THE FLOWERS OF KOLGUEV 407 



HALORAGE^E 

 Hippuris vulgaris L. 



Abundant in the lakes of the Kriva district ; in fresh-water creeks of 

 Bewick and Solnoida Lakes, where it grows in water 2 feet 6 inches 

 deep. 



UMBELLIFER/E 

 Archangelica officinalis Hoffm. 



Having no works on botany with me I had entered this in my notes 

 as common angelica (A. sylvestris), but Mr. Carruthers points out its 

 differences. It is very local on Kolguev. I saw ' the remains of a large 

 dead umbellifer' by the Kriva on June 16 ; I saw one in the mountains 

 just pushing through the soil on June 28. And I found the plant 

 (since identified) in flower by the Kriva Lake on August 27. 



'The garden Angelica {A. Archangelica) a native of Northern and 

 Eastern Europe, long cultivated for confectionary, is not wild in Britain.' 

 — (Bentham and Hooker's Flora.) 



MONOPETAL^E 



VALERIANE^ 

 Valeriana capitata Willd. Small form. 



Circumpolar. 

 This small valerian was one of the most widely distributed of 

 Kolguev plants. It flourished by all the water-courses. It shared with 

 Ranunculus Pallasii the distinction of being one of the only two 

 Kolguev plants with a strongly marked scent. 



COMPOSITE 



Erigeron alpinum L. Var. uniflorum. 



This charming little plant, which with us is confined to open high 

 mountains of Scotland, grew very locally and always on high ground. 

 It was most abundant in the Gobista Hills, when I visited these on 

 September 9, and at that time scarcely a flower had gone to seed. 



