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A. RUTA MURARIA, L. ; Fl. D. tab. 190. Xot uncommon in 

 clefts of the rock, and on walls, especially in the eastern and 

 southern districts. Less common on the west coast, but found 

 near Stavanger, on the islands in Stavanger Fjord, near Bergen, 

 &c. Professor Blytt also found it growing on the cloister ruins 

 on Tutteroe, near Snaaren's parsonage house, on Alstenoe. 

 "VVahlenberg also has noticed it near Qvalvig in Lyngen, "and 

 Storvigsnjes in Alten. In the south of the country e.g., in 

 Valders it attains an altitude of 1,400 to 1,600 feet above the 

 sea. Generally grows on limestone. Bears fruit in July and 

 August. 



PTERIS AQOILIXA, L. ; Fl. D. tab. 2,303. In rocky places at 

 the edge of forests. Very common to about Ranen, in Xordland. 

 In the southern districts it scarcely attains a higher altitude than 

 1,400 to 1,600 feet above the sea. Professor Blytt found a hairy 

 form near Gjaellebsek on limestone, and near Tvedestrand on 

 granite. Bears fruit from June to September. 



BLECHKUM SPICANT, Roth. ; Fl. D. tab. 99. Grows in shady 

 places, especially on peaty ground. Common in the western, but 

 rare in the eastern parts of the country. On the mountains it 

 grows up to the limit of fir. Generally on a substratum of 

 granite. Bears fruit from June till September. 



STRUTHIOPTERIS GERMANICA, Willd.; FL D. tab. 169. 

 Common on the banks of streams, and in damp, moist places 

 in forest tracts up to East Finmark. Less frequent in the 

 western parts of Christiansand and Bergens Stift. Grows on 

 the mountains up to the fir-limit. Bears fruit from June till 

 September. 



ALLOSURUS CRISPUS, Bernh. ; Fl. D. tab. 496. Common on 

 rocky places, and in fissures along the whole of the west coast, 

 both on low lands and on Fjelds up to East Finmark. In the 

 eastern parts it is only found on the mountains in places, e.g., in 

 Thelemark, on the Hallingdal Fjelds, Valders, &c. Grows at an 

 altitude of 4,000 feet above the sea. Professor Blytt remarks 

 that it apparently thrives best on primitive reck formation. 

 Bears fruit according to altitude. 



HYMESOPHYLLUM WILSONI, Hook; Fl. D. tab. 954. Occa- 

 sional in the lower parts of Christiansand and Bergens Stift on 

 moist rocky ground, in company with some of the Junger- 

 mannia, Mnium, Hypnum, and other mosses. It has been found 



