The mountain to the N.W. is very abrupt; yet wish- 

 ing to get to a somewhat less boisterous situation, 

 I looked out for the first break in the rocks where 

 it might be at all practicable to get down ; and this 

 I "executed, not indeed without some difficulty ; 

 though I had still more to make myself followed 

 by a boy, who carried my large vasculum, " parce- 

 quil riy avoit point de sentier, et quit iiavoit pas 

 envie de casser le cou." Here I proceeded slowly, 

 sometimes getting down a steep narrow pass, se- 

 curing my progress by laying hold of branches of 

 CratagusChamcemespilus! sometimes finding a nar- 

 row green place over the rocks, hence sliding myself 

 down a crevice just sufficient to receive the body, 

 to get at another shelf, &c. In one of the crevices, 

 for the first time in the Jura I had the happiness of 

 seeing Cyathea montana, in small quantity and so 

 much advanced that I brought home but one spe- 

 cimen ; as the only one I had left was very poor, 

 having given my best to Dickson on my arrival in 

 England, and one, not very good, to you. So now I 

 have it in my reach, and, please God, you shall be 

 properly supplied with characteristic specimens as 

 soon as I can. It seems so rare, that I keep it to 

 myself, and shall not mention it till we are supplied. 

 In the name of Heaven reflect seriously, my dear- 

 est friend, that this mountain is so well within my 

 reach! that I go quietly and easily to the summit, up 

 one side and down the other, and get home by 7 or 

 8 p.m. Think you have a home, a good stock of 

 books, &c. within its reach, and tell me whether this 

 cannot once tempt you? — You might work at least 



