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seeing specimens in the Stockholm Ihefbarium, is the "Draba alpina, 

 L. var. glacialis narmande sig ((approaching) Dr. Wahlenbergii f. 

 brachycarpa" of Nathorst from Ivsugigsok at Melville Bay, (N. W. 

 Gronl., p. 25). 



Also in Spitsbergen the same variety probably appears, to judge 

 from several specimens ;in the Stockholm herbarium, but I cannot be 

 .sure of it, as the colour of the flowers is not to be decided upon. I 

 have not been able to find in literature any name which could, without 

 doubt, be referred to it. There is indeed a D. ochroleuca, Bunge, de- 

 scribed in Verz. Altai Pfl., p. 69 — 70, which seems to have certain resem- 

 blances to it, but the description does not quile apply, and as I have 

 seen no original specimens, I have thought it better not to use the name. 

 But I do not doubt, that Bunge's plant is a variety of D. alpina, as 

 Gelert, 1. c, p. 301, says. As synonyms of D. ochroleuca Ledebour, 

 Fl. Ross. I, p. 147, and Gelert have D. primuloides, Turcz. and D. 

 gelida, Turcz. 



Draba alpina is one of the most common plants in Ellesmereland, 

 where it is found in almost every place visited in the most different 

 localities, the varieties oblongata and glacialis together with the type, 

 the var. gracilescens as already mentioned, in wet, mossy places. It 

 flowered from the end of June, or earlier, and fruited profusely. 



Occurrence. North coast: Floeberg Beach, Cape Joseph Henry 

 (Hart). Grinnell Land: Discovery Harbour, and southwards (Hart, 

 Greely). Hayes Sound district, common. Specimens from : Skraling 

 Island (1381), Gape Rutherford (687, 1201), Pram Harbour (291, 4190), 

 Bedford Pirn Island (256, 443, 1189, 1261). South coast, common. Speci- 

 mens from : Fram Fjord (4204), Harbour Fjord (2456), South Cape Fjord 

 (2062), Muskox Fjord (2143), Goose Fjord (3305, 3330, 3430, 3649, 3822). 

 West coast: along the Hell Gate to Lands End (2847) between Eidsfjord 

 and Baumann Fjord, Coal Bay. 



Var. oblongata. South coast: Fram Fjord (1641, 1671); Goose 

 Fjord, at the Yellow Hill (3595) and Falcon Cliff (4213). 



Var. glacialis. Hayes Sound district: "Fort Juliane" (673, 1060), 

 Eskimopolis (849), Fram Harbour (4193), Bedford Pim Island (1198, 4186, 

 4187). South coast: Harbour Fjord, valley on Sir Inglish Peak (2160), 

 east of the anchorage (2234); Goose Fjord, at Falcon Cliff (2874, a 

 broad-leaved and rather hairy form, but with the middle vein running 

 out to the point). 



Var. gracilescens. Grinnell Land, Discovery Harbour (Hart, cf. 

 above); Hayes Sound district: Skraling Island (4196), islet at Cape Viele 



