SOUTH COAST OF THE CRIMEA. 
trable to the rays of the sun. The only blossom 
seen decking the soil was the Colchicum Autum- 
nale, or Common Meadow-saffron. Through these 
proves the author continued to skirt the whole 
of its western side, until he came out upon a spa- 
cious table of naked limestone towards the north , 
beneath a frightful precipice of the same nature, 
upon whose summit he could plainly discern his 
companion with the guides. He was however 
sufficiently elevated to look down, from this spot, 
upon the summits of almost all the neighbouring 
mountains, which appeared below him, covered 
with wood. In the fertile valleys between these 
mountains were coni and pasture lands. So 
fertile are those valleys, that single ears of wild 
barley, and wild rye, are seen growing in many 
situations. After two hours of continual descent 
from this spot, he arrived at the village of Dery- 
heiiy. Hither Professor Pallas had sent his 
carriage, in order to conduct the party once 
more to his comfortable and most hospitable 
mansion in Akmetchei. 
About two miles from Derykeiiy, a Turkish 
nobleman, at a village called Mahmoud Sultan, 
sent to request that we would visit his house 
upon the banks of the Salgir. He came out to 
meet us, attended by his dragoman and other 
menials, as Turks always are, and invited us to 
