Here aiul llu'ic llic inaislics wi-ir ([iiilc drii-d uj), and llic gm\, loaiiiv, fissiiicd 

 f^roiiiid c'oviTcd willi while sall-c r\ stals. Here was an almost romplclc absence oT vej^e- 

 taticm, or only a |)()or flora consisting of some few scallered s])e(imens of Sdiisstiii'd 

 cnissi/hlid. Lc/ii(liiini crdssifoliinn. lUiniiiiciiliis phinldfiiiii/hliiis. and more rarelw /Va/i/ar/o 



FifJ 15. Tlie Al):il<;ni Slepjjc. I.ooii out on the s;ill sw:ini])S ;it Ust Kiimuislilo. In llu' I'orfurouncl 



nn Abal<;ni T;il;iri;in Inirial jjround. 



lUdiilinui siihspcc. rilidld nov. subspec constilnting the only vegetation. 



In that territory of the .Xhakan Steppe, saliferous soil is very frequent, hui the 

 iisnal halophilons flora here did not seem to he very rich as regards the number of spe- 

 cies. In the main, the same flora as mentioned above is met with in nearly all similar 

 habitats, here and there, however, together with sonic others, as Aliiphw pdluluiu. 

 Korliid pioslnitd vdt . oiicscens. Alriplc.v sihiricuii}. Sdlsold rolliud. Aiinnisid SieixTsidiid, 

 and Atirinisid mdrilimd. 



On the borders of Tagarski osero. a rather large salt lake to the south of 

 Minusinsk. I have, in addition, collected .-t.s/c/' I'ripoliuiii. Sddcdii corniriildld . and I'ldiiUu/o 

 C.ornuli. 



Due to the dryness of the climate, the Al)akan Steppe is at present almost entireh' 

 uninhabited. Thus, drinking-water is to be found only in the rivers and the nearest 

 surroundings, while the water not unfrequently to be met with in cavities on the steppe. 

 is alw ays more or less saliferous, and. accordingly, unsuitable for drinking. In man\ 



