368 Hevieu's — Edioards' Untrodden Peaks and Valleys. 



Alps, ''is only 8405 feet; but it stands up in such a grand solitary 

 way, and its precipices are so bare and vertical, that it looks higher 



The Aiguilles of the Schlern. 

 than many more lofty Dolomites. The easiest ascent is from Vols, 

 and the view from the top, though said not to be so complete as that 

 from the Eitterhorn nearer Botzen, is extremely fine, and comprises 

 the Adamello, Oetler, Oetzthal, and Antholzer Alps. The south- 

 eastern horizon, however, and consequently all the Primero Dolo- 

 mites, are concealed by the near mass of the Eosengarten. No 

 mountain in the Alps has acquired so great a reputation amongst 

 botanists for the richness of its flora, and the number of rare plants 

 it produces, as the Schlern." 



Miss Edwards is a delightful companion for a summer ramble 

 among the Dolomites : she evidently possesses sufficient power and 

 activity to resist fatigue, and enters thoroughly into the enjoyment of 

 the mountain country she describes and delineates in so graphic and 

 charming a manner. We wish we could give longer and more amusing 

 extracts from the book, of which there is no lack. Such a volume is 

 sure to be well received, as it justly deserves, not only in England, 

 but among her American friends, to whom the book is dedicated. 



