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gradually narrowing to a point. Its length is 1 10 miles, 

 and its greatest breadth 80, but it tapers gradually, and 

 towards the northern extremity is only a few miles broad. 

 In both provinces the number of plants observed are of 



Algae 125 



Musci and hepaticae . 197 



Filices 35 



Phanerogamae . . . 521 



322 



556 



878 



Those peculiar to Wermland = 35 

 Common 466 



501 



Peculiar to Dalsland . 55 

 Common 466 



521 



The species arranged according to Wahlenberg are in- 

 cluded in the following table of natural orders : 



Composite . 



Gramina. . 



Calamariae . 



Tripetaloideae 



Senticosae 



Personatae 



Caryophylleae 



Holoraceae . 



Papilionaceae 



Verticillatae 



Amentaceae 



Bicornes . . 



Multisiliquae 



Siliquosae . 



Gruinales . 



49 

 47 

 43 

 25 

 24 

 24 

 23 

 22 

 21 

 19 

 19 

 18 

 16 

 16 

 15 



Umbellatae . . 

 Campanaceae . 

 Succullentae . . 

 Orchideae . . . 

 Stellatae . . . . 

 Columniferae . 

 Sarmentaceae . 

 Calycanthemae 

 Asperifoliae . . 

 Inundatae 

 Dumosae . 

 Luridae . 

 Rotaceae . 

 Pomaceae 



15 



12 



12 



10 



8 



8 



6 



6 



6 



5 



5 



5 



5 



5 



Gentianeae . 

 Coniferae . 

 CoronariaB 

 Tricoccae . 

 Rhoeadeae 

 Aggregatae 

 Scabridae . 

 Aroideae . 

 Spattiaceae 

 Ensatae . . 

 Sepiariae . 

 Trihilatae . 

 Vepriculae. 

 Najadeae . 



The species of phenogamous plants and ferns found in 

 these provinces which do not extend to Britain are chiefly 

 the following : — 



Scirpus nanus ; Poa sudetica ; Galium trifidum ; Cam- 

 panula cervicaria ; Selinum carvifolia ; Allium angulosum ; 

 Ornithogalum minimum ; Convallaria bifolia ; Juncus arti- 

 culatus; J. nodulosus; J. supinus ; J. stygius; Polygonum 

 biforme; P. minus; Pyrola chlorantha; the P. um bellata 



