130 PHANEROGAMIC FLORA OF SPITZBERGEN. 
fore, some two years since, Mr. A. Christie sent me from the serpentine 
range dividing the counties of Aberdeen and Banff, a small-pinnuled 
form of the common black Maidenhair, I was quite prepared. to. expect 
that this interesting Fern might be. yet added to our flora... And this 
expectation was. soon realized, for very shortly after Mr. Christie, who 
had renewed his researches, sent me specimens of the true plant undis- 
tinguishable from authentic examples for which I am indebted to the 
kindness of Professor Braun and Dr. Sturm. The fact. of the discovery 
of Asplenium Serpentini as a British plant was recorded in. the early 
part of last, year (Vol. I. p. 184), the genuine specimens having been 
gathered in the autumn of 1862 ; aud it only remains to add, that it 
is from fronds collected in 1863 that the figure accompanying this no- 
tice has been prepared, 
SYNOPSIS OF THE PHANEROGAMIC FLORA OF 
SPITZBERGEN.* 
By A. J. MarMGnEN. 
The earliest account of the vegetation of Spitzbergen is that of 
Martens, who published his < Spitzbergische Reisebeschreibung’ in 
1675 ; besides descriptions, he gives drawings, badly executed, though 
easily recognized, of eleven of its most common flowering-plants.T 
In 1774,{ Solander; in Phipps's ‘ Voyage towards the North Pole, 
1773, published some notes on the flora of Spitzber 
From Ofvers. af K. Vet. Akad. Forh. 1862. 229-268. The editor is in- 
debted to Miss Emilie Bóekelman for the tits abi of this valuable paper, and to 
Professor Otto Torell, of Lund, for the addition of two species, Ranuneulus Lap 
nicus and Kænigia Islandica, to the flo : x M 
ese are : Ranunculus sulphureus, Sol. R. mæus, Wbg.; Cochlearia 
Senestrata, R. Br. (a; jlica, Smflt., ele.) : Denke. alpinum, AE Potentilla emar- 
ginaia, Fursh; Sarifraga oppositifolia, L; 8. rivularis, L.; S. nivalis; 1. & 
Joliolosa, R. Br. Polygonum viviparum, i; Salie polaris, Weg. He'ulio/n 
tions Papaver and Oryria. : : x 
t Spitzbergen was indeed visited in 1758 by Mein psa quads f 
know, he did not publish any additional information on the flora of these islands. 
E 
- 
