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and likewise in moist woods, where also occurred Vac- 

 cinium Vitis IdcBa, which was even common in dry places. 

 Vaccinium Myrtillus was rarer: this occurred principally 

 on the great pebble bank between Bossekop and Alten- 

 gaard. All these three species occurred more or less plen- 

 tifully on the higher mountains. On the other hand, 

 Vaccinium Oxycoccos, as far as I recollect, was only on 

 the lower heathy-mosses, and certainly not abundant. But 

 the plant most generally distributed was decidedly Em- 

 petrum nigrum. With the single exception of the grassy- 

 places there was hardly a spot where the Emj)etrum did not 

 grow. In the wettest heathy-mosses, in the dryest fir-woods, 

 on the barest places of the high mountains, everywhere we 

 met with this plant. Another plant with blue berries, Arcto- 

 stapliylos Alpina, occurred not sparingly in dry fir-woods, 

 especially near Altengaard ; singly it also occurred on the 

 upper part of the Skaaddavara. In many marshes Andro- 

 vieda polyfoUum grew very plentifully. The little Cornus 

 Siiecica, and also the graceful Linncea borealis with its 

 delicious scent, were abundant flowers; the. former grew 

 principally on the sandy bank. Calluna vulgaris was com- 

 paratively rare in dry fir-woods. Some species of Viola 

 blossomed very abundantly on many a grassy place, es- 

 pecially one species with the flowers entirely yellow ; and a 

 blue species blossomed rather freely in certain marshy places. 

 Solidago Virgaurea, Epilohium angustifolium, Urtica di- 

 oicay Valeriana officinalis, Unibelliferm, &c., throve luxu- 

 riantly in many of the localities already indicated. Also 

 several species of Gnaphalium, especially Gnaplialium Alpi- 

 num, adorned the grassy slopes here and there. Strawberries 

 (^Fragaria vesca) occur in one place beyond the Altenelv. 

 In a grassy marsh behind the chui'ch Comarum palustre was 

 not scarce. Silene hijiata occurred in plenty in the meadows 

 in Ejbydal, and Achillea Mdlefolium occurred everywhere 



