The Flora of Disko Island and Adjacent Coast of West Greenland. 37 
Mainland: From the tracts of Holsteinsborg to the icefjord of Jakobshavn 
rather common, especially at some distance from the outcoast (P.). Becoming rarer 
‘northwards; Ritenbenk (Bg.); Påkitsoq-fjord (У; Bg.; P.); Atanikerdluk (Htz.); 
Nugssuaq (P.). 
A southern type with hitherto known north limit on Schades 
Dei 2 (р): 
Often forming carpets recognizable at a distance by the green 
colour and without admixture of other species. | 
Abundantly flowering and fruiting. 
Hibernates covered by snow and often by ice. 
A 37. Calamogrostis Langsdorfii (Link.) TRIN. 
On favourably exposed, moist hill-slopes, along rivulets and espe- 
cially at the edge of thickets. 
Disko: Very rare; at Godhavn 69°15’ (R. Br. Wetherill, not re-found by us; 
perhaps extinct owing to the felling of willows; near Skansen (Rikli!), and in the 
valley of Kügssuaq 69°30’, within this locality (L. Geissler). 
Mainland: Qeqertaq 70°, seen in the houses of the natives used as boot- 
straw (P.); Pâkitsoq-fjord several localities (V.; P.); Egedesminde 68°40’ (P.). 
From here southwards becoming common in the fjords and the valleys of 
the larger islands; in the interior around of N. Stromfjord very common (P.&E.), 
as well as in the fjords inland from Holsteinsborg (P. & E.). 
A decided southern type having its northern limit at 70°. 
As a rule forming extensive dense carpets. Because of the length, 
the delicacy and the toughness of the straw highly valued as boot- 
straw by the natives, being the best material for this purpose. From 
Egedesminde southwards often used for the making of domestic indu- 
strial objects, for instance trays, baskets and caps. 
All the above mentioned localities are in the lowland. 
Abundantly flowering and fruiting; at the northernmost localities 
not annually getting ripe. 
Hibernates covered by thick layers of snow. 
L 38. Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) TRIN. var. montana (L.) Harr. 
Very rare, not common till the southmost part of Greenland 60° 
— GIL (Row) 
In the area found at Itivneq 66°58’ (W. & H.); besides recorded by SØRENSEN 
from Godhavn 69°15’. Determined by L. К. Rosrnvince and approved by GELERT 
in Fl. Arctica, but the specimen may not originate from Godhavn. The only member 
of the genus, which I have found at Godhavn after a search extending through 
many years, is a form belonging to the following species. 
A pronounced southern type. 
