50 The Botanical Gazette. | February, 
appear in July, were still present. As we neared the summit 
-of the slide, the crowberry, Empetrum nigrum L., made its 
appearance. This is a small, prostrate, much branched shrub, 
with very numerous, narrow leaves, giving the plant a heath- 
like aspect. The flowers open in early summer. In August, 
the plants were loaded with small black berries. Ascending 
the ‘‘Horseback’’ towards the ‘‘Chimney’’, we passed large 
patches of the beautiful little mountain sandwort, Arenaria 
Grenlandica. The flowers of this species are quite large 
when compared with the plant and are of a delicate white tint. 
Upon our present trip we started from Reed’s camp and 
proceeded through dense groves of tall spruce trees, which be- 
came smaller and yet more dense as we advanced towards the 
eastern spur, up which we were to climb, and such a climb! 
With our packs upon our backs, and no path, not evena spotted 
line to direct our course! We come upon huge boulders over 
which\we must climb, or around which we must force ‘our 
way through an almost impenetrable forest of dwarf birch and 
stunted fir. By dint of perseverance and severe exertion, We 
‘‘pucker-brush’’, We ar. 
feet above the sea level. 
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upward and we are j 
the frigid zone. He 
