early in the morning, and after walking a quarter 
of a mile, arrived at the lofty icy mountain. This 
is, indeed, of a very great elevation, and covered 
with perpetual snow, the surface of which was, for 
the most part, frozen quite hard. The delight- 
ful tracts of vegetation, which had hitherto been 
so agreeably interspersed among the alpine snows, 
were now no longer to be seen. No charming 
flowers were here scattered under our feet. The 
whole country was one snowy w^aste. We were 
often so violently driven along by the force of the 
wind that we were taken oflf our feet, and rolled 
a considerable way down the hill. This once hap- 
pened to me in so dangerous a place, that, after 
rolling to the distance of a gun-shot, I arrived near 
the brink of a precipice, and thus my part in the 
drama had very nearly come to an end”. 
Plants like the present — indigenous to alpine 
districts only, live continually either under snow, 
or in a humid atmosphere, and are never exposed 
to a high temperature. In the culture of them an 
imitation of these conditions is necessary. This is 
best effected by keeping the plants under glass, in 
the shade, during the hot dry days of summer ; and 
giving them frequent sprinklings of water, whereby 
a moist atmosphere is kept around them ; but dur- 
ing the night they should be fully exposed. In 
winter, frame protection from frost is requisite. 
This species of Andromeda should be potted in 
the best peat mixed with one-third part of sand ; 
and it may be conveniently increased by layers ; 
or cuttings of the young wood may be struck under 
a bell-glass. 
Don’s Syst. Dot. 3, 839. 
