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certainly is not the first, and the latter has always appeared 
to us to be a doubtful plant, which, though mentioned by 
all authors, is far from being certainly known. Its leaves 
have the form of all its allied species, but they are narrower, 
bristly throughout, with the bristles trifid ; the stem is much 
longer and slenderer than in A. hispida ; the calyx differently 
formed ; and its yellow petals are red on the outside. Here also 
grew Hieracium auricula, H. 'pilosella, and an AEcidium on 
leaves of an unknown Scorzonera. Glohularia vulgaris, and the 
Astragalus, which we lately found, were plentifully in flower. 
We now ascended to the top of the mountain to botanize. We 
saw Thymus Serpyllum var. angustifolium, Thlaspi prcecooc 
with an JEcidium, GlecJioma hederacea with very hairy leaves, 
and Thlaspi saocatile. We soon reached a very stony tract, 
covered with bushes, where many plants just appeared ; for in- 
stance, Carex olpestris Willdenow, C. Michelii, Paeonia offici- 
nalis, Convallaria Polygonatum, Hieracium auricula, Orobus 
vernus, Rhus cotinus, Dictamnus alhus, and an umbelliferous 
plant, new to us, and not yet in flower, with large, much divided, 
rigid leaves, the segments very narrow, and like those of Atha- 
manta Meum. Lamium maculatum was everywhere in blos- 
som, having spotted leaves ; whereas, in our Salzburg specimens 
of this plant we always find them plain. At last we came to 
our much admired Merc%irialis, which grew plentifully under 
bushes, on stony ground. Potentilla subacaulis was its neigh- 
bour, on grassy hillocks, in open spots. We now ascended near- 
er to the summit, and then arrived at a delightful place, where 
the Melittis with white flowers abounded, which Smith* has 
given as new. Asclepias Vincetoxicum, Orobi, Lathyri, and 
many other plants, now appeared, when at last one of us, with 
great enthusiasm, cried out Sesleria tenuifolia, and the other 
responded, in like manner, Fraxinus Ormts ! Eupho^'hia Cha- 
racias, which grew plentifully and in great luxuriance, gave us 
reason to observe that Wulfen’s spring had now commenced. 
Here we sate ourselves down, to enjoy the delightful view of 
the Adriatic Sea, to partake of some sweet oranges, which sup- 
plied the place of a dinner, and to examine, more attentively, 
* Melittis grandijlora of Engl. Bot,— Ed. 
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