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it has never since been found along the coast of the Faeroes and 
it is hardly possible that it should have been overlooked. Lyng- 
bye writes also in Hydrophyt., p. 5, with reference to this species: 
— »Ad insulas vero Faeroenses non reperitur«. 
PELVETIA Dcsne. et Thur. 
155. P. canaliculata (L.) Dcsne. et Thur. Fucus canaliculatus 
Lyngb., Hydrophyt., p. 6. 
As might be expected plants growing at higher levels are small 
as they there lack sufficient nourishment, and such small examples 
are especially met with in the interior of fjords. Simmons, 1. c. 
p. 296 calls them f. minima , and as pointed out by him they usually 
consist merely of a comparatively large receptacle borne on a short 
stalk; but they are only to be regarded as stunted specimens. 
This species belongs to the littoral zone and grows near high- 
water mark or even somewhat above it; it is rare in exposed lo¬ 
calities; it requires some sort of shelter as it never occurs on cliffs 
which are exposed to the full force of the incoming waves from 
the open sea, but grows in localities which are somewhat protected 
by rocks standing out in the sea. In such it occurs several feet 
above high-water mark and is able to endure a longer period of 
desiccation. It always grows gregariously. I never observed it in 
rock-pools. 
It was found bearing fruit in May, June, July, October and 
December so it seems to be able to fructify almost all the year 
round. 
This species is quite common along the Faeroes though not every¬ 
where, so Lyngbye’s (1.c.p.6) statement: — »Ad insulas Faeroenses hie illic 
copiose« is quite to the point. It was first mentioned by Landt l.c. p.227. 
HIMANTHALIA Lyngb. 
156. H. lorea (L.) Lyngb., Hydrophyt., p. 36; Kjellm., N. I., 
p. 242 (193). 
This characteristic species grows at about low-water mark or 
somewhat above it, but in particularly exposed localities it may 
occur at fairly high levels or at any rate up to some 2 metres 
above low-water mark. It grows by preference on open sea-shores 
and is met with at the most exposed places, but it may also grow 
in more sheltered localities. Where tides are not felt, e. g. in Skaale- 
fjord it grows at a depth of a few feet, but does not seem to thrive, 
