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between smooth turfy banks, and more resembles an artificial 

 canal than a mountain stream. 



On its banks 1 gathered a species of Lathyriis, of which I 

 unfortunately lost the specimens. It somewhat resembled our 

 L. palustris, but the flowers were of a deeper colour, and the 

 leaves were much longer and narrower than in the specimens of 

 L. palustris I have gathered in Cambridgeshire. In the 

 course of the day, I obtained from Mr. Norager the native 

 names for many of the commoner plants, especially those with 

 eatable fruits, or which are used in medicine. 



Some of these were interesting, as very closely resembling 

 those applied to the same plants in Scotland, and some parts of 

 the north of England. I only regret that the accidental loss 

 of the note-book in which these memoranda were made, pre- 

 vents me from giving some of them. 



The evening was devoted to skinning birds, &c. ; the pro- 

 ceeds of our trip to Iby. I was also occupied till a late hour 

 in changing the papers of my plants, and putting away the 

 acquisitions of the day. 



Wth. — During the morning we employed ourselves in ar- 

 ranging our spoils, and after dinner went with our kind hostess 

 to visit a poor woman, who required the medical attention of one 

 of the party. Our course lay towards the river, but in rather a 

 new direction, and we had some very fine views over the val- 

 ley. On our return we determined to take a vapour-bath, and 

 therefore walked over to one about a mile and a half distant. 

 I think I never saw a lovelier situation than that occupied by 

 this cottage. It stood at the brink of a rocky ridge, which de- 

 scends almost perpendicularly towards the valley, so that it 

 commands an uninterrupted view in that direction. A little 

 patch of corn (bear or bigg) close to it, contained abundance of 

 Asperugo procumbens ; a plant which, although British, I had 

 not previously met with. The bath was at a little distance from 

 the house, and consisted of a small wooden building, with a 

 door and very small window. It was furnished with a sort of 

 furnace, built of large stones, on which is made a fire of wood; 

 the smoke going out of the door as in an Irish cabin. About 

 half-way up the building is a broad sort of shelf, to which access 

 is gained by a ladder. When the stones are sufficiently heated, 

 water is thrown on them, which makes of course a very dense 

 steam. As soon as all is ready you enter, ascend the ladder. 



