Botany of the White- Mountains. 57 



IX. Notice of the Botany of the White- Mountains, in 

 the State of Nevo- Hampshire. By the Editor. 



IN the first volume of this Journal, some men- 

 tion was made of an ascent of the White-Mountains, in 

 the state of New-Hampshire, by Mr. William D. Peck, 

 and the Reverend Dr. Menasseh Cutler. It is there ob- 

 served, on the authority of the last-named gentlemen, 

 that " a species of Erica, or Heath, is said to be one of 

 the plants which they found, in their botanical excursions, 

 on the mountains. Should this*prove to be the case, it 

 will appear, that North- America is not, as has been sup- 

 posed, wholly destitute of this family of plants, both the 

 species and individuals of which are so extensively dif- 

 fused through the old world*." 



Since the publication of the above notice, I have re- 

 ceived a letter from Dr. Cutler, in which he informs me, 

 that Mr. Peck has found the plant " to be a species of 

 the Andromedaf." 



From Mr. Peck I have also received a letter, an ex- 

 tract from which, as throwing some light upon the Alp- 

 ine Flora of our country, I here insert. 



" I have not had time to draw up any account of the 

 journey to the White-Mountains. Dr. Cutler and my- 

 self collected a considerable number of plants, but I un- 



* Vol. i. Part 1. Pages 164, 165. 



t Letter dated Hamilton, Massachusetts, July 8th, 1805. 

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