IX GREECE. 



ing only the plants observed by me in the 

 environs of Athens, on the snowy heights of 

 the Grecian alp Parnassus, the steep precipices of 

 Delphis, the empurpled mountain of Hymettus, 

 the Pentele, the lower hills about the Piraeus, the 

 olive-grounds about Athens, and the fertile plains 

 of Bceotia. My intention was to have travelled by 

 land through Greece ; but the disturbed state of 

 this country, on the eve of a Eussian war, the 

 rebellion of the Bashaws, and the plague at Larissa, 

 rendered my project impracticable." Arrived at 

 Athens, in the month of June our botanist prose- 

 cuted his journeys in various directions and with 

 different success. The ascent of Mount Delphis, 

 in Negropont, in a storm of wind and rain, was one 

 of his most laborious if not perilous adventures ; 

 but his floral harvest was abundant. With regard 

 to scenery, Mount Athos, which he visited a week 

 after, seems to have made most impression on 

 his mind. This spot also greatly enriched his col- 

 lection of rare plants. From thence he proceeded 

 to Thessalonia, Corinth, and Patras, at which last 

 place he embarked on board an English vessel, and, 

 after a tedious and stormy voyage arrived at Bristol 

 in the first week of December 1787. 



On his return to his native land, Dr Sibthorp 

 was everywhere welcomed and admired for his 

 ardour, his talents, and his acquirements. His 



