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The excursion to the Font del Comps was made by two of 

 the party only, the other remaining at Prades, to change the 

 plants ; and indeed those who remained behind were the most 

 fortunate. About mid-day, as had been the case every day for 

 upwards of a week, a thunder-storm commenced, with so much 

 rain, that those who collected the plants were obliged to take 

 shelter in caverns the greater part of the time they were out on 

 the mountain ; and it was with the utmost difficulty a very few 

 specimens of Alyssum pyrenaicum, Lap., Lavandula pyrenai- 

 cum, Senccio doronicum, Linum alpinum, Glohularia nudicaulis, 

 Adonis Jlava, Passerina dioica, and Cyno^lossicni sylvaticum, 

 were procured. The last plant alluded to, seems to be the true 

 C. sylvaticum, Haencke (C. Hwnckii, R. & S.), in which the car- 

 pels are rugose between the bristles. C. sylvaticum, Sm., on the 

 other hand, is identical with C. montanum. Lam. (a name which 

 must therefore be retained), and has the fruit even (Icevis) be- 

 tween the bristles : with Lamarck's plant must also be ranged 

 C. pellucidiim. Lap. Dracocephalum austriacum was sought 

 for diligently, but without success. Saxifraga media and Ono- 

 pordum pyr-enaicum were, however, observed. The mountain 

 takes its name from a small spring, close to where the best plants 

 were found, so very inconsiderable as scarcely to supply water 

 enough for breakfast. 



While these expeditions were made by ourselves, we dispatch- 

 ed a guide whom M. Codere was in the habit of employing in 

 a similar way, to Serdynya, to bring us a panier full of Onopor- 

 dum pyrenaicum : he returned with nothing else. This plant 

 differs essentially from the O. acaulon, Linn., that having one 

 large sessile flower in the centre of the leaves, whereas the Py- 

 renean plant has at least ten or a dozen, also sessile, among the 

 leaves. 



On the 21st, after some days residence at Prades, MM. Re- 

 quien and Audibert, finding that they could not afford time suf- 

 ficient to penetrate farther into the mountains, determined to re- 

 turn home by Perpignan, whilst Mr Bentham and I should 

 continue our course to Mont Louis. We accordingly set about 

 making preparations, in order that we might separate the fol- 

 lowing morning. 



( To be contintied,) 



