2S2 REMAKKS AND OJ'INIONS. 



which, on our Alps, grows higher than the Phius 

 AbieSy and marks the limits of trees, Sorbus aucii- 

 paria, Alnus mca?ia, and several willows, retain the 

 form of shrubs. Timber is obtained from the 

 interior of the peninsula, which enjoys a milder 

 climate than the east coast ; and the seeds of the 

 Pinus Ce?nbra, which we meet with on the tables 

 of the Russians, come from Siberia, by way of 

 Ockotzk. 



Grasses and herbs grow with great luxuriance, 

 on a rich soil, in a damp atmosphere. There are 

 but a few kinds of plants, and they are every where 

 equally distributed. In shady places grow Spir^cea 

 Kamtschaticay Allium iirsinimiy MayantJiemum cana- 

 densey Uviilaria amplexifoliay a Trillium ohovatumy 

 (of Pursch), &c. On the plains, a Veratumy Lilium 

 Kamtschaticumy Iris sibirictty &c. On rocky hills 

 Caprifoliay SpiracecCy roses, Atragene alpina and 

 alpine plants, such as Rhododeiidron Kamtschati- 

 cumy Empetrum nigrumy Trientalis Europceay Liniiea 

 borealisy Cornus suecicay SaocifragWy he. Several 

 ferns, by their number, constitute a considerable 

 part of the vegetation. There are some Orchidece, 

 Urtica dioica is evidently imported, but become 

 naturalized. 



We are of opinion that summer corn would 

 thrive in St. Peter and St. Paul, as in Lapland, 

 under the seventieth degree, and in the valleys of 

 the Savoy Alps, (^au Toury &c.) In its absence, the 

 potatoe grows tolerably, though it produces but 



