220 PITHOEA. 



amined several gardens, in order to learn 

 what plants are able to stand the severe 

 winters of this inhospitable climate. Among 

 them were the Burnet (Poterium Sangui- 

 sorha) and the Costmary (Tanacetum 

 Bahamifa). Some young oaks had been 

 raised from acorns the preceding year, the 

 greater part of which were killed by the 

 winter frosts. A few of them only had put 

 forth a fresh shoot just above the ground. 

 The apple-trees were almost entirely de- 

 stroyed. 



Jime 19- 

 I set out very early in the morning ori a 

 sea voyage to explore the natural produc- 

 tions of the tract called Skargården and the 

 islands belonging to it. The water a mile 

 out at sea was scarcely salt, on account of 

 the numerous rivers which here discharge 

 themselves into the bay. No plants worth 

 notice were to be found, though I searched 

 carefully every place likely to afford any. 

 Near tlie beach, where the tide often rises 



