APPENDIX. 
The fossil plants belonging to the Miocene period of 
Spitzbergen have been ably treated by the distin¬ 
guished naturalist, Oswald Heer, in the “ Kongliga 
Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar” for 1869. 
The results fully prove that a warmer climate existed 
in Spitzbergen when these plants flourished. In his 
list of the Miocene flora he identifies three species 
of the family of Fungi. 
1 
in that of the Sea-weeds. 
1 
33 
Mosses. 
2 
33 
Ferns. 
1 
33 
Equisetae. 
5 
33 
Cypress. 
17 
33 
Poplar. 
3 
33 
. Taxinieae. 
1 
•33 
Ephedrinea. 
14 
33 
Grasses. 
10 
33 
Cyperaceae. 
1 
33 
Rushes. 
2 
33 
Aroideae. 
1 
33 
Typhaceae. 
2 
33 
Alismaceae. 
2 
33 
Irideae. 
4 
33 
Salicineae. 
3 
33 
Betulaceae. 
5 
33 
Cupuliferae. 
1 
33 
Plataneae. 
