bare mountain, associated ^vith BeliiUi roliindi folia. Janiperus communis vav. nana, 

 Alniis frulicosa subspec. monlana nov. siibspec, forming a jungle nearly to the height ol 

 a man, and, besides, various species of Salix. 



Fig. 36. Typical scenery from tlie subalpine region in the upper Amyl 

 valley, about 1400 m. above sealevel. The trees are Picca obovala, with 

 a ground vegetation chiefly consisting of Vacciniuw. 



Up here, not far from the tree limit proper, we found, indeed, the very densest coni- 

 ferous forest, which it was impossible to penetrate into except with the help of axes. It was 



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