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abound equally with the Common and 

 Spruce Firs (Pinus sylvestris and Abies), 

 while among the humble shrubs the Heath 

 (Erica) and the Bilberry {VacciniumMyr- 

 tillus) alternately predominate ; the former 

 chiefly on the hills, the latter in the closer 

 parts of the forest. 



These hills might with great advantage 

 be cleared of their wood ; for here is a good 

 soil remaining wherever the trees are burnt 

 down, not barren stones as in Helsingland 

 and Medelpad. The valleys between the 

 mountains, as in those countries, are culti- 

 vated with corn, or laid out in meadows, 

 but here are spacious plains besides. 



Every house has near it one of those 

 stages already described, on which the 

 rye, less plentiful here than barley, is laid 

 to dry, as are the peas likewise. 



The woods abound with matted branches 

 of the birch, I know not from what cause. 



Between Norsby and Veda, on the hill 

 towards Mörtsiön, I had a very extensive 

 view of the surrounding country, which 



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