250 SPORT IN NORWAY. 



ties of glass bottles drifting off the coast, which only 

 the inhabitants of the Lofoden Isles, and of Finmarken 

 use in their cod fisheries as floats for the nets. 



Thus the northern parts of Norway are not only 

 habitable, but are considered by many as agreeable 

 places of residence. 



But there is another cause, which, in connection with 

 the above, exercises a great influence on the vegetation 

 of the whole country the more appreciable the higher 

 the latitude, and that is the long days, or, in other 

 words, the continued light. Under lat. 70 J the sun 

 never sinks below the horizon from May 24th till 

 July 19th. At Throndhjem, lat. 63 25' 45", it rises 

 at-1'50 A.M. on June 1st, and sets at 1O13 P.M.; 

 and at Christiania, lat. 59 54' 43", it rises on this date 

 at 2'40 A.M., and sets at 9*23 P.M. Consequently, 

 during this period, the earth does not become so cooled 

 during the short nights as in more southern latitudes, 

 and therefore vegetation continues without interruption. 

 Thus, in Norway, a continuous degree of warmth 

 produces the same effect that a higher temperature 

 during the day, and colder nights do in countries 

 further to the south. 



It might not unnaturally be supposed that, owing to 

 the greater distance from the equator, a longer time 

 would be required for the development of a plant 

 the further it is found to the north. Such, however, is 



