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First met with this plant on the limestone cliffs of Walrus (Nor- 

 man Lockyer) Island at about 500 feet elevation ; at Cape Collinson, 

 lat. 80° 3'. Not unfrequent in Discovery Bay and St. Patrick's 

 Bay; Polaris Bay (coll. Copp.) ; Floeberg Beach (coll. Moss). 

 Flowering in Discovery Bay July 7th. 

 Sea-level to 500 feet on Walrus Island. 



Viola palustris 9 L. ? 

 Dist. 1. Lat. 63° 42'. 



Viola ce(r. 



* 



I insert this doubtfully ; a leaf gathered upon Egedesmiude at 

 the end of September, 1876, seemed to belong to this species. Lange 

 limits it to 64° hi Greenland, but Hooker gives it an Arctic range. 



Sitene acaulis, L. 



Dist. 1 2 3 - - - 7 12. Lat 68° 46' to 81° 40'. W. & G. 



Very abundant at Disco, along the summit of cliffs to the west 

 of Englishman's Bay. This plant formed beautiful beds of pink 

 against and amongst the snow (13th July). After leaving Uper- 

 navik it did not appear again till we came to Hayes Sound, where 

 it was plentiful at the Deserted Village, Bellot Island, Discovery 

 Bay (Feilden and Moss). 



Sea-level at Hayes Sound to 1300 feet at Disco. 



Caryoplujlhteea, 

 Lychnis apetala, L. 



Dist. 5 6 7 8 - - - 12. Lat. 78° 18' to 81° 52'. E. & W. 



First met with true L. apetala at Foulke Fiord ; it was after- 

 wards frequent in heavy wet soil. Common at Discovery Bay. 

 The usual form of the group to the northward. Shift Rudder Bay 

 (coll. Moss.) Flowered July 8th in Discovery Bay, growing on 

 ^organic soil. 



Sea-level to 1000 feet in Musk Ox Fiord. 



L. atfinis, Wahl. (Wafdbergelta titfiuis, Fries). 

 Dist. 1 2 3 - - - 7 - - - 11 12. Lat.G9 15'to81°42'. E.,W.,&G. 

 Very luxuriant at Proven. Decreasing and becoming stunted 

 jo the north. I agree with Fries in keeping this a distinct species 



from L. ajietala. In 



(coll. Copp.) 



Upernavik 



Sea-level to 500 feet in Discovery Bay. 



L. afrnis, Wahl., var. trithra, Br. 



Dist. - 2 3 - 5 12. Lat. 72° 20' to 81° 42'. E.,W., & G. 



A very pretty plant, and dowering profusely with the last about 

 ™e settlement at Proven, at Foulke Fiord, and again at Bellot 

 | s land. This form always appeared at low levels, and, with the 

 ast > Preferred a rich organic soil. Upernavik (coll. Copp.) 



** ulpina, L. 



^st. 1. Lat. 69° 15' to 69° 42'. G. 

 r *J are - Lyngeinarken, Disco, and also gathered at Rittenbank 

 y vr. Coppiuger. 



