208 ON THE BOTANY OF THE BRITISH POLAR EXPEDITION. 



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S. rivularis, L. 



Dist. 12-456 12. Lat. 69° 15' to 81° 42'. 



E., W., and G. 

 Common at Disco, Proven, Cape York, and Cape Sabine. Dr. 

 Moss gathered two plants upon Bellot Island, Discovery Bay. 

 Sea-level to 500 feet at Cape Sabine. 



S. nivalis, L. 



Dist. 1 2 3 - 5 6 7 - - - - 12 13. Lat. 68° 42' to 82° 27'. 

 E., W., and G. 



Rare, and seldom floAvering in Discovery Bay ; a dwarf, vivi- 

 parous Saxifrage, gathered here by me, and at Shift Budder Bay 

 by Feilden, and referred to this species by Oliver, may possibly be 

 a variety of S. nrgimams, Mich. S. nivalis flowered freelv only at 

 Foulke Fiord. 



300 to 1400 feet at Discovery Bay. 



S. stellaria, L. (var. comosa, J. Vahl.) 

 Dist. 1. Lat. 68° 42'. G. 



A few stunted specimens were noticed late in the season at 

 Egedesminde. 



S. flagellar is, L. 



Dist •■■■56 12 13. Lat. 78° 18' to 82° 27'. 



E. and W. 



First met with at Foulke Fiord upon the plateau above the 

 glacier between the cliffs and the Mer de Glace, at an altitude of 

 from 1200 to 1500 feet. Did not observe it at lower levels there. 

 Prefers wet muddy places, and dwindles when the soil dries. In 

 flower Discovery Bay July 7. Shift Rudder Bay (coll. Moss) and 

 lloeberg Beach (H. W. F. and coll. Moss). 



300 to 900 feet at Discovery Bay. 



S. trimspidata, Retz. 



Dist 1 -- - 5 -7 - -.- 12 13. Lat. 69° 15' to 82° 27'. 

 E., W., and G. 



Flowering freely at Foulke Fiord. In Discovery Bay its rich 

 reddish foliage, covering large patches of shingle in some places, 

 produces a pleasing eflect. Gray (Bot. Northern United States, 

 lblZ), says of this plant—" Petals obovate oblong, yellow ;" in my 

 observation they are always pure white, sparingly and prettily 

 dotted at the base with orange and yellow. I observed, however, 

 tiiat they become yellow in drying. In flower July 20 in Dis- 

 covery Bay. Floeberg Beach (H. W. F ) 



700 to 1400 feet at Discovery Bay. 



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ingeUea Archanyelica, L. (Archanqelica offi 



[>ist. 1. Lat. 69° 15'. G. * 



m Englishman's Bay and along the coast from there to Laxe Bay 

 m several glens, and by Blase Dalen Lake. The " Qvan " of the 

 natives, much prized as an antiscorbutic ; the root seems to be the 

 part most valued ; a sweetmeat is made from it in East Greenland. 

 Has well-known Disco plant is omitted from Brown's list. 



(To be continued). 



