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south only of the Arctic Circle in Greenland ; the " £ " refers to 

 those found on the east coast only, the explored portions of which 

 lie to the north of lat. 70° ; the " Ss " stands for Smith's Sound ; 

 and the plants marked " NE," together with four of the eight 

 marked " E," have been noted on the east coast by the " Second 

 *' German Polar Expedition." * Alp. means " Alpine in Europe." 



DICOTYLEDONES. 

 Banunculacese. 



Thalictrum dioicum, L. EA. 



alpinum, L. Alp. G. 

 Anemone patens, L. EA. 



Richardsoni, Ilk. EA. G. 

 parviflora, Mich. EA. 

 decapetala, L. EA. 

 Pennsylvanica, L. EA. 

 Ranunculus aquatilis, L. EA. G. 



confervoides, Fr. G. 

 glacialis, L. Alp. G. NE. 

 riammula, L. EA. S. 



reptans, L. G. 

 Cymbalaria, Psh. Alp. EA. S. 

 auricomus, L. M. G. NE. 

 sceleratus, L. EA. 

 Purshii, Rich. EA. 

 nivalis, L. Alp. M, G. Ss. NE. 



sulphureus, Sol. G. 

 acris, L. S. 



Lapponicus, L. Alp. EA. G. 

 hyperboreus, Rottb. Alp. EA. G. 

 pygmseus, Wahl. M. G. NE. 

 hispidus, Mich. EA. 

 Pennsylvanicus, L. EA. 

 Caltha palustris, L. M. 

 Coptis trifolia, Sal. Alp. S. 

 Aquilegia Canadensis, L. EA. 



brevistylis, Hook. EA. 



Fapaveracese. 



Papaver alpinum, L. M. G. 



nudicaule, auct. Ss. NE. 



* Flowering Plants occurring on the East Coast only. Enumerated in Dr. 

 Hooker's list : — 



Lychnis dioica. Polemonium cseruleum. 



Saxifraga Hirculus. Deschampsia csespitosa. 

 Mentioned in the Appendix to the " Zweite deutsche Nordpolarfahrt " : — 



Cochlearia fenestrata. Polemonium humile. 



Saxifraga Hirculus, var. alpina. Deschampsia brevifolia. 



All the plants yielded by the more lately explored portion of the coast from 

 75° to 78° N. lat. are enumerated, with localities, further on. — Editor. 

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