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warmtli tliau can lie had on the outstanding rocks and 

 ledges. 



Our return in the evening was something like a forced 

 march, for Clans was hungry, if not athirst as welL One 

 noticeable feature which we observed in our after-dinner 

 stroll, was the extraordinary number of fireflies which flashed 

 over the rapid' water. 



Ha vino- trvsted Glaus for next dav, we started off at an 

 hour unheard of in that late-slumbering valley, hoping to 

 repeat upon Heimatkehl the splendid successes of our first 

 day on the Tyrol. Neither Glaus nor the Herr Pfarrer 

 seemed sure of the whereabouts of this place, judging from 

 their energetic and eloqnent discussion, and the surprising 

 vacillations of Glaus's course. It turned ont not to be a 

 hill, but a very steep ravine, on its side densely covered 

 with tall plants. Though we were striding over it in all 

 directions, we could not discover a single hybrid Primula. 

 Here and there, at long intervals. Friimda auricula, L. ; and 

 P. Mrsuta, All., were abundant, but not growing together, 

 and therefore there was no P. imocscens, Jacq., which we 

 specially desired to find. The feature of the neighbouring 

 hill, from a botanist's point of view, was the vast display 

 of Arnica montanct, L. ; Gymnaclcnia ocloratissima, Eich. ; 

 Midfjeclium alpimtm, Less. ; and Carduus accmlis, L. 

 Glaus had the luck to pick up a solitary Orchis ustulata, 

 L. Another plant that redeemed the day for us was 

 Deljyhinium tiroknsc, Kern., with dark blue sepals and 

 petals. Potcntilla granclijlora , L., ipade a brilliant show on 

 the rocky ledges, with its large yellow blooms. Very gummy 

 bushes of a lowly Salix contrasted beautifully with the two 

 Pihododendrons. On the whole, Heimatkehl was a disap- 

 pointing field — perhaps arising from the lateness of our 

 raid into these southern parts. There were compensations, 

 however. On all sides we enjoyed magnificent views of ■ 

 glacier upon glacier. The Habicht rose in snowy majesty 

 at the head of the Thai, where Glaus tried, and better 

 tried, to show us the whereabouts of the Innsbrucker Hiitte 

 with the insistency of a silent man who had at last found 

 something to say. The difficult Tribulaun ascended pre- 

 cipitously in front. 



An after-dinner talk with the Herr Pfarrer brought this 



