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plants in the flora of Ellesmereland can be set at about 100, 

 the species recorded by Hart but not seen by myself not included. 

 It is as yet impossible to form any tolerably adequate idea of 

 the number of cellular cryptogams, but still it seems probable, 

 that the total of species will at least reach 400. 



Lastly I may mention, that I am now at work upon the 

 flowering plants and ferns, later I will also take the care of 

 the marine algae and probably of the freshwateralgae or at 

 least part of them. Also the treatment of the vegetation and 

 of various observations will come on my part. The other ma- 

 terials will be treated by the following botanists: mosses by Dr. 

 Bryhn, calcareous algae by Mr. Foslie, fungi by Professor 

 RosTRUP, lichens by Professor Darbishire. No editor has as yet 

 been found for the driftwood, whereof I have also made a 

 little collection. 



Copenhagen April 1903. 



Printed June 1.5, 1903. 



