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The water in the lagoon was quite tepid close to the beach 

 where the current from the Mttle brook did not reach. At 

 5-^^ p. m. were read the following temperatures: 



Temperature of the air (swing thermometer), fog, 



sun hardly breaking through -J- 1° C. 



Temperature of the water, 5cm depth, ball reposing 



on cover of Clilorophyllaceae -\- 14,5° C. 



Temperature of water, 14 cm depth, ball on mud- 

 bottom + 13°C. 



At an Esquimaux-ruin near the beach was found the 

 usual vegetation of Alopecurus alpinus on the thick mould- 

 layer. In the vicinity of the ruin was seen a magniûcent 

 growth of Folemoniuni humile, whole, large, unmixed "beds" 

 of almost one m'"' size. Here also was found a very big de- 

 cumbent Salix arctica, the foliage of which covered abt. 10 m^. 



Vascular plants from Sabine Island and 

 Cape Borlase Warren. 



Dryas octopetala. 



Potentilla pulchella f. humilis. 



— emarginata. 



— nivea. 



— maculata. 

 Chamœnerium Idtifolium. 

 Empetrmn fiigrum. 

 Silène acaulis. 

 Melandrium involucratum v. 



— apetalum. 



— triflorum. 

 Sagina nivalis. 



— ccespitosa. 

 Alsine biflora. 



Alsine verno, v. rubella. 

 Halianthus peploides. 

 Arenaria ciliata v. humifusa. 

 Stellaria humifusa. 



— longipes. 

 Cerastium alpinum. 

 Cochlearia officinalis f. minor. 

 Draba alpina. 



— nivalis. 



— Fladnizensis. 



— hirta 



— arctica. 



— glacialis. 

 Braya purpurascens. 



