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American coast, to tlie north of Beering's Strait, 

 several species of Kamtscliatka plants, whicli we 

 did not see at Oonalashka. It is the Flora of the 

 north-west coast of America, which extends to the 

 foot of the hills of this island, where it unites 

 with that of the arctic regions. 



. We mention as examples, Riibus spectabiUSy Lu- 

 pifitis Nootkae?isis (which, though stunted, grows up 

 the mountixms^ Epilo hi um luteumy and MijJiitlus giit- 

 tatus, Willd. * The Claytonia Unalaschensis, Fish. 

 Siberica hort. (AlcinoideSj Pursch. ?) might per- 

 haps be also enumerated here. Sanguisorba cana- 

 densis, Lithosperam angustifoUum, &c. ; belong to 

 the general Flora of America. 



Many kinds of grass flourish in the low places; 

 with them several Umbellata\ Angelica, Heracleum, 

 &c. ; a dozen of Carices scarcely make a more con- 

 siderable part of the vegetation than in the north 

 of Germany : several Scirpus and EriopJiorum 

 accompany them ; the Junci combine with them 

 in a proportion of about one to two. The Orchi- 

 deoe maintain a considerable rank, as well by the 

 number of their species, as of the individuals, in 

 the Flora of the vallies and the mountains ; we 

 counted eleven of them, among which a beautifil 

 Cypripedium was the most distinguished. We did 

 not observe a single plant of this flmiily iiigher to 



* The seed of this plant, which is cultivated in the botanic 

 garden at Berlin, is said to come from Lake Baikal (?) 

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