The Botany of Iceland - 01.12.1941, Page 5

P R E F A C E
In 1935 I was requested by Mr. Johs. Gröntved to make a journey to
Iceland in order to investigate the Taraxacum Flora which might
be supposed to be much richer in species than the records in literature
allowed us to presume. Thus in Ostenfeld & Gröntved,
The Flora of Iceland and the Færoes, 1934, 4 species only are
mentioned. Besides my studies in Taraxaca it was my intention, as
far as conditions would allow, to study the larger fungi, inasmuch as
it was also rather likely that amongst these there might occur several
species not previously known from Iceland. My investigations confirmed
this assumption. Both the Taraxaca and the Fungi proved to yield so
rich a field of work than in 1937 I again made a joumey to Iceland
in order to continue my investigations. The result of my studies in the
Icelandic Fungi I have put down in this paper.
The journey in 1935 was made at the expence of Dansk-Islandsk
Forbundsfond to which I tender my respectful thanks.
I owe special thanks to Mr. Johs. Gröntved and Mr. N. F.
B u c h w a 1 d for their interest in my work and for help in solving
several difficult questions.
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