232 BOTANICAL EXCURSION 
and a green ocean of mountains, raised into tremendous 
billows, immediately around him. It is the pasture ground 
for the young horses of the whole country, during the 
summer. We found the Strawberry here in the greatest 
abundance, and of the finest quality, in regard to both size and 
flavour, on the 30th of July."* 
. At sunrise we had fine weather, and a most extensive view 
of the surrounding country; in one direction we could count 
from eight to twelve successive ranges of mountains, and 
nearly all the higher peaks of this whole region were distinctly 
visible. Soon, however, a dense fog enveloped us, and 
continued for several hours, during which we traversed the 
southwestern summit, and made a list of the plants we saw. 
The herbaceous productions of this bald and rounded summit 
are chiefly Aira fleruosa, Juncus tenuis, Carex intumescens, and 
Jestucacea, estivalis (of Mr. Curtis,) and a narrow-leaved va- 
riety of C. Pennsylvanica, the latter constituting the greater 
part of the grassy herbage; Luzula campestris, Lilium Philadel- 
phicum and Canadense, which here only attain the height of 4 
to 8 inches, Sisyrinchium anceps, Smilacina bifolia, Habenaria 
(Platanthera) peramena, Veratrum viride, Helonias (Chame- 
lirium) dioica, Osmunda Claytoniana, Linn. (O. interrupta 
Michz.) Athyrium | asplenioides, Pedicularis Canadensis, the 
latter mostly with purplish-brown flowers, now just expand- 
ed, Trautvetteria palmata, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum dioi- 
cum, in flower; Geum radiatum in the greatest profusion (it 
was here that Michaux obtained this species), Potentilla 
tridentata and Canadensis, Fragaria Virginiana, the fruit ripe, 
and of the finest flavour, Rubus villosus now in flower, Castil- 
leja coccinea, Geranium maculatum, Clematis Vierna, about 8 
inches high, Sanicula Marilandica, Zizia aurea, Heracleum lana- 
tum, Hypericum corymbosum, with larger flowers than usual; 
a more upright and larger-leaved variety of Hedyotis serpylli- 
folia, GEnothera glauca £., Senecio Balsamite, Rudbeckia 
* Prof. Mitchell in the American Journal of Science and Arts, for Ja- 
nuary, 1839. | | 
