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A. Nelson. As far as the writer knows, the only botanical paper 
he has published is 
The Genus Alisma in North Dakota, 1907. 
O. M. Oleson was born near Drontheim Norway, where he also 
learned gardening. He came to America and settled at Fort 
Dodge, Iowa, in 1870, and two years later entered a drug store. 
In 1876—77 he attended the College of Pharmacy at Philadelphia, 
where he graduated. He has collected considerably in Iowa, and 
in 1904 in the Yellowstone Park and in 1906 in California. He 
is the Chairman of the Board of Park Commissioners of Fort 
Dodge, Iowa. 
Flora of Webster Co., lowa, [together with M. P. Somes] 1905. 
B. Greenland and Arctic America. 
Johan Alfred Bjérling was born in Stockholm the 19th of Octo- 
ber. 1871. He was the botanist of two arctic expeditions, viz. one 
to Spitzbergen in 1890; the other to Arctic America, in 1892. 
While engaged in this expedition, he died on Ellesmereland (west 
of Greenland). 
Frederic Christian Emil Borgesen. (See West Indies). 
Christian Krause was born at Lillio, Korsér, Denmark, the 6th 
of June, 1867, received the degree of M. Sc. in 1895, and became 
adjunct professor at the College of Randers. He made one jour- 
ney to West Greenland in 1897, and another to East Greenland in 
1899—19$02. 
List of Fanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams found on the Coast 75°—66° 
20’ Lat. N. of East Greenland, 1905. 
Morten Pedersen Porsild was born at Store Andst, Jylland, 
Denmark, in 1872, became assistant in the Botanical Museum at 
Copenhagen in 1895, received the degree of M. Sc. in 1900 and be- 
came director of the Arctic Botanical Station at Godhavn, Green- 
land, in 1905. Before that time he made two journeys to Green- 
land, viz. in 1893 and 1902. He has published: 
Bidrag til en Skildring paa Disco, 1902. 
0. Gelert was born at Nybol, Sundeved, Denmark, November 9, 
1862. He took his Phar. Cand. examination in 1883, served for 
Some time as druggist, and was later employed in asugar-refinery. 
