COSSACKS OF THE BLACK SEA. 
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veiling over the snow: in these, some of the chap. 
persons waiting to supply the relays had con- ' , — 
structed their beds. 
On the sixth of July, we observed nothing 
but continual steppes, covered with beautiful and 
luxuriant flowers. Among the tallest and most 
shewy plants appeared the dark blue blossoms Plants, 
of the Vipers Bugloss, or Echium altissimum of 
Jacquin, and Italicum of Linrueus. The Statice 
trygonoides, not known to Linrueus, grew in 
abundance ; it is common over all Kuban Tah- 
tary : also those beautiful plants. Iris desertorum, 
and Dianthus Carthusianorum. We were of course 
busied in making additions to our herbary ; and 
the Note subjoined will enumerate the principal 
part of our acquisition*. Mosquitoes began to 
be numerous, and were very troublesome. The 
heat at the same time was great ; the mercury 
remaining as high as go 0 of Fahrenheit, when the 
(2) A new species of Calendula ; also of Ranunculus, ami Galega — 
Crambe Tahlarica — Cerinthe minor — Antirrhinum genistifolium — 
Anthcmis millefoliata — Lathyrus tuberosus — Symphytum consolidum • — 
Salvia nemorosa — Galium rubimdes — Phlomis tuberosa — Xeranthemu»r 
annuum, in great abundance — Nigella Damascene — Astragalus tenui- 
folius. Others, well known in Britain, were, Lesser Meadow Rue, 
Thalictrum minus— Cockle, AgroUemma Githago — Tansy, Tanace- 
tum vulgare — Great Spearwort, Ranunculus Lingua — Hound’s- 
tongue, Cynoglossum officinale — Hare’s-foot Trefoil, Trifolium arvense, 
Trifolium melilotus lulea. 
