224 THROUGH THE FIELDS WITH LINN&US 



relius the fisherman, and Sohlberg the quarter-master, 

 who could not obtain horses, to come on by boat. The 

 gay costume of the Rattvik women is as pretty as 

 any white sleeves, blueish skirt with green border 

 and dark waistband, a woollen apron with transverse 

 bands of white, green, yellow, and blue, embroidered 

 leggings, the cap black with red trimmings, or some- 

 times of linen, with two balls falling on the back. 

 One frequently sees this costume in Stockholm now, 

 as well as other varieties of the Dalecarlian national 

 dress. 



The first four stages of their journey lay through a 

 hilly well-wooded country, of which Wickarby, lying 

 beyond the handsome church of Rattvik, is the most 

 delightful district in point of scenery. The views from 

 the hill-range called Bergsangsbackarna are extensive, 

 and present with great attraction the varied charms of 

 wood and water, the scenery becoming wilder as one 

 penetrates the valley to Ofvanmyre and Boda, where 

 there is a lofty waterfall (200 feet). The party formed 

 a junction at the copper-roofed church of Mora, where 

 the scenery becomes tame, and travelling tiresome on 

 the sandy road. Linnaeus with most of the party again 

 turned off at Mora Noret, where the Orsa Lake in a 

 broad stream empties itself into the Siljan ; then took 

 the eastward road to Orsa, forming a junction with the 

 others where the roads join before Garberg, keeping 

 the East Dal River to the left. He did not wish the 

 young Reuterholms to be fatigued with the longer ex- 



