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were quite barren, nothing but stones re- 

 maining. 



Tiie produce of the arable land here be- 

 ing but scanty, the inhabitants mix herbs 

 with their corn, and form it into cakes two 

 feet broad, but only a line in thickness, by 

 which means the taste of the herbs is ren- 

 dered less perceptible. 



Hudvikswall is a little town situated be- 

 tween a small lake and the sea. 



Near this place the Arctic Bramble 

 (Riibifs arcticiis) was beginning to shoot 

 forth, while Lychnis dioica and Arabis 

 tlialiana were in flower. 



The larger fields here are sown with flax, 

 which is performed every third year. The 

 soil is turned up by a plough, and the seed 

 sown on the furrow ; after which the ground 

 is harrowed. The linen manufactory fur- 

 nishes the principal occupation of the in- 

 habitants of this country. 



Towards evening I reached Bringstad. 

 The weather was fine, it having rained but 

 once in the course of the day. 



