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The plant here called Missnc, and used 

 for food by the people, is the Water 

 Dragons (Calla palustrk) ; while that given 

 to cattle is the Menyantlies (trifoäata). 

 Horses are fed with the finest tops of the 

 twigs of spruce fir, chopped extremely 

 small, and mixed with an equal quantity 

 of barley. Such feed is used only in times 

 of great scarcity, but it is very excellent 

 provender. 



The church of this place is but small. 

 The herbs I collected hereabouts were 

 Mesomora {Cornus suecica) with a prolife- 

 rous blossom. Spergula marina with spatu- 

 late petals, ten stamens, and three very 

 short pistils, (Arenaria peploides). Apium 

 palustre [Liguaticum scoticitm). Trifolium 

 with a monopetalous flower, of a white 

 colour, [T. prat ense). Muscipulajnontana 

 minima (perhaps Gypsophila muralis,, see 

 Fl. Lapp, n. 111). Gramcn triticeum 

 maritimum^ jiore glanco, (Ehpnus arena- 

 riiis? see i'/. Lapp. ed. 2. n. 34). Glaux 

 {maritima), A Fucas in long strips, re- 



