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-S a member of the Swedish Antarotic Expedition I visited the Falkland Islands on 

 three different occasions. Althougli the vegetation of the archipelago is very mono- 

 tonoiis, I soon realized that I was not getting a comprehensive idea of it, as I had to 

 confine my researches to very limited districts and, besides, the season (autumn and 

 winter) was scarcely favourable, in spite of the well known fact that the infrequency 

 of frost and snow well permits of botanical work out of doors, even in the middle of 

 winter. Thus I came to make the acqnaintance of the flora in its winter state, and it 

 was only quite natiiral that I should long for an opportunity to spend a summer in 

 the Islands. 



My second visit to the Falklands was during the first period of the Swedish 

 Magellanic Expedition 1907—1909, on which I was accompanied by two Swedish 

 geologists, P. QuENSEL and T. Halle, of whom the latter occupied himself in a 

 detailed stiidy of Falkland geolog3\ We made nearly all the excursions together, 

 and I avail myself of this opportunity to tender him my heartiest tlianks for a friendship 

 that nothing has been able to affect. Day after day he devoted as mueli of his time 

 as he could spare to assisting me in botanical work, and a very great number of 

 the Bryophytes were coUected by him. Many of the observations published in this 

 paper are also due to him. On our travels across tlie islands and round their coasts, 

 we everywhere met with assistance and hospitality. The Governor and Mrs Allar- 

 DYCE took a great interest in our enterprise, the Falkland Islands Company gave 

 US free passages in its schooners and the men in charge at Port Stanley, Messrs W. 

 Harding, W. c. Girling and A. Reid, showed us the greatest kindress from the 

 very first day to the last. The director of the Company in London, Mr. F. E. Cobb 

 generously placed his meteorological observations at my disposal. 



In tlie Falkland camp there are no hotels, inns or anything of that sort. The 

 traveller is left to the mercy of the farmers and shepherds, and the gentlemen who 

 admitted us to their firesides are too many to be enumerated here; nor should the 

 captain of the »Lafonia», Mr. Osborne, be forgotten. To all who have assisted us in 

 one way or other I wish to express my warmest thanks. One of the Falkland colonists, 

 Mr. A. E. Felton of Westpoint Island, must be especially mentioned here. In him 

 we found a lover of nature and nature's history, who was ready to leave his own 

 interests on one side to accompany us on our excursions; he gave us invaluable in- 



