifolia, ete. р 
there, especially on the south coast. They are formed by Empetrum, 
Cassiope tetragona, Myrtillus and Salices and amongst them we find 
the ordinary accompanying herbs: Arnica, Statice, Pirola, Dryas, 
Saxifraga tricuspidata and S. groenlandica, Draba hirta, Silene acaulis, 
Melandrium affine, Polygonum viviparum, Poa pratensis and P. cenisia. 
Meadows, Marshes and Bogs. Here and there occur nearly 
horizontal or very gently sloping plains with sandy or clayey-sandy 
soil. When free from snow in winter, they are almost without 
higher vegetation, but when they are situated behind sheltering hills, 
they are always snow-covered during winter, and a dense vegetation 
