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crimson; near the houses are Thlaspi, Potentilla, Ozalis, 
Leontodon Taraxacum, Sonchus, Echinops, Mentha, Thymus, 
at least three species, as many of Viola, Silene, Rumex, 
(both ‘ Sourocks and Dockens!”) Plantago, Salvia, Gnapha- 
lium, Cerastium, Scutellaria, Cynoglossum, (two at least,) Cam- 
panula, Glechoma, Malva, three Gentians, (one the G. Chi- 
rayita, so much used as a bitter and febrifuge, by Europzeans 
and natives, ) Campanula, Geranium, and towards the rainy sea- 
son, two species of what I suppose to be an Csbeckia, three of 
Orchis, (of one of which, the bicornis, I guess, we make very 
excellent salep, digging up the roots in September and Octo- 
ber,) Scabiosa, Begonia picta, Datura, Atropa, Delphinium, 
Anemone, three splendid species of Arum, a Cassyta, some 
beautiful Lilies, a white one particularly grand, some Cucur- 
bitaceous and Malvaceous plants, the places of which I cannot 
more decidedly fix, and in some warm spots many Canne 
and Jrides. There are hundreds of Grasses, Syngenesious, 
Leguminose, and Labiate plants, of which I can say no more, 
than that I often admire them, and as often regret that I amno 
botanist. Of the fine Mosses, Ferns, and others of the Cryp- 
togamia, I had better say nothing—which is about as much 
as I know. 
“ This is also a wonderfully rich country in Zoology. 
I feel convinced that a naturalist (in the extended sense 
of the word,) would find as many novelties in all the king- 
doms of animated nature as Humboldt or. Spix did in Ame- 
rica. As relates to mineralogy, there may be less interest, 
though remains of Shells have lately been discovered in the 
snowy range, and there is perhaps much that would be 
brought to light by a well-versed geologist. In this imme- 
diate vicinity, we have masses of granite, mica, and clayslate, 
quartz, and limestone, that I should think could not much 
interest a geologist; but in glens, where the torrents have 
laid open the structures, veins containing metals have been 
found, and iron and copper have for ages been extensively 
obtained in these mountains. | 
* I may shortly allude to the vegetable productions that are 
used in.domestic economy, or in commerce, in this part of the 
