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without the usual packing of moss with which we are acquainted 

 in our bogs. There is running water almost everywhere. 



There were also tracts which reminded one of the sandy Calluna 

 heaths ("Hedesande") of Jutland where the fire has burnt off the 

 surface layer. Here were tufts of Dryas which were not yet in 

 flower (June 27), and flowering Saxifraga oppositifolia ; Oxyria en- 

 livens the scene wonderfully with its splendid inflorescences, but 

 Carex nardina of course was not absent from the group, nor failed 

 to give the whole a gloomy, withering and dying appearance. 

 Fine, loose sand occurred between the tufts. 



If moisture supervenes then we get in addition Salix, Statice and 

 Hierochloë. Then Dryas comes into flower and then there is also a 

 chance for Carex misandra. Moss occurs very sparingly even if 

 there is water. But the water which stood there then would soon 

 evaporate, and then the whole area would be dry. When seen 

 from a distance such wet spots stand out like magnificient oases in 

 the gravel and stone desert. 



In towards the south-east side of Trekroner I saw' the mountain 

 in its most forbidding aspect. For a distance of several hundred 

 metres the primitive rock was found torn up by the disruptive 

 power of frost, so block was found by block in wild chaos without 

 the least particle of loose material between them; consequently, all 

 higher plant-life w^as absent. 



In a single place at Lumskebugten there was found an attempt 

 towards the formation of dow^is. At the foot of a bank of quick- 

 sand between tw^ river-mouths some small individuals of Alopecurus 

 and Festuca ouina occurred — the latter was viviparous there; also 

 Poa abbreuiata, Poa cenisia and Luzula confusa were found. Some- 

 what higher up were Carex nardina, sand-covered Papauers and tufts 

 of Alsine rubella. I wondered at the occurrence of Trisetum in this 

 society which, in addition, contained sand-covered Salix, Lesquerella, 

 Dryas, Saxifraga oppositifolia and Silène, all bearing the stamp of 

 the particular conditions in which they occurred. 



As examples of typical localities I may mention my tent-ground 

 at Lille Snenæs and the parts around the station at Danmarks 

 Havn. The illustration from Lille Snenæs was taken on June 30, 1908 

 (Fig. 9). The tent was pitched on June 1 upon a small, flat patch of 

 gravel which at that time was lying like an island in the snow, 

 about 4 — 5 metres above sea-level (Fig. 10). Further out, the shore 

 was formed by the primitive rock and a quantity of loose blocks and 

 large stones w^hich protruded through the ice-foot — and lay somewhat 

 inwards upon the land. This outermost part was almost free from 

 snow^ when I arrived there on the morning of June 22. Even at 



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