FLORA OF DALMATIA. 173 
summit, whence there is a most noble prospect looking north- 
east to the snowy top of the Willebitz, and to the Buccowitza, 
the wildest part of Dalmatia; south-west to the Canal of 
Zara, and the opposite islands; and north-west into the open 
sea. ‘The situation designed for particular experiments, and 
especially for seeds, is a large hollow, shaded with Acacias, 
and purposely encolsed. In this space of the bastion, which 
is called “ The Five Springs, or Wells,” there have been 
planted, from December to the time of my departure, (30th 
March,) 5380 Trees and Shrubs; mostly such as only suc- 
ceed under glass with us; as whole groves of Nerium Olean- 
der, Laurus nobilis, Arbutus Unedo, Viburnum Tinus, Celtis 
australis, Quercus Ilex, Ilex Aquifolium, Citrus, Terebinthus, 
Phyllirea, Erica Mediterranea and arborea, Rhus Coriaria, 
Acacia Julibrissin, Tamarix Africana, Punica Granatum, 
Lonicera Etrusca, Cytisus fragrans, &c. Among thelarger deci- 
duous trees are various species of fruit and Mulberries, among 
them the beautiful Morus macrophylla, or Morettiana, Pop- 
lars, Acacias, Planes, Bignonias, and the finest sorts of Vines: 
all were thriving beautifully when I quitted my nursery; and 
when I revisited it, in the course of a few days, I carefully 
sowed some foreign vegetables, that were unknown in Dal- 
matia, and I mean to try the Phormium tenax, which may be 
expected to answer well. Another spot is allotted to the 
Bulbous, Tuberous, and Annual Plants of Dalmatia, among 
them are already 8 Orchidee, Pancratium Illyricum, Iris tu- 
berosa, the 2 Sternbergias, Arum tenuifolium, Colchicum mon- 
tanum, &c.; besides the interesting alpine Flora of Biocovo, 
Arenaria Arduini, Dianthus integer, Campanula Pumilio and 
serpyllifolia, Teucrium Arduini, Echium petreum, &c. Ar- 
rangements are made for the strict investigation of the hitherto 
unknown parts of Dalmatia. 
Zara, 12th March, 1830. 
My prolonged residence in Dalmatia now enables me to 
Speak with more certainty on the appearance of the plants of 
= this country, as I have examined them myself at all seasons of 
-  Seconp SERIES. K 
