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is formed upon them. We find here on drained soil а Сагех nardina- 
Dryas-heath, with Luzula, Poa glauca and a few others (fig. 8). In 
hollows, where the plants may be watered during the whole period 
of vegetation, arise patches of meadows of varying sizes or marshes 
of Cyperaceae intermingled with Juncus-species. The predominant 
species are Carex aqualilis var. stans, C. rariflora, С. rigida f. Bigelovii, 
Eriophorum Scheuchzeri and Е. polystachyum (fig. 9). These patches 
give an appearance of a fresh verdure, neatly embellished by flakes 
of pure white of the Eriophora, and at the edges may be found 
small beginnings of mossy bogs. The Cyperaceae here are still 
Fig. 9. Foreground: A filled-up lake, soil consisting of moist sandy clay. The 
carpet is formed by Carex rigida, С. aquatilis var. stans, С. rariflora, Arctagrostis 
latifolia, Eriophorum Scheuchzeri and polystachyum, Juncus castaneus, arcticus, 
biglumis and triglumis. — Middleground: Moraines, nearly devoid of vegeta- 
tion. — Background: A mountain of a black, much disintegrated, coke-like 
tufa without a single plant. (View taken near the centre of the island.) 
abundant, but they no longer cover the ground exclusively, for amongst 
them are settled more than a dozen species of other plants and the 
whole vegetation has acquired a more varied appearance. We find 
here *Equisetum arvense, E. variegatum, *Calamagrostis neglecta, 
Arctagrostis latifolia, *Juncus arcticus, *J. castaneus, J. biglumis, J. tri- 
glumis, Salix arclica, 5. herbacea, Ranunculus lapponicus, В. hyper- 
boreus, R. pygmaeus, R. nivalis, R. sulphureus, Saxifraga cernua, S. 
rivularis, S. stellaris var. comosa, Pedicularis hirsuta and lanata, etc.; 
