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on them, for they prefer it to any other plant, whence Ta- Sheep fond of 

 bernaemontanus called it pxalis ovina. 



In. the jrj.ej^hbourhood of Feurs I saw furze for the first Furze, 

 time on my road, a plant not to be met with in any part of 

 Switzerland. 



Tahle of heights above the sea in toises and thousandth parts. Table of 



heights aboTC 

 Without Accord- Accord- As . the level of the 

 cor. for ing to ing to given jea. 



Places. tempera- Deluc. Trem- by , 



ture. bley. Deluc. 



Chataillon de Michaille 286*068 287*945 264 



Lake Syant 302-582 304-843 



Cerdon •• • 191'820 193-874 158 



Mexinieux 131080 132'634 118 



Lyons 89*680 88 



By Saussure 84 or 80 

 Petit-St.-Jean 121-500 



The highest part of the 



road over St. Bonnet- 



le-Froid 390-500 



Coursieux 188-000 



Ste Foy-l'Argentiere ••229-500 

 St. Martin de I'Estra • • 297*000 



Feurs • 173-000 



St. Germain-le-Val . . . • 210*000 

 St. Just-en-Chevalet • • 352-636 

 The highest point of the 



chain of Thiers, taken 



on the road, near Ar- 



consat ^ 481*601 488*096 



Boen • 200-000 



Noire-Table 344-500 



Thiers, at the lower part 



of the town 192*000 



Clermont 200-000 



Summit of the Pradelle, 



an ancient basaltic pro- ., 



montory, restiiig on 



granite, but separated 



from ir by a thin stra- 



tu m of bolar earth .... 352*500 



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