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ful. A Sedge, similar to our Carex Buxbaumii, is here a 
particular ornament to the woods; while a Streptopus holds 
the place of our Convallaria multiflora, and both the Trientalis 
and Linnea are as abundant as in the woods of Germany. 
I observed a Malavis, with green and red flowers, and a. 
Cymbidium, whose form recalls that of Corallorhiza, with 
Lathrea Stelleri, were seen in damp spots. A Vaccinium, of 
which the fruit is daily served up like Bilberries, occurs at 
almost every step. Suddenly the rushing noise of a river 
breaks on the ear, and a different scene is opened to view. 
The copious waters seem to expand before you, as the surges 
of the wild mountain-current roll through their native forests ; 
the banks graced with a totally dissimilar vegetation from 
what has hitherto prevailed, though the larger trees appear 
to be the same. Here alone is seen the solitary species of 
Saliz which the environs of Sitcha afford; it resembles acu- 
minata of Hoffm., yet looks as if distinct. But Aquilegia 
Canadensis, a new Spiræa, a’ Sonchus, with flesh-coloured 
flowers, a Doronicum, the beautiful Epilobium, a bulbiferous 
Poa, like P. bulbosa but two or three feet high, an Elymus, 
that holds the place of our E. arenarius, and a lovely Luzula, 
are representatives of plants scarcely before noticed. Here 
are three or four Sazifrages, a Rumez, similar to R. digynus, 
and a beautiful Arabis, which grows among naked stones in 
the river. Epilobium montanum, obscurum, or tetragonum, an 
Aconite, and some Stellarie, increase the number and variety 
of species, Various Ferns, which are, however, types of 
those which prevail with us, grow in great luxuriance. The 
opposite side of the river wears a similar garb, the wood 
being the same, only even thicker. But the Panax horridum, 
which had hitherto been met with only here and there, as a 
little shrub, soon gives to the country a peculiar character; 
growing in great luxuriance, and in every respect assuming 
the form of the tropical Cecropias. It is difficult to wind 
through the underwood which it sometimes exclusively forms: 
sometimes it takes the creeping position, at other times it 
rises like a Palm, and spreads out its broad and umbraculi- 
orm leaves. It is fortunate that the prickles, although 
