the White-Hills of New-Hampshire. 27 



On Saturday, July I lth, we started from the nearest 

 dwelling-house, for the summit of the mountain. We 

 walked several miles, before we arrived at any consider, 

 able angle of elevation. The forest-tr:es upon the 

 champaign surrounding the mountain, which we as- 

 cended, are Beach, Birch, the Elm occasionally inter, 

 spersed among the other timber, and Evergreens of vari- 

 ous species, such as the Fir, the Hemlock, the Spruce, 

 and what, in New-England, is commonly denominated 

 the Hacmatac* There are also several kinds of un- 

 derwood, as the Moose- wood, Moossa Missa, or Round- 

 woodf, as it was called by our pilot, &c. The recent 

 feces of the Moose shows this forest to be the present 

 habitation of that animal. The Bear also continues his 

 residence here. 



The Oxalis acetosalla was found in great abundance. 

 The wild Parsnip^ grows in great plenty, by the sides 



This is the Pinus pendula of Alton: the Larix Americana of 

 Michaux. r 



EDITOR. 



t The Moose-wood is, I have no doubt, the Acer Canadense, or 

 striped Maple, called also « Elk-wood." It is the favourite food, not 

 only of the Moose (Cervus alces), but of the common American 

 Elk (which I call Cervus Wapiti). The Moossa Missa, or « Round- 

 wood, 5 ' I take to be the American Sorbus, which I. call Sorbus occi- 

 dental. On the Alleghany-mountains. this shrub is known by the 

 name of Round-tree, which is, I suppose, a corruption of the Eng- 

 lish name Roan-trec. Editor. 



| Perhaps, not a Pastinaca, but some poisonous Umbellifera. 



Editor, 



