2G3 
SOUTH COAST OF THE. CRIMEA. 
Mr. Cripps collected some rare plants ' ; and con- chap. 
firmed, by his actual observation, what has been v— , 
before related concerning the mountains of the 
Crimea ; that they skirt only the southern coast 
of the Peninsula, beginning at Caff a, and ex- 
tending as far as Balaclava. The town of Ahnet- 
chet appeared to Mr. Cripps, from the summit of 
the mountain, as if it were immediately beneath 
his view: towards the north, the whole territory 
exhibited an uninterrupted plain. On the west, 
the chain of mountains seemed to terminate at 
Baktcheserai; so that a geographical line may be 
traced for a map of the Crimea, from Cqffa to 
Stara Crim; thence, south of Karasubazar, on 
to Alimetchet, and to Baktcheserai. To the north 
of this line, the whole territory, not only of the 
Crimea, but beyond the Isthmus, over all the 
Ukraine, is one vast campaign, consisting of a 
calcareous deposit, containing the remains of 
marine animals. All the higher parts of the 
Tchetirdagh exhibit a mass of limestone, very 
compact, and of a grey colour. Pallas says, 
that, upon friction, it is slightly fetid; a character 
that we neglected to notice. The mountain 
probably received its antient name of Trapezus 
from the table-form of its summit. Its lower 
district is covered by groves, which are impene- 
(l) See the Appendix, No. IV. 
