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I have often been struck with the numerous plants a single locality 

 may produce within a comparatively small space, where rock, wood, 

 water, bog, and sand combine their varied influences to give vegeta- 

 tion the elected habitats required. I was now again reminded of this 

 by accidentally coming upon a marshy bog, surrounded by willows, 

 in a hollow near the summit of the mountain I was now upon, where 

 the Menyanthes trifoliata was located with a considerable number of 

 Carices. I had not expected to see the Menyanthes in so elevated a 

 position, but though so precipitous I believe the height of the Breid- 

 den is only about 1800 feet. According to geological data, Craig 

 Breidden was most probably an islet when the " Straits of Malvern " 

 divided Wales from England ; and from what I saw of the vegeta- 

 tion here, I should think that something like half of the plants of the 

 British flora might be found on and about this mountain. I noticed 

 Ribes Grossularia among stones half way up the western side of the 

 Craig, more " certainly wild," I should say, than as generally observed. 

 Mentha sylvestris and piperita occurred by a rill in the glen between 

 the Craig and Moel-y-Golfa, and elecampane [Inula Helenium) in 

 great abundance in a meadow at the base of the latter height, where 

 a lane turns round the southern side of the hill, about a quarter of a 

 mile from the 'Plough and Harrow' public-house. The spot ap- 

 peared to be quite a congenial habitat. At the south-west base of 

 the mountain I observed several trees of Quercus sessiliflora. Roses 

 and brambles, with many other plants of general occurrence, it would 

 not be worth while to catalogue here; but I recommend the spot to 

 the notice of the botanical rambler as well worthy attention, were it 

 only for the beauty of the scenery. 



After poring long amidst the hollows of the rocks, deep-embowered 

 amidst the gloom of the firs that now envelop so much of the flanks 

 of Craig Breidden, I not unwillingly emerged from the overpowering 

 shades, that have changed the original character of the ground. The 

 sun's declining orb had approached the tops of the distant mountains, 

 surrounded by a cumbrous cloak of clouds, that already were hasten- 

 ing to enshroud the dark brow of Snowdon, and involve in misty dim- 

 ness his abrupt precipices ; while to the south Cadir Idris and the 

 ridges towards Plinlimmon drank up the fervid radiance, and stood 

 boldly forth in vivid outline. 



With little time thus left for further survey, I hastened down the 

 copsy valley intervening between the Craig and the central height, 

 called Castell Middleton, and then, again advancing upwards, wound 

 my way along the steepy ridges towards the volcanic-like peak of 



