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coast of this large island, if visited in summer, would doubtless yield a 
rich botanical harvest. Mr. Scuer spoke of wide, grass-grown plains, 
probably rich in grasses and Cyperaceae, which he had observed at 
different points, and the occurrence of such species as Melandrium 
affine, Chamaenerium latifolium, Potentilla pulchella, P. rubricaulis, 
Pedicularis capitata, Cassiope tetragona, and others, decidedly points 
to the existence of a well-developed vegetation. As these regions are 
also of interest from other scientific points of view, it is to be hoped, 
that an expedition with some other program than that of mere map- 
making will, in the not too distant future, take its field of work there. 
VI. Schei Island and Big Island. 
As the map shows, there are two rather considerable islands lying 
in the channel east of Heiberg Land. Both were visited by Mr. Scuet 
in the spring journey of 1901, Schei Island, May 6, and Big Island, May 25. 
1. Schei Island. 
Concerning this island, lying in lat. 80° 15’—30‘, long. 88°—89°, and 
separated from Heiberg Land only by a narrow strait, Mr. Scuer reported 
only that grass-grown plains extended inland between naked slopes and 
terraces. It probably bears a close resemblance to the adjacent Skral- 
ing Point. 
2. Big Island. 
This island, lying in the Heureka Sound at the mouth of-Bay Fjord 
in lat. 78° 45’—79° 5’, long. 85° 40’—87°, was found by Mr. Scuer to 
have a rather scarce vegetation on the terraces along the beach. Species 
noted were:— Dryas integrifolia, Potentilla emarginata (2754), Saxi- 
fraga oppositifolia, S. tricuspidata, S. groenlandica, Papaver radi- 
catum, Oerastium alpinum (2754), Alsine verna (2754), Draba sp., 
Salix arctica, Festuca ovina (2754). 
VII. Ringnes Lands. 
The two large islands which form the westernmost part of the field 
of work of the expedition, were visited by Captain Isacusen in 1900 and 
1901. Both, according to his description, consist principally of wide 
