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Berninabach, a tributary of the Inn, which ultimately falls 

 into the Black Sea ; and if southwards, into the lower 

 Lake Bianco, whose waters are carried off by the Adda, 

 which, by way of Poschiavo, reaches the Adriatic, The 

 surrounding mountains are crowned by the lofty Piz Ber- 

 nina, and all round there opens a noble amphitheatre of 

 surpassing grandeur. We did not attempt to go far up 

 this mountain. The flowers we met with were chiefly 

 those of the Piz Languard, which rises to 10,715 feet, 

 and up which we painfully plodded our weary way one 

 hot morning. 



The road is well marked, cannot be mistaken except after 

 snow has fallen, and offers no difficulty other than tliat of 

 the strain of a long climb. The pathway at first leads 

 through a wooded promenade, and chief among the trees 

 were noble larches and pines, from the lofty Pinus Cembra, 

 L. : P. sylvcstris, L. ; to P. Piunilio, Ha?nk. The violet 

 flowers of the large Phyteuma Halleri, All. ; and the less 

 showy P. Schetichzeri, All. ; Campamda barhata, L. ; and 

 various Umbellifers, made the stepping of varied interest. 

 The leaves of Anemone nemorosa, L. ; and A. Narcissifiora, 

 L. : A. alpina, L. ; and A. haldensis, L., were seen here 

 and there. The sombre Bartsia cdjyina, L. ; a very long 

 Bupleurum — Buplciirum falcatum, L. ; B. stcllatum, L. ; 

 and perhaps B. rotundi folium, L., were gathered. 



On higher ground, clumps of Linaria cd^rina, Mill., and 

 a second form with violet flowers also, in which the yellow 

 throat was absent. There were various Veronicas and 

 small Composites. On a cliff near the top, the woolly 

 dark blue Eritricliium nanum, Schrad., was a welcome 

 sight, as well as Andromce Chamccjasrae, Host., with its 

 white flowers starring the rocky ledge, with here and there 

 a red A. glacial is, Hoppe. 



Here, as on the Bernina, the plants of Ranunculus 

 glacicdis, L., were mostly of a red colour, and mayhap were 

 R. roseus, Heg. The Gentians here embraced Gentiancc 

 cruciata, L. ; G. campestris, L. ; G. acaidis, L. ; G. vcrna, L. ; 

 G. brachyphylla, L. ; and G. havarica, L. At the top 

 of the Bernina Pass were got Primula Bernina^, Kern. ; 

 P. Dinyana, Lag. ; and P. Murctiana, Mor. At the far 

 end of the lakes, near the Bernina Hospice, Erioi^honini 



