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hairiness; on fertile rock-ledges large healthy forms are found with 

 long cylindrical spikes, and long leaves flat or concave; on unfavourable 

 soli — bare gravelly plains on the hills or unfertile clefts as also in close 

 grass — forms are found with globose, few-flowered spikes and cylindrical 

 or semi-cylindrical leaves, only a few centimetres in length; these may 

 probably be classed under f. pygmaea Lge. apud Rostr. 1. c. p. 55. 



P. borealis Lge., which however is only a form of P. maritima, does not 

 occur on the Færoes (Kurtz and Ostenf. II). 



Fl. June — July. Fr. August — September. 



Order XI. PLUMBAGINACEAE. 



35. Armeria elongata (Hoffm.) Koch. 



Common both in the lowlands and in the hills, in clefts of rocks, 

 on ledges and on bare stony ground. Var. maritima (Mill.) Willd. is 

 most frequently met with, but in the hills specimens are also found 

 that must be reckoned as var. sihirica (Turcz). 

 Fl. June — July. 



Order XII. PRIMULACEAE. 



36. Anagallis teneila L. 



As early as 1794 a drawing of this jilant was made for Fl. Dan., 

 tab. 1086, after specimens from the Færoes, and in 1821 Trevelyan re- 

 discovered it at the stated habitat, Vaago, near Bosdalafos. It has since 

 been vainly sought there by others, but we found it in great quantities 

 and in full flower over a smaller area. We also found it on Ost. 

 near Toftevatn ; in both piaces it grew in close grass on flat land near 

 the shore of the lake. Probably its late flowering has been the reason 

 why so many have failed to find it. 



Fl. August 19*'' (Ost.); August 26"' (Vaago, bearing young fruit). 



37. Lysimachia nemorum L. 



This plant is a rather unexpected addition to the flora. We found 

 it on S t r. near Leinumvatn on a sand}' grass-covered patch near the lake. 

 Fl. end of July (very sparinglj). 



38. Primula acaulis (L.) Jacq.; P. grandiflora Lam. 



Known from olden times on S and 6, where it grows on rock- 

 ledges near Trodum. Tradition says that it is imported, but as it is 

 common in the Shetland and Orkney Isles, it is most likely a native. 

 The faet that the inhabitants of the island remove it from its habitats 

 into their gardens may account for the tradition that it is imported. 



Fl. June. 



Order XIII. PYROLACEAE. ^ 



39. Pyrola minor L. 



Found at some stations in Gr//nmi«-heath, at high levels, but absent 

 in low-lying lands, where it might be expected to grow in clefts and 



