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those which belong to the North of Europe. The 

 country, with the mountains near Marienbad, and 

 those of the environs of Ellbogen, even in its grea- 

 test extent, as far as the heigths of the Er&gebir 

 presents formations of primitive rocks, destitute of 

 that multitude of plants growing in Bohemia upon 

 calcareous and basaltic mountains of the adjoining 

 circles (counties) of the kingdom. Carlsbad has in 

 its vicinity neither lakes nor marshes, asylums of an 

 immense number of plants. 



The country presents ridges of hills, between 

 which are broader or narrower valleys, but, at a 

 little distance from the town , we find two of these, 

 viz. the one in which the Teple runs rapidly in a 

 narrow bed , and the other , crossed by the Egra, 

 flowing quietly in a wide bed, which grows narrower 

 higher up near Ellbogen, and expands into a greater 

 breadth, as it descend through fertile fields and bloo- 

 ming meadows. Upon the left bank of the Egra, we 

 see round hills, which, getting gradually higher, 

 begin the Erxgebirge, incircling agreable and well 

 cultivated valleys. 



These hills, seldom extending to mountains, are 

 entirely or partly wooded, but these forests are mostly 

 coniferous, but sometimes intermixed with leaf- trees. 

 These valleys produce wheat, rye, barley and oats 

 as well as vegetables. Flax, potatoes, thrive also in 

 the higher parts. The raw climate of Carlsbad is 

 unfavourable to fruit, and the best is brought from 

 the warmer circles of Saaz and Leitmeritz. 



