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polymorphum, Desmatodon latifolius, var. glacialis, and some 

 others. The flowers gathered at Esquierry are : 



Anemone alpina. 



narcissiflora. 

 Cardamine resedifolia. 

 Sisymbrium pinnatifidum. 

 Geum montanum. 

 Epilobium trigonum, Schrank, 

 Bupleurum Pyrenaicum. 

 Eryngium Bourgati. 

 Serratula cynaroides. 

 Gentiana nivalis. 

 Veronica alpina. 



bellidioides. 

 Euphrasia minima. 

 Pedicularis Pyrenaica, Gay. 

 Lilium Pyrenaicum. 



Martagon. 

 Luzula spadicea. 



I quitted my rude lodging early next morning, thinking to 

 visit with my guide the rest of the Lacs d'Oc, of which there 

 are four besides the Lac d'Espingo, the last being the Lac 

 Glace, at the summit of the Port d'Oc ; but when we reached 

 the third lake, we were assailed with such a tempest of wind 

 and rain, that we were obliged to retrace our steps. I made 

 a second visit to the same locality on the 22nd of September, 

 and gathered Zygodon Mougeotii in fruit, Gymnostomum cur- 

 virostrwm and rupestre, Bryum Zierii and longicollum, Sw., 

 with several other mosses. 



I was joined by Dr. S. early in the month of September ; 

 and after much deliberation, we decided on ascending the 

 Maladetta, as our last chance of obtaining Ranunculus 

 glacialis. We set out then on the evening of the 1 Oth, accom- 

 panied by a marchand naturaliste, of Bagneres, named Sarthe, 

 and a boy who led the horse which carried our baggage, an 



