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wards of a mile and a half in length, and half a mile across in the 

 widest part. The great depth of the valley below, and the dark shade 

 of the rocks, entirely destitute of trees, give the whole a very striking 

 aspect. The view of it from the upper extremity, with the fertile vale 

 of the Eden in the distance, bounded by Helvellyn and many of the 

 Cumberland mountains, is very grand and imposing. 



There are several gorges in the sides of the Scar, formed by the de- 

 scent of mountain streams ; and in two of these Saxifraga nivalis is 

 found in tolerable abundance (Phytol. 894). We obtained several spe- 

 cimens, though it flowered but sparingly, probably on account of the 

 dryness of the season. Much of it grows in inaccessible places, con- 

 sequently there is little danger of its being exterminated, although it 

 appears to be confined to a small locality. In these gorges we also 

 noticed a peculiar variety of Chaerophyllum sylvestre, with deeply in- 

 cised, shining, dark leaves, and a nearly smooth stem, which we were 

 at first inclined to think a new species, but not being able to discover 

 sufficiently distinctive characters, we were compelled to consider it 

 merely a mountain variety. We also found a third locality for Poa 

 Parnellii, which appears to be generally confined to basaltic rocks. 

 Rhodiola rosea grows in this Scar in great profusion ; Saxifraga hyp- 

 noides and platypetala, Draba incana and Thlaspi alpestre occur 

 more sparingly. 



After a difficult descent to the bottom, we ascended the opposite 

 side, and found Epilobium alsinifolium near the source of a small 

 stream. We then followed a track which led to Dufton, a small min- 

 ing village, where there are two small inns, to one of which we bent 

 our steps. 



The next day we explored some other portions of High-cup Scar, 

 but without any great success ; we noticed however Polypodium cal- 

 careum, Hieracium Lawsoni and murorum, Melampyrum pratense, /3. 

 inontanum &c. Returning along Maizebeck we gathered one or two 

 specimens of Potentilla alpestris upon the rocks ; then crossing the 

 moors, and following the course of the Tees, we came to the foot of 

 Cronckley Fell, a craggy basaltic mountain, about eighteen hundred 

 feet in height. Ascending it on the western side, we again met with 

 Epilobium alsinifolium ; and on the rocks above, saw Arbutus Uva- 

 ursi in great abundance, and remarkably full of fruit : it was formerly 

 collected in the neighbourhood for medicinal purposes. On a grassy 

 slope near the summit we gathered Dryas octopetala, Hippocrepis 

 comosa, Helianthemum canum, Gentiana verna, Juncus triglumis, 

 Carex capillaris (in its usual form, about an inch and a half in height), 



