Adriatic, and the Mountains of Carnwila, Carintliiu, ^c. 85 
pursued first our way to the Wood of Lippiza, to see what 
Flora had there prepared for us. Taking the road thither by the 
meadows that enclose the wood, we found these to be entirely 
covered with another garden-plant, Hyacinthus hotryoides, which 
presented a charming spectacle. On the stony plain, the pretty 
' Potentilla subacaulis flowered in great quantities, and gave a 
somewhat more cheerful aspect to this dismal tract. Vegeta- 
tion was still more backward in the wood itself ; and, except 
some plants of the beautiful Narcissus, we found nothing of any 
consequence ; but we observed, with pleasure, what trouble our 
friends had given themselves yesterday, in order to procure us 
some beetles. Every stone had been turned over ; even the 
dung-heaps were not spared ; and we were extremely sorry lhat 
the pains of our kind companions had not been rewarded by 
greater discoveries. On our way home, we found, near the vil- 
lage of St John, a large tree of the Carpinus, now in full flower, 
which we had seen some time since near Duino. 
Hundsherg, April 27.-^Before we went into the city to-day 
to attend to our usual Saturday’s employment, we made a little 
excursion to the foot of Monte Spaccato, to collect specimens 
of the Carpinus which we had noticed yesterday. Happily we 
had got a sufficient quantity of individuals, and were just de- 
scending from the grove, when a countryman joined us, and in- 
formed us, civilly however, that the tree was his property. On the 
way to the city, we observed, with pleasure, that the Manna 
Ash flowered plentifully in the adjacent gardens. The children 
were carrying home their arms full of it, to put into jars of wa- 
ter in the windows, as we are accustomed to do with lilac. Much 
as we were gratified by observing this custom, we were yet more 
surprized at the sight of a group of trees, among which we de- 
tected the grand Carpinus that we had seen at Parenzo, which, 
in spite of the great heat, yet glowed with its lovely rose-coloured 
male catkins. As these were going off very fast, a considerable 
number of them must be collected immediately. We therefore 
dispatched our city business as quickly as possible. It is singu- 
lar that we should yet remain in doubt as to the characters of 
these two species of Carpinus, but their future fruit must decide 
the differences between them. 
Hundsherg, April S9.-— Yesterday forenoon was spent in, 
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