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rounded summit, some lake or estuary ; until at length the whole cur- 
tain rose, the sun shone in all its brilliancy, and the entire Lake dis- 
trict was illuminated. Itis not easy to describe the ecstasy of the 
party as scene after scene opened up to their delighted eyes; and 
when the whole mountainous district was discerned by them, their 
enthusiasm rose to the highest pitch. Scawfell, Bowfell, Honister 
Crag, Borrowdale, Skiddaw, Saddleback, Windermere, Coniston, 
Esthwaite, Morecambe Bay and its islands, the Solway, and the hills 
of Northumberland were all distinctly seen. It was truly a splendid 
sight, and they felt well rewarded for their toilsome and wet ascent. 
Proceeding to examine the cliffs below the summit, between Swirrel 
Edge and Striding Edge, they spent a considerable time in gathering 
the alpine productions of that locality, among which were Saxifraga 
aizoides, S. stellaris, S. nivalis (gathered by Mr. C. Cowan), 8. oppo- 
sitifolia, S. hypnoides, Oxyria reniformis, Poa alpina, P. vivipara, 
Festuca vivipara, Alchemilla alpina, Juncus triglumis, Carex rigida 
(which was also seen on the summit), Thalictrum alpinum, Hieracium 
alpinum, H. Lawsoni (picked by Mr. Soubki), Cerastium alpinum, 
Vaccinium Vitis-Idawa, Rubus saxatilis, Polygonum viviparum, Splach- 
num mnioides, Polytrichum alpinum ; also Cochlearia officinalis, Viola 
sylvatica, Alsine verna (Mr. Bizzett), Sedum Rhodiola, Solidago Vir- 
gaurea, Veronica serpyllifolia, var. humifusa, Armeria maritima, Salix 
herbacea, and Juniperus nana. On the 22nd, after breakfast, the 
party proceeded by the shores of Ullswater to Gowbarrow Park, 
visited the waterfall, and then walked to Pooley Bridge. The follow- 
ing plants were gathered :—Nymphea alba, Hieracium boreale, H. 
prenanthoides, Senecio aquaticus, Hypericum maculatum, H. perfo- 
ratum, H. hirsutum, H. humifusum, Jasione montana, Stachys Beto- 
nica, Aquilegia vulgaris, Prunus Padus, Ligustrum vulgare, Sangui- 
sorba officinalis, Holcus mollis, Calamintha Clinopodium, Lactuca 
muralis, Spirza salicifolia, Circza Lutetiana, Serratula tinctoria, near 
Pooley Bridge ; Quercus pedunculata and Q. sessiliflora, at Gowbar- 
row; Genista tinctoria, Galium boreale and G. Mollugo, near Pooley 
Bridge ; Mentha rotundifolia, at the same place; Thalictrum saxatile, 
Geranium pheum, G. nodosum, and Papaver somniferum, near a 
cottage. The best plants were gathered between two and three miles 
of Pooley Bridge. After passing the bridge, Plantago media was 
gathered abundantly on the roadside. The party walked to Penrith 
by the Round Table and Brougham Hall, gathering Potentilla rep- 
tans, Malva moschata, Galium Mollugo, and Plantago media. At 
Penrith Castle they picked Diplotaxis tenuifolia, and, leaving by 
