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fceroensis nov. var. 1 which I described in the same year. But various 
causes such as a different definition of species, or the fact of Sim¬ 
mons including some species on the authority of old and according 
to my opinion incorrect reports of previous writers, have combined 
to reduce the number of Simmons s list which I think ought to be 
brought down to about 115. 
Thus, as may be seen from the above, the investigation of the 
alga-flora of the Faeroese coasts has been far from neglected during 
the last hundred years; and my researches, which I began as al¬ 
ready mentioned in 1895, form the last link in the series. I had 
for some time been thinking that a closer examination of the ma¬ 
rine flora of the Faeroese coasts would be of great interest as no 
algologist had investigated it since Lyngbye visited the islands. 
So when Herman G. Simmons in the beginning of the year 
1895 came one day from Lund and told me of his intention to 
visit the Faeroes during the summer for the purpose of studying 
the flora of the islands, I at once made up my mind to go there 
and carry out the investigations I had been contemplating. Thus 
this, my first visit to the Faeroes, came to form a part of the thorough 
investigation of the Faeroese flora set on foot by Professor Warming 
in the years 1896 and 97. On the 8th of June I arrived at Thors- 
havn where 1 stayed mostly during that year’s visit, though I had 
also an opportunity of carrying on my researches in the greater part 
of Strom6 and the nearest adjacent islands. In 1896 I again visited 
the Faeroes in company with Mr. Jensen and stayed there from 
the beginning of May to the middle of June. This year I stayed 
for the most part in Trangisvaag. Klaksvig, Ejde, Midvaag and 
Kvivig; and also paid a visit to Store Dimon. For the purpose of 
investigating the alga-vegetation in spring I again went to the 
Faeroes in 1898 and stayed there from April 21st to June 16th, and 
Thorshavn was again my head quarters whence I made longer 
excursions partly in boats and partly in the steamer »Smiril« to 
Ostero , Bordo and the Nordreoer. Lastly, in 1899 and 1900, by 
permission of the Marine Department. I spent about a month in 
each year on board the man-of-war stationed at the Faeroes for the 
protection of the fisheries, and through the kindness of Captain 
v. Jessen and Captain Schack I had excellent opportunities of 
visiting the more remote islands, and places difficult of access, and 
1 Borgesen, F.: En for Fsereerne ny Laminaria (Botanisk Tidsskrift, Vol. 20. 
Kjobenhavn 1895—96, p. 403). 
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