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Marsh Violet, mentioned some time since, 

 (F. palustris^ see p. 20,) but here it was 

 remarkable for a purplish tinge ; (F. paliis- 

 tris 13 FL Brit. F) 



This evening it rained very hard. 



Mai/ 19. 



On the following morning I arose with 

 the sun, and took leave of Fjähl. Having 

 proceeded about a quarter of a mile, I 

 came within sight of the next church, called 

 Hasjo. Here I turned to the left out of 

 the main road, to examine a hill where cop- 

 per ore was said to be found. The stones 

 indeed had a glittering appearance, like 

 copper ore ; but the pyrites to which that 

 was owing were of a yellowish white, a 

 certain indication of their containing chiefly 

 iron. Some stones of a blackish colour lay 

 about this hill, decomposed by the action 

 of the air. An opening not more than six 

 feet in breadth, and as much in depth, 

 was the only examination that had as yet 



