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The dry beds of the mountain torrents nearer the 

 borders of the range were fringed with the yellow 

 honeysuckle, wild peach, hawthorn {Cratagiis san- 

 guined), and barberry [Berberis sp,). A climbing 

 clematis might now and again be seen crowning the 

 top of a bush with a garland of yellow flowers, and 

 the open meadows were thickly covered with mother- 

 wort (Icomiriis Sibiricus), and two varieties of wild 

 onion [Alliiun odorum^ A. anisopodiuni). The va- 

 riety of herbaceous plants exceeds that of either 

 trees or bushes. Here, as in Europe, the woods are 

 adorned with the lily of the valley {Convalla^da 

 majalis), the Smilacina [UTaiantkemum bi/oimm), and 

 anemone {Anemone sylvestris, A. barbnlatd) ; the 

 familiar stone-bramble [Rtcbus saxatilis) and wild 

 strawberry {Fragaria sp.) are also not uncommon ; 

 close beside them blossomed the spear-leaved Cacalia 

 {Cacalia hastatd), echinospermum {^Echinospermtmt 

 sp.), several kinds of peas ( Vicid), Polygonatum offici- 

 nale, PJilomis unibrosa, Agrimonia sp. ; the spleen- 

 wort [Asplciiium sp.), thickly covered patches of the 

 forest ground. 



In the woodland glades grow peonies [Pcronia 

 albijlora), the yellow Hemei'ocallis and red lily 

 Lilium tenuifolitim, geraniums {Geraninm sp.), the 

 rose-bay willow herb {Epilohitmt angustifoliiini), &c. 

 Valerians [Valcriajia officinalis), and wild tansey or 

 silver weed {Potentilla anserind). 



In the swampy places and round the mountain 

 springs, the herbaceous plants are still more varied. 

 Here may be seen in profusion the Ligularia, the 



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