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The water in the lagoon was quite tepid close to the beach 

 where the current from the little brook did not reach. At 

 5^*^ p. m. were read the following temperatures: 



Temperature of the air (swing thermometer), fog, 



sun hardly breaking through 4~ ^° С 



Temperature of the water, 5 cm depth, ball reposing 



on cover of Chlor ophyllaceae -\- 14,5° C. 



Temperature of water, 14 cm depth, ball on mud- 

 bottom + 13° С 



At an Esquimaux-ruin near the beach was found the 

 usual vegetation of Alopecurus alpinus on the thick mould- 

 layer. In the vicinity of the ruin was seen a magnificent 

 growth of Polemonium humile, whole, large, unmixed "beds" 

 of almost one m^ size. Here also was found a very big de- 

 cumbent Salix arctica, the foliage of which covered abt. lOm^. 



Vascular plants from Sabine Island and 

 Cape Borlase Warren. 



Dryas octopetala. Alsine verna v. rubella. 



Potentilla pulchella f. humilis. Halianthus peploides. 



— emarginata. Arenaria ciliata v. humifusa. 



— nivea. Stellaria humifusa. 



— maculata. — longipes. 

 Chamœnerium Idtifolium. Cerastium alpinum. 

 Empetrum nigrum. Cochlearia officinalis f. minor. 

 Silène acaulis. Draba alpina. 

 Melandrium involucratum v. — nivalis. 



— apetalum. — Fladnizensis. 



— triflorum. — hirta 

 Sagina nivalis. — arctica. 



— cæspitosa. — glacialis. 



Alsine biflora. Bray a purpur ascens. 



