The observational base of our investigation consists of a two-dimensional MK classification of about 11.000 stars in the 42 Kapteyn Areas situated along the gal.lat-s from −17° up to +72° and 200 Ap, Am stars discovered in the same KA. The dispersion of the applied objective-prism spectra is 160 Â per mm. The data are of high accuracy, close to the Michigan level, and uniformity, which make them reliable. The limit is close to the 12-th ph.mg.

The general conclusion of the undoubted importance is stated: the galactic concentration of dwarfs is closer than it had been assumed until now; on the other hand - the giants are not so closely concentrated to the galactic plane as it has been accepted.