UPLAND. 9 



Side of the way a small ditch used to M^ash 

 in. Here stood a plain sloping stone of 

 white granite, in which were three large dark- 

 grey squares, seeming to have been inlaid 

 by a skilful stone-cutter. It was evident, 

 however, on examining one end, that they 

 were continued through the whole sub- 

 stance of the stone. 



Opposite to Yfre is a little river, the 

 water of which would at this time have 

 hardly covered the tops of my shoes, 

 though the banks are at least five ells in 

 height. This has been occasioned either 

 by the water continually carrying away the 

 loose sand, or, as I am more inclined to be- 

 lieve, the quantity of water is less than it 

 has been. 



Chrysospleniiim {alternifoliiim) was now 

 in blossom. Tournefort defines it foliis 

 auriculatis, but erroneously, as the leaves 

 are all separate and distinct*. It has eight 



* Tournefort by this definition probably meant to 

 compare the shape of the leaves, with the ears of some 

 animal. In the criticism of Linnaeus respecting the 



