242 SOUTH COAST OF THE CRIMEA. 
chap, elevation above the sea, we continued to skirt 
i - v the bases of rocks towards the east, until we 
KCuchuckoy- reached a village called Kutchuchoy, hanging 
upon a lofty declivity below the great southern 
range of perpendicular precipices. The doubtful 
path to this village is so narrow and dangerous, 
that few would venture with any other than a 
Tahtar horse ; and even so provided, it is often 
necessary to alight and walk. 
Plants and The plants and minerals of the south of the 
Crimea merit particular attention. A catalogue 
of all the vegetable productions collected by 
us, whether in this interesting tract, or in other 
parts of our journey within the Peninsula, will 
be found in the Appendix, being much too nu- 
merous even for a marginal annotation. Appro- 
priated solely to the botanical history of the 
Crimea, it may there serve as a compendious 
Flora Taurica, for the use of other travellers ; 
and will not interrupt the perusal which persons 
who are not interested in botanical subjects 
may bestow upon the narrative of these Travels. 
At the same time, when any opportunity offers 
of noticing a plant not hitherto described, it 
may be mentioned in the text without too much 
intrusion. With a very superficial knowledge 
of Botany, we possessed the advantage, not 
only of guidance in our researches, but of every 
