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are peculiar to certain countries could see 

 how abundantly the Birch, the Lapland 

 Willow, the Strawberry-leaved Bramble, 

 the Cloud-berry {Rubiis Chamcemorus), 

 and the Thyme-leaved Bell-flower (LinncEa 

 borealis) flourish in this district, and how 

 the Hanunculus acris entirely covers the 

 pasture lands with its brilliant yellow 

 flowers. 



On arriving at the post-house of Sun- 

 nanaen, I was gratified with the view of a 

 fine river, and the wery neat little town of 

 Skellefteå, consisting of two principal streets 

 and several cross ones, with a church. The 

 houses are about three hundred and fifty 

 or four hundred, and their white chimneys 

 give them a cheerful aspect. I was in- 

 formed that every peasant in the parish 

 had a house of his own in the town, for the 

 use of his family during festivals*. 



* In Tomer's work on the Geography of Sweden 

 is the following curious account : *' Skellefteå, a parish 

 consisting of about one hundred and fifty whole farms 

 (in Swedish hemman)^ and containing four thousand 



