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the bottom of page 119, while the rich flora on the adjacent steep 
rocky steps is seen on p. 111. The return voyage, on the 14th of 
July was exceedingly difficult, first in the midst of calf-ice later in 
the invading sea-ice, which was carried in by the tide and finally 
put us on shore. We got back, however, to Tiningnekelak. 
In the course of the next day’s navigation it turned out that 
the shaft of the motor had got a rupture in Sermilik. I managed, 
however, to mend the fracture in Tasiusak (in Angmagsalik-fjord), 
where we found a good harbour. Two herby slopes with uncom- 
monly vigorous vegetation were found here, their flora is mentioned 
on p. 116 and 117, whereas the soil of the valley was for the rest 
extremely barren. The following days I investigated the south of 
Kingak situated Sierak valley, the bottom of which makes a 
clayey flat in front of a large local névé. The mouth of the valley 
has several terraces, which do not, however, contain fossilizations. 
The lower slopes of the northside of the valley are covered with lux- 
uriant heather-moor (fig. 20), the herbs of which are mentioned p. 
118. Just below the high mountain was found an extensive growth 
of meterlong Juniperus-espaliers which attained an age of up to 319 
years. Finally the inner declivities of the valley are herby slopes 
(p. 121), and the valley bottom, in so far as it was not quite bare, 
was covered with the species mentioned on page 120. The valley 
’ extending towards SW from Sierak is far more dry, lichen-covered 
and barren than the former. 
Now we first ran into Tasiusak Misutok which ends in a 
delta-formation inside a marine terrace. I here found a herby- 
slope especially rich in ferns, the flora of which has been mentioned 
at the bottom of page 124. Next we got to Kingorsuak, where 
the herby slopes of Kakasuak (figs. 21 and 22) 500—600 m ab. 
sealevel (pages 127—129) and the large willow thicket (figures 23 
and 24) were examined. Their flora is noted at the bottom of p. 134. 
Lastly we visited Tunak with the most important habitat for Se- 
dum acre and the small field areas at the Inner-fjord, and went 
along the eastside of Angmagsalik-fjord to Cape Dan, where 
we could not, however, effect a landing on account of the ice. 
Whereupon we travelled to Tasiusak, whose flora was studied 
during the last fortnight of our sojourn in Greenland with the 
result that the surroundings of the Colony are the part of the whole 
district which has the richest vegetation together with the most 
‘diversified flora. During the whole voyage trawlings were frequently 
effected, whose proceeds of sea algae have been published in Medd. 
о. Grenl. XXX, 1. 
