84j Drs Hoppe and Hornschuch’s Tour to the Coast of the 
the beautiful Floivermg Ash, which, in its habits, may be likened 
to Samhiicus racemosa. As this shrub grows plentifully here, 
we named this grove The Manna Wood, although we are aware 
that no manna can here be collected from the trees. On de- 
scending, we' came to a very stony place, where two plants 
ri vetted our attention, the Ajuga genevensis, with quite smooth, 
almost succulent leaves, and a Euphorbia, which we were in- 
clined to consider the verrucosa, but which Host informs us to 
be the E, epithymoides. 
Some untoward circumstances occurred in this day’s excur- 
sion. Most of the time it rained. As we were digging up the 
ApargiUj an Italian peasant drove us away ; and we met with 
some mischances in descending from the Manna Wood. The 
mountains here are extremely steep. We could scarcely help fall- 
ing at every step, whereby stones of a hundred- weight in size were 
set in motion, and fell down into the vineyards below. These, we 
dreaded, might cause the death of some individual, and assured- 
ly would damage the trees and vines ; and, if even these circum- 
stances might not ensue, it was very important to us not to throw 
stones into the gardens of the persons who had hitherto permit- 
ted us to climb their walls, and to pass through their grounds 
without molestation. Happily we were noticed only by a couple 
of girls, who appeared to be highly delighted in seeing our per- 
plexity, and who laughed heartily at every fall that happened 
to us, 
Hmidsherg, April S6. — We w^ere again compelled to devote 
a day to laying out our plants. Our Astragalus, according to 
Host’s Flora, should be the A. incanus of Linnaeus, as the habi- 
tat given for it is the Ager Tergesiinus ; but its entirely smooth 
leaves contradict such an opinion. We departed early this morn- 
ing to visit our favourite Wood of Lippiza, our expectations be- 
ing raised by hearing from our friends Brandenburg and Gerop, 
who had just been there, that, in one of the basin-like hollows. 
Narcissus poeticus was in flower. In high spirits, therefore, 
and without regard to the difficulties of the ascent, we hastened 
to Monte Spaccata, and had the pleasure to find, on the top of 
it, and under bushes, several specimens of this beautiful plant. 
The sight of them rejoiced us so much, that we could hardly 
refrain from laying hands on them instantly. We, howcveiv ^ 
