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ally wide distribution of humous and peaty soils in the Færoes is 

 referred to again and again. 



The result of my own travels in 1897 were published in 1901, 

 C. Jensen's method of treatment being followed. This may be re- 

 garded as a preliminary study to the present paper, hence need 

 not be formally summarised, nor is it necessary to consider further 

 the short account of the vegetation which I wrote for the article 

 »Færoerne« in the Danish periodical »Atlanten« (1905 — 06, p. 216 — 

 221). With regard to the present and most recent contribution it 

 may be stated that a Danish edition appeared in 1906. 



In addition to these more strictly botanical papers, one may 

 find many references to the vegetation scattered throughout the 

 pages of memoirs on tlie Færoes, many of which have appeared 

 in recent years. The titles of some of these may be given without 

 attempting a formal summary of observations generally of minor 

 botanical importance: J. Lomholts descriptive article on the Fæ- 

 roes in the periodical »Nord og Syd« (1898); Pastor I. F. Ronne's 

 popular pamphlet on the Færoes (1900); James Currie's descrip- 

 tions of the islands in »The Scottish Geographical Magazine (1906); 

 and the article in »Atlanten«, already mentioned, which includes a 

 description of the agriculture by L. Berg (1906). Bibliographical 

 lists of works relating to geography and natural history are given 

 in »Atlanten« (1905—06); under »Færoerne« (by J. J.) in S al mon- 

 se n's Lexicon; and in »Færo Amt« (The district of the Færoes) in 

 Trap's large topographical and statistical work »Danmark« (3rd 

 edition). 



This summary I trust, has now dealt with all the more im- 

 portant contributions on the vegetation (plant-associations) of the 

 Færoes. ^ 



It may be stated, however, that only a brief reference has been 

 made to agricultural literature, because it is regarded as lying some- 

 what beyond the scope of this paper which is purely scientific. 

 For the same reason horticulture has been passed over. Both de- 

 partments are worthy of special consideration by experts on the 

 respective subjects. 



1 Professor Eug. Warming in his introduction to »Tlie Botany of the 

 Færoes«, vol. I (1901) has given a short description of botanical investigations 

 in the islands; this agrees essentially with the snmmary given here. 



