Chapter VII. 



coi-iiices, \vhieh are so intricate and so situated in relation to 

 ouB another as to form a real scaffolding to support the ice- 

 dome, which is usually of a spongv consistency and (piite light. 



LOBELIA L\ FLOWER. 



Thus on Ruwenzori the coi-nices are far more solid and safe than 

 in the Alps, and, in spite of tlieir numlier and extent, there ^vas 

 no yisible sign of a recent collapse at any point. 



22G 



