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low the summit, (c) : something of the border above the base is visi- 

 ble here also. These characters are the more valuable, as the flowers 

 and seeds are generally found together. But in the spring (they all 

 flower early in June, or perhaps in May), before the seeds are suffi- 



b h a c 



a. Seed of Adonis autumnalis. b,b. Seed of A. sestivalis. c. Seed of A. flammea. 



ciently advanced, they may be distinguished, — A. autumnalis by its 

 somewhat incurved petals of a rich deep crimson, giving rather a glo- 

 bular appearance to the flower ; aestivalis by its full, flat, scarlet flow- 

 er ; and flammea by its few (3 — 5) and narrow petals, forming a flower 

 neither conspicuous nor beautiful. Upon the same piece of barren 

 ground grows Linum montanum, here quite prostrate ; while on the 

 neighbouring Colline de Justice it is erect. Other difference I could 

 not find, except that the latter form produces its flowers for a short 

 period only, while the former keeps throwing out its flowering-stems 

 all through the summer. Ij. montanum and L. alpinum seem, how- 

 ever, hardly marked by any other character : L. perenne of Smith (L. 

 anglicum of DeCandolle) is perhaps distinguished by its obtuse sepals. 

 Here we also meet with Micropus erectus, which I afterwards found 

 to be very common at Etampes and Pithiviers, as well as at Male- 

 sherbes ; and with Althaea hirsuta. 



From this barren piece T mounted the Colline de Justice, where 

 again we find abundance of Orchideae, Carthamus mitissimus, and 

 Spiraea hypericifolia, together with Rosa cinnamomea, Lavandula ve- 

 ra, and one or two plants of Satureja montana. From this hill I 

 crossed the plain to two or three cottages within sight, above Rou- 

 villes, which mark the station of Rosa lutea, and where, on the 24th 

 of June, I still found one or two straggling flowers. From thence, 

 leaving the chateau, which lies between us and Malesherbes, on the 

 left, we follow the line of a hedge till we have wood on the outside of 

 the inclosure as well as within, and then crossing the hedge, which is 

 everywhere pervious, we find Limodorum abortivum on the descent, 

 on the stony soil above the sand. 



In all this walk we have been rather circling Malesherbes, than go- 

 ing to any distance, and it might be divided into two, or the two last 

 portions might be visited in our next walk. 



Tn this we again cross the bridge, but afterwards turn to the left 



