Plants collected during the First Thule Expedition. 375 



23. May: Sjællandssletten; slope facing south; dry moraine gravel 

 of a river bottom. 



3. June: Valdemar Glückstadts Land (Gape Kronborg), snow- 

 covered clayey plain. 



B. Melville Land. 



5. June: The south coast, opposite J. С Christensens Land. 



С. Head of Independence Bay. 



18. June: Heilprin Land, "Sidste Næs", 



20. June: Cape Schmelck. 



11. July: Valmuedalen (Valley of Poppies). 



D. Vildtland, west of Independence Bay. 

 20. July: Western part. 

 3. August: Western part. 



The localities are situated between 81°15' and 82°15' Lat. N. and 

 between 22° and 38° W. Long. 



In the list below is given under each species only the date of collecting, 

 from which it is easy to find the locality in question as given above. 

 The names of the plants have been arranged as follows: Within the 

 four main groups of vascular plants the families (orders) are enumerated 

 in alphabetical order; the same is the case as regards the genera within 

 the families and the species within the genera. 



I. Pteridophyta. 



Fam. Polypodiaceæ. 



1. Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. 



20/vi: Specimens with young leaves bearing unripe sori and with 

 year-old leaves with emptied sori. 



2. Woodsia glabella R. Br. 



20/vi: Year-old leaves with emptied sori were found among the 

 leaves of the foregoing species. 



IL Monocotyledones. 



Fam. Cyperaceæ. 



3. Carex nardina Fr. 



18/v, 23/v: Old tufts in winter-stage, numerous fruiting stalks 

 from the year before. 18/vi: The laaves begin to grow by basal growth, 

 the basal parts being green, the distal ones faded and pale; some 

 fruiting stalks from the year before. 



4. Eriophorum polystachyum L. 



3/viii : Low (ca. 5 cm) specimens with unripe fruits (the bristles 

 half way grown). 



