ALPINE FLORA AND FERNS OF NORWAY. 319 
near Sognefveste, in Bergens Stift; near Ous, in Gaustalien ; near 
Andressaa in Suledal, Svande, Sandvigslev near Bergen; and on 
Nordhugloe, between this last place and Storde. Generally on 
granite or old limestone. Bears fruit in July and August. 
Borrycuium Lunar, Sw.; Fl D. tab. 18 (the fig. on the 
left}).—Occasional on grassy banks and mounds from the extreme 
south up to East Finmark. On Hallingskarv, Fille Fjeld, and 
Dovre, it attains an altitude of about 3,400 feet. Has been 
noticed on a substratum of lime, slate, and granite. It varies 
with regard to size, the form of leaf, and its lower or higher place 
on the stalk. Bears fruit at different times, according to altitude. 
On the Dovre it grows near Kongsvold, in Drivdal, and other 
places. 
B. MATRICARIOIDES BOREALE, Milde; B. lanceolatum, Fl. D. 
tab. 18 (fig. to the right); B. tenellum.—Professor Blytt found 
all three forms growing together near Nystuen, the highest 
station on the Fille Fjeld; near Kongsvold and Fogstwen on the 
Dovre, up to 3,500 feet above the sea. Substratum lime, schist, 
or granite. Not common. Bears fruit in July and August. 
B. ruTacrum, Sw.; FI. D. tab. 18 (fig. 2).—Much less common 
than B. lunaria. It has been found growing in Salt-dal, its 
known northernmost limit. It has also been found near Abildso, 
about 3 miles from Christiania, and near Hovring Seter, in Gud- 
brandsdal, 3,500 feet above the sea; and near Hunnerfoss, about 
‘10 miles north of Lillehammer ; and also at Svinesund, on the 
Swedish side. Grows generally on limestone, schist, and granite. 
Bears fruit in July and August. 
OPHIOGLOssuM vuLGATUM, L.; Fl D. tab. 147.—Grows on 
moist places. Very rare in the interior of the country. Said to 
have been found growing in Ringerige, near Toten and Kongs- 
berg. Professor Blytt found it near Vittingfoss, between Laur- 
vig and Kongsberg; also near Kjonrud works, near Drammen ; 
on Snarde and Osterde, near Christiania; on Nordre Aarée, near 
Aaréesund; on Lovée, near Brevig, near Kragerde; Arendal, 
near Espenes, Grimstad, on Malloe, &c. Alsknoe, on Helgeland, 
is its known northernmost limit. It appears to thrive best on 
lime. Grows nearly alwayson the shore. Bears fruit from June 
to August. 
