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the interior of the Sogne fiord, it forms quite exceptionally 

 a little forest ; elsewhere it is met with in small clumps 

 or growing solitarily. It may attain to 32 metres 

 in height. In Fin mark, at Alten, 70 N., elms are met 

 with which have attained to 8 metres, or 27 feet, in height, 

 and 40 centimetres, or 16 inches, in diameter. 



The ash, Fraxinus excelsior, L., is found growing wild 

 up to the Molde, in Romsdal, 62 44' N. ; but planted, it 

 grows very much further north, and it ripens its seeds 

 even within the Arctic Circle. In the south of Norway it 

 flourishes up to 500 metres of altitude, and may attain a 

 height of 30 metres, or 100 feet ; while here and there 

 maybe seen trunks which at 40 inches above the ground have 

 a diameter of from T 5 to 1*8 metres from 5 feet to 6 feet. 



The lime, Tilia parvifolia, Ehrh., known in Britain by 

 the designation the small-leaved lime-tree, extends in the 

 east of Norway to 61 N. ; but on the west coast to 62 

 N. It affects principally low-lying countries; but isolated 

 trees may be found up to 500 metres above the level of 

 the sea. Planted, it grows up to 64 N., and even up to 

 Stegen, in Nordland. 



The maple, Acer platanoides, L., known in Britain as the 

 Norway maple, extends in Eastern Norway, in Sondre, 

 Guldbrandsdal, to 61 25' N., and to an altitude of 260 

 metres above the level of the sea, though in the south it 

 scarcely extends above 300 metres. Planted, it is found 

 to the top of the Ramenfiord, in Nordland, 66 18' N. 



The hazel, Corylus avellana, L., is met with pretty fre- 

 quently in a wild state on the low-lying lands to the south 

 of the Droutheim fiord. Further to the north it becomes 

 more rare. It is met with, however, up to Stegen, in 

 Nordland, 67 56' N., where its fruit still ripens. In the 

 south of Norway it grows to an elevation of 500 metres 

 above the level of the sea. 



