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inclined to think that they will be favourably received 

 by many good and time men, whose knowledge of sport 

 in Norway has hitherto been too vague and limited to 

 justify them in incurring the expense and trouble of 

 a trip there. Let me, however, seize an early opportu- 

 nity of warning my readers against forming too exalted 

 notions of the sport a visit to Norway may be likely to 

 afford them, as a great deal of disappointment may thus 

 be saved. 



In a word, no "pot-hunter" should go to Norway. 

 On the other hand, if a man delights in glorious 

 scenery, if the fresh mountain air and the free life form 

 the principal charm, and he can be contented with a 

 fair amount of sport, and will not grumble if "the 

 water is in bad condition," or all the ryper gone to 

 anywhere else but where he happens to -be, then 1 

 think a trip to Norway will do him incalculable good 

 both in body and in mind. 



By the permission of my friend Dr. Schiibeler, of the 

 Botanical Gardens at Christiania, I am enabled to give 

 my readers a short account of the " Vegetable Pro- 

 ductions of Norway." And as many of those tourists 

 who visit Norway have no one especial object parti- 

 cularly in view, but who fish a little when they can, 



