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the east coast of Greenland, point to its being like that of Spitz¬ 
bergen“. But, when more comprehensive collections were brought 
home from east Greenland (by Hartz from Scoresby Sound and 
by Bay from Angmagsalik) Rosenvinge wlio studied them 
came to another result. He has given especial attention to the 
question about the relation of the East-Greenland-flora to that of 
Spitzbergen in consequence of the idea of Kjellman, quoted 
above, and he comes to the conclusion, that the flora is nearer 
related to that of the Western coast of Greenland than to that 
of Spitzbergen (44, p. 154—57, 176—79). „All in all the marine 
flora of east Greenland seems to show a considerable correspon- 
dence with that of Western Greenland“ he says (p. 178). Not- 
withstanding this, the latest author who has treated the flora of 
east Greenland, Jönsson (28), says: „Thus the latest collections 
from the eastern coast furthermore confirm Rosenvinges State¬ 
ment as to the difference between the marine flora of East and 
West Greenland“ (p. 2). Indeed Rosenvinge speaks of diffe- 
rences between the east and west coast (as also between different 
parts of the latter) but, as the sentence quoted above Stands to- 
gether with a reflexion ab out the resemblance of the marine 
flora of east Greenland to that of Spitzbergen, one must get the 
impression, that Rosenvinge tliinks the East-Greenland-flora 
nearest related to that of Spitzbergen. Also (p. 3) Ros envinge 
is quoted instead of Kjellman (cf. above), Rosenvinge in the 
passage referred to (44, p. 154) speaks ab out the entire Green¬ 
land flora. 
The easiest method to make a comparison between the floras 
on both coasts of Greenland will be the same as used above, 
and by such a proceeding also the relative resemblance with the 
Spitzbergen-flora will appear: 
East Greenl. Common West. Gr. Total 
Number of species 12 73 41 126 
Per ct of total number 9 58 33 
The 12 East-Greenland-species, not found on the western 
coast are: 
Streblonema h elopliorum 
AJaria flagellaris 
„ grandifolia 
La)ninaria Saccharin a 
„ Agardhii 
Scaph ospora arctica 
Chantransia efflorescens 
Harveyetta mirabilis 
Dilsea Integra 
Petrocelis polygyna 
Litliothamnion investien s 
,, varians. 
Some of these are small algae or such that may on other 
accounts easily escape the collector, and which can perhaps still 
be found on the west coast, but for the great Maria- and 
Laminaria- species at least we must seek another way to account 
for tlieir being found only on the east coast. At all events it is 
evident, that the flora of east Greenland is not by far so nearly 
