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drops into a chasm, which it makes one tremble only to 
behold. Here and there, a small Carex peeps from the chinks 
of the rock ; a graceful Juncus and a Draba may also be seen. 
But near as a Cerastium may grow, it is dangerous to attempt 
to cull it. The Achillea, which forms a rather large patch, 
may be more easily procured. These difficulties being over- - 
come, you at length reach the summit, perhaps bringing a 
Pedicularis, a Cerastium, and a new Sazifrage with you; but, 
once on this elevated spot, where scarcely five individuals 
can find. a footing, the piercing cold forbids you to look 
round; besides, a dense fog envelops this region, preventing 
the possibility of a prospect; and with benumbed hands, 
which scarcely grasp the few specimens that you have col- 
lected in the ascent, and trembling feet, you commence a 
descent, the dangers of which are in reality much greater 
than those which you encounter in gaining the summit. In 
returning, we will vary our track, and explore the produc- 
tions of a swampy moor which lies at the foot of the 
mountain. Here is a lovely little white-flowered Gentian, 
and a Carex, which seems identical with C. microglochin, and 
is the most prevailing plant. This day’s excursion may per- 
haps produce twenty to twenty-five Reed-Grasses; and a 
richer collection of larger plants. Among them are Veratrum 
album, Scirpus multicaulis, Eriophorum Scheuchzeri and gra- 
cile, Drosera rotundifolia, Vaccinium Oxycoccos, and Vitis-idea, 
and a species near to V. uliginosum, Ledum palustre, Andromeda 
latifolia, a large Helonias, a Myrica, Juniperus prostratus, Ar- 
butus Uva-ursi, Polygonum viviparum; on the margin of the 
lake, which it is necessary to skirt here, are also found Coma- 
rum palustre, Potamogeton natans, Nymphea lutea, Montia 
Jontana, Menyanthes trifoliata, Hippuris vulgaris, Juncus sub- 
verticillatus, and three different Sanguisorbas, as also some 
Umbellate. We are now, thanks to Providence, near -the 
establishment again. Zsopyrum fumarioides grows on the 
stumps of felled trees. At last, between the houses, you have 
again Chenopodium album, Urtica dioica, Matricaria Chamo- 
milla (its flowers without rays), Sisymbrium Barbarea, Alsine 
media, and several common weeds. 
