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sangen, very fine and lofty plants of ju- 

 niper resembling cypresses, the branches 

 erect and close, assuming a conical or py- 

 ramidal figure. 



October 10. 



About one o'clock in the afternoon I ar- 

 rived safe at Upsal. 



To the Maker and Preserver of all things 

 be praise, honour and glory for ever ! 



Some observations relative to the Seal, 

 Thoca vituUna. 



There are two kinds (or varieties) of 

 this animal. The Gra Sial (Grey Seal) is 

 the largest, of a grey colour, lighter, and 

 slightly clouded on the back. The Wik- 

 are Sial (Creek Seal) is smaller, black on 

 the back, and very cloudy or wavy at the 

 sides. Otherwise there is no difference 

 between them. 



The whelp at its birth is perfectly white, 

 being covered with white hair about an 

 inch lon^r, which it loses in four or five 



