46 SCANDINAVIANS AND 



A. Nelson. As far as the writer knows, the only botanical paper 

 he has published is 



The Genus Alisma in North Dakota, 1907. 



0- M. Oteson was born near Drontheim Norway, where he also 

 learned gardening-. He came to America and settled at Fort 

 Dodge, Iowa, in 1870, and two A^ears later entered a drug store. 

 In 1876—77 he attended the College of Pharmacy at Philadelphia, 

 where he graduated. He has collected considerably in Iowa, and 

 in 1904 in the Yellowstone Park and in 1906 in California. He 

 is the Chairman of the Board of Park Commissioners of Fort 

 Dodge, Iowa. 



Flora of Webster Co., Iowa, [together with M. P. Somes] 1905. 



B. Greenland and Arctic America. 



Johan Alfred ^jorting was born in Stockholm the 19th of Octo- 

 ber, 1871. He was the botanist of two arctic expeditions, viz. one 

 to Spitzbergen in 1890; the other to Arctic America, in 1892. 

 While engaged in this expedition, he died on Ellesmereland (west 

 of Greenland). 



Frederic Christian Emit Borgesen. (See West Indies). 



Christian Kruuse was born at Lillio, Korsor, Denmark, the 6th 

 of June, 1867, received the degree of M. Sc. in 1895, and became 

 adjunct professor at the College of Randers. He made one jour- 

 ney to AVest Greenland in 1897, and another to East Greenland in 

 1899—1902. 



List of Fanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams found on the Coast 75°— 66° 

 20' Lat. N. of East Greenland, 1905. 



Morten T'edersen 'Porsitd was born at Store Andst, Jylland, 

 Denmark, in 1872, became assistant in the Botanical Museum at 

 Copenhagen in 1895, received the degree of M. Sc. in 1900 and be- 

 came director of the Arctic Botanical Station at Godhavn, Green- 

 land, in 1905. Before that time he made two journeys to Green- 

 land, A'iz. in 1893 and 1902. He has published: . 



Bidrag til en Skildring paa Disco, 1902. 



0. Geteri was born at Nybol, Sundeved, Denmark, November 9, 

 1862. He took his Phar. Cand. examination in 1883, served for 

 some time as druggist, and was later employed in a sugar-refinery. 



