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The plant from Nowaya Zemblya is not nearly so elongate, but the 

 leaves are often 3-lobed — the stem is not so fistular. 



(d) Nowaya Zemblya Nordenskiold Expedition. Cap. Gusinnoi. 



(e) Nowaya Zemblya. N. Kriwoschya. 



There is a curious slender form from Spitzbergen in the Kew Herba- 

 rium, with always 3-lobed leaves. 



(/) Joss Spitsburgensis. Th. M. Fries. 



Ruprecht also describes a var. y? minimus from Kolguev with a 

 slender stem and deeply tripartite leaves. I have not seen specimens 

 of this, but the plant from Spitzbergen would almost fit the description. 



Trollius europaeus L. Globe Flower. 



This plant, which is extremely local on Kolguev, for I only met with 

 it once, and then in seed — on August 27, by the upper waters of the 

 Pugrinoy — grows even there to the height of 1 foot. 



Caltha palustris L. Marsh Marigold. 



The Kolguev form of the marsh marigold is very distinct as a 

 variety from our own. It never forms a stout, dense plant as with us ; 

 but grows in a trailing decumbent way, and I believe roots at the joints, 

 though of this I am not certain ; also a copper-coloured underside to 

 the petals is the rule and not the exception. It formed large beds of 

 yellow in marshy places in August. 



Delphinium elatnm L. Larkspur. 



That Ruprecht should not have found this lovely larkspur on Kolguev 

 is not surprising, for it is extremely local, and flowers late. I saw it for 

 the first and only time on August 26 at the foot of Honorohur Mount ; 

 and on the banks of the head waters of the Pugrinoy, and also by the 

 Kriva Lake. Few of the plants were then in seed. The flowers were, 

 individually, as large as those in our gardens, though the flower heads 

 were not nearly so long, and the average height of the plant was some 

 ten inches. 



