land on the eastern side of Jutland, south of the Limfjord, as well as 

 in the western part of this arm of the sea, and as a result these 

 districts are the most fertile of Denmark. Moraine sand forms a great 

 part of the surface in a girdle extending from the frontier through 

 Central Jutland into Vendsyssel, as well as in the hill-islands in West 

 Jutland. 



Stratified gravel, sand and clay frequently occur over, under and 

 between the moraine deposits. In the islands and in East Jutland they 

 are most commonly covered by till, in West Jutland they not only 

 form the large heath-plains , but also appear in the surface of the 

 hills. By far the greater part of these stratified deposits are glacio- 

 fluvial, some of them however are shown by the fossils to be 

 interglacial. In some localities in East Jutland (e. g. Fredericia, and 

 Hollerup near Langaa) interglacial lacustrine marls and diatom-earth 

 are found, while interglacial peat-bogs occur at Brorup, Hollund S0- 

 gaard, and other places between Kolding and Esbjerg. The interglacial 

 flora is characterized by Picea excelsa, Carpinus betulus, Brascnia pur- 

 purea, and Dulichium spathaceum. 



The heath-plain (Hedeslette), the hill-land (Bakkeland), and 

 the moraine-flat (Morseneflade) are the principal topographical types 

 of the drift. 



The heath-plains are leached plains with very gentle, regular 

 slopes. They consist of glacio-fluvial sands with almost horizontal 

 stratification. The sand, whose original content of lime has been 

 washed out, is infertile. Extensive areas are not yet cultivated. As 

 a rule the vegetation consists only of heath. The heath-plains are 

 interrupted by more hilly areas, known as hill-islands (Bakkeoer) . 



The hill-land is characterized by hillocks and hollows, or by 

 interrupted ridges and troughs, following one another in rapid succes- 

 sion, and without apparent order in their arrangement. The hollows 

 and troughs are often without outlets, and frequently contain marshes, 

 ponds and lakes. Deep gullies and valleys often occur. In the hill- 

 land the drift varies, till and moraine-sand predominate, but stratified 

 sand and clay may be frequently still of great importance. Then the 

 hills may be heath-clad and form hill-heaths. The most beautiful 

 scenery in Denmark is found in the hill-land, and here grow our woods 

 of native trees. 



The moraine-flats may be nearly level, but are more usually gently 

 undulating, the undulations involving long gentle sags and swells, 

 They consist chiefly of till, for which reason the soil is fertile and 

 normally without woods. 



These three types of scenery occur in all lowlands which have 

 been covered by an ice-sheet. Their development is caused by phe- 

 nomena connected With the margin of the ice. The longer this has 



