45 S Mr Philip Sewell on the Flora of [sess. liii. 



house flowers. The colour was rich, and the abundauce of 

 the flowers was not short of what is common in our own 

 country. The low wooden houses, warmed by pipes and 

 without gas, are doubtless very suitable for plants. The 

 following list does not, by any means, include all the species 

 observed. In one room alone there were as many as forty 

 species growing in a healthy manner ; in some rooms large 

 festoons of ivy were noticed. The seeds of many are 

 obtained from Archangel ; in other cases the merchants' 

 wives bring special favourites from Bergen and Christiania, 

 where many spend the winter. We observed especially : — 

 Aralia, Begonia, Bellis, Cactus, Calla, Campanula, " Carna- 

 tion" Convolvulus, Delphinium, Dianthus, Dracoina, Echeveria, 

 Epiphylhtm, Fuchsia, Geranium, Hedcra, Helianthus,Hesperis, 

 Fberis, Impatiens, Jasminum, Mesemhryanthemum, Mimulus, 

 Ompihalodes, "Palm," Petunia, "Poses," Saxifraya, Sedum, 

 Tradescantia, Vallotta, Veronica, Vinca, Viola. 



In the outside gardens were Aconitum, Bellis, Beta, 

 Delphinium, Lunaria, Taiuicetum, and some coarse species 

 of UmhellifercB, also lettuce, turnip, and cabbage. 



Ferns were noticeably luxuriant on the small island near 

 the entrance to the harbour, where the soil is enriched by 

 the droppings of countless sea-birds. Aspidium spinidosum 

 var. dilatatum, and here and there Athyrium alpestre were 

 the only species. Botrychium Lunaria of small habit was 

 growing in the short turf on the main island. 



Cystopteris, Polypodittm Dryopteris and P. Phegopteris 

 were not present on the island, although common on the 

 mainland. Similarly, there was only a starved Equisetum 

 arvense and Selaginella selaginoides. 



Mosses were abundant enough, although not quite so 

 characteristic as might have been anticipated. Mr William 

 Mitten calls attention to Oreotveisia serrulata, Tunk., of 

 which he has elsewhere seen no record from a locality so 

 far north, although all the other species have previously 

 been recorded. My collection of these is doubtless very 

 imperfect. I would, however, direct attention to the pre- 

 dominance of Amhlystegia, which in every small pond and 

 damp place were sure to abound. 



The following were observed : — 



