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scurvy, but more so from the fact that they are, so far as I know, 

 the only annuals of the region. 



The only representatives of the stonecrop family is Rhodiola 

 rosea, the root of which is eaten. It is not found in EUesmere 

 Land. 



All the representatives of the saxifrage family belong to the 

 genus Saxifraga, in the broader sense, except Chrysosplenium 

 teirandrum, collected at one station in southern EUesmere Land. 



The rose family is represented by one species of Dryas in 

 EUesmere Land and two in Greenland. The other members of 

 the family belong to the genus Potentilla, all low and tufted 

 species. 



The crowberry, Empetrum nigrum, is the only representative 

 of its family. The evening primrose family is represented by 

 Chamaenerium latijolium, a close relative to our fireweed, and 

 the wintergreen family by Pyrola grandiflora. The heath family 

 is represented in EUesmere Land by a single species, Cassiope 

 tetragona, but in northern Greenland by six more species of the 

 genera Phyllodoce, Andromeda, Cassiope, Chamaecistus, Rhodo- 

 dendron, and Ledum. 



The huckleberry family has one representative in EUesmere 

 Land, Vaccinium uliginosum microphyllum, and an additional 

 one in northern Greenland, V. Vitis-idaea pumilum. 



Diapensiaceae is represented by Diapensia lapponica in both 

 countries, Primulaceae by Androsace septentrionalis in EUesmere 

 Land, and Polemoniaceae by Polemonium humile in northern 

 Greenland. 



The Plumbago family is represented by one species of Statice 

 in EUesmere Land and two in Greenland. The only representa- 

 tive of the borage family is Pneumaria maritima in North Green- 

 land. 



All the representatives of the fig^\^ort family belong to the 

 genus Pedicularis in the broad sense. 



The harebell family is represented by Campanula unifiora 

 alone. 



The sunflower family is represented in EUesmere Land by 

 two species of Erigeron, one of Antennaria, and one of Arnica. 



