258 LULEAN LAPLAND. 



Here was the black biting spider 

 [Aranea jjahistrls), but not the littoralis 

 (A, riparia). 



June 29. 



The Pnie trees are observed to be more 

 barren of branches on their north sides ; 

 hence the common people know by these 

 trees which way the north lies. The tim- 

 ber lay here in abundance, entirely useless. 

 Brandy is made from the iir, as well as 

 from the berries of mountain ash. 



About a mile from Pajarim I came to 

 the mountain of Koskesvari, which is very 

 lofty, insomuch that the snowy summits of 

 the Lapland alps are visible from it, though 

 at a very great distance. In this elevated 

 situation the Red Whortle-berry (Vacci- 

 Ilium Vitis idcea) assumes a quite different 

 appearance from what is usual, its stems 

 being twice as long, perfectly erect, and 

 not branched. The extremities of the 

 branches of the Spruce-fir bear small yel- 

 low cones, which however are nothing else 



