TOIINEA. 191) 



^vind. Care is taken, by varying the ad- 

 mission of air, to prevent its burning too 

 fast, or unequally ; and by this means they 

 procure both tar and charcoal. 



Scptcmhcr 14. 



I took my leave of Biorknas. The wea- 

 ther was cold and rainy. Such of the fo- 

 rest trees as are of a deciduous nature had 

 now assumed a pallid hue, in consequence of 

 the cold nights ; but the e\ ergreens, with 

 their needle-shaped leaves, standing among 

 them, seemed to defy the cold, and were ren- 

 dered conspicuous by their dark-green co- 

 lour. The high wind scattered the withered 

 leaves over my path. How useful are the 

 usual storms of autumn to disperse ripe 

 seeds, and plant colonies far from the parent 

 trees ! The hills appeared sandy ; and such 

 places as had been burnt were now per- 

 fectly white with Reindeer Moss, [Lichen 

 rangiferinua^) which grew so close toge- 

 ther, as hardly to lea^e any room for the 

 Ling. It ornamented the sides of the roads 



