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gathered by Mr. C. Jensen near Sumbo (Syd.) was noteworthy on 
account of its very long, lanceolate, swollen receptacles (like Har¬ 
vey’s fig. 2, 1. c.). It had quantities of bladders. It is this specimen 
which I have thought proper to refer to var. subfusiformis f. lan- 
ceolata. Near Thorshavn I gathered a few specimens, which on 
account of their large, cordate or broadly oval receptacles appear to 
correspond to Kj ell man’s f. robusta. Lastly, the Fseroese material 
contains a great many specimens, which are quite destitute of 
bladders. Both for this reason and on account of the very long, 
almost lanceolate receptacles these specimens when cursorily exa¬ 
mined resemble in no slight degree forms of Fucus in flatus, but it 
is obvious that they do not belong to it, as the conceptacles are 
unisexual. 
It grows attached to rocks and stones, and occurs in the littoral 
zone at about half-tide level; it grows by choice in well-sheltered 
localities, but may also flourish luxuriantly in places which are not 
much sheltered, e. g. in the small inlets (»Sksergaarde«) which occur 
along the east coast of Stromo between Thorshavn and Hojvig — 
a comparatively exposed stretch of coast. It is, however, entirely 
absent from absolutely open sea-shores. At places where tides are 
not felt it grows directly below the surface of the sea in quite 
shallow water. It thrives excellently in brackish water, e. g. at the 
heads of fjords where it even occurs abundantly in the streams at 
the point where they flow into the sea. 
It fructifies during summer. Specimens gathered in November 
were sterile, a few found in December bore quite young receptacles, 
and those collected in April had conceptacles which had not as 
yet fully ripened. 
This species is extremely common along those coasts of the Faeroes 
which are either not very much exposed or entirely sheltered. It was 
first reported by Landt, 1. c. p. 226. 
Fucus ceranoides L. In Hydrophyt. p. 5 Lyngbye reports 
this species from the Faeroes: — »etiam ad insulas Fseroenses«. But 
his herbarium contains no specimens of this species, and as it has 
not been found since, the correctness of his report is open to doubt. 
Fucus serratus L. is reported by Landt, 1. c. p. 226, who 
writes: — »Grows everywhere at the foot of cliffs covered by the sea 
at high-tide« 1 . But this report must be due to some confusion as 
1 »Voxer overall paa Klippe-Rodderne, hvor Havet gaar op ved Flod«. 
