1 18 Natural History of the Neighbourhood of Dijon. 



Helianthemum canum, i'nula montana, Scrophularia carina, 

 Cuscuta .Epithymum, Glaucium liiteum, and Dianthus Car- 

 thusianorum, are common enough. The Clausilia minima 

 is very frequent under stones, together with Pupa marginata, 

 secale, and variabilis, and Cyclostoma~maculata. 



A little further from Dijon, going westward, are situated 

 Mont Afrique, and the hill of St. Joseph. Near the latter 

 place grow the rare Cynoglossum Dioscoridis, and still rarer 

 2?unium virescens. Specimens of Limodorum abortivum 

 occur occasionally, as also Satyrium hircinum, but neither of 

 them common. In the woods clothing Mont Afrique I found 

 the Dentaria pentaphylla, Genista sagittalis, Gentidna lutea, 

 Cytisus capitatus, ikfelampyrum cristatum, and Amelanchier 

 vulgaris. In the corn fields I met with Asperula arvensis, 

 Stachys annua, Saponaria vaccaria, A "juga Chamae N pitys, 

 Zolium arvense, Caucalis grandiflora and ^aucbides, Nigella 

 arvensis, and Centaurea lanata. At the Combe of St. Joseph 

 I gathered the beautiful Gentidna cruciata, also Buff6n/a 

 annua, Micropus erectus, Polycnemum arvense, jBupleurum 

 Odontites and rotundifolium, Helianthemum Fumana, and 

 Erysimum lanceolatum. I observed a great number of butter- 

 flies, among which I recognised Hipparchia Ascanius, and 

 Satyrus Hermion?. I took Chrysomela cerealis in abundance 

 on the elevated plateaux ; as many as eight and ten specimens 

 under one stone. 



It now only remains for me to sketch over the productions 

 of the low grounds lying to the east of Dijon, which I will do 

 as briefly as possible. I regret not being able to give any 

 information respecting Val Suzon, which lies to the north of 

 Dijon, as I omitted visiting it any further than passing through 

 in the diligence. As far as I could learn, however, its botany 

 resembles that of the Combe of Gevrey, which I have de- 

 scribed. The river Seine takes its rise at this place. The 

 aspect of the country towards the east of Dijon is very flat, 

 and is watered by the small river Tille, which empties itself 

 into the Saone. The vine is here entirely neglected, and gives 

 place to fields of corn, hemp, mustard, turnips, &c. The 

 natural marshy woods are, as may be supposed, very favour- 

 able to the botanist. 



In the neighbourhood of Arc-sur- Tille, I met with the rare 

 Allium senescens, together with 7 ; nula Helenium, Sisymbrium 

 supinum and asperum, Galium anglicum and tricorne, ^co- 

 nitum Napellus, Aspidium Thelypteris, A'tropa Belladonna, 

 Gratiola officinalis, Pimpinella magna, /nula salicina, Z?romus 

 arvensis, //ippuris vulgaris, Myriophyllum spicatum and ver- 

 ticillatuni, and Z)ipsacus laciniatus. This last plant is pro- 



