Adriatic mid the Mountains of Carniola^ Cdrinthia^ ^c. S61 
Scorzonera. Upon the flowers of Fr units MaJialeh^ we found 
ClytJms hieroglyphicus and Ceramhyoo Cerdo. We stopped at 
Tolino ; and, during our breakfast, drank some glasses to the 
health of our sincere friends at Fichtelberg, ordered dinner, 
and then ascended to take a view of the ruins. The path led 
through an oak wood ; and this side of the mountain was indeed 
entirely clothed with green shrubs; but, on the summit, we 
again found the stony Waste, which, throiighout its whole ex- 
tent, the Karst always exhibits to a greater or less degree. From 
the ruins is a charming prospect of Carniola, Istria, and Friaul, 
backed by the sea. When the sky is cloudless, and the atmo- 
sphere clear, Venice may be seen with the help of a glass. To- 
day the heavens were lowering, and the whole country so cloud- 
ed, that we could not, from this noble situation, enjoy the ad- 
vantages that it would otherwise have afforded. Our view was 
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confined to the adjacent parts of Istria, the sea, and its shore, 
Trieste, with its surrounding plains, the Saline from Saule, and 
the Valley of Masculi, presented to us several picturesque ob- 
jects. Monte Nanas, and the mountains of Carniola bounded 
the prospect to the north ; and eastward we could see nothing 
but the steppes of the Karst. We visited also a cavern, which, 
lying in the neighbourhood of the ruins, is said to have been the 
place of refuge of St Servolo, and in which an altar is erected to 
his honour. Besides the common plants of the. Karst, such as 
Alyssum montanum and Thlaspi saxatile^ we found nothing. 
We therefore soon descended to Tolino, where we dined, with 
an excellent appetite, and relished the wine of Istria. The 
wine-measure of Tolino pleased us well, it being larger than in 
any other part of the country. We returned over the meadows 
which lie between Tolino and Sante, where we gathered again 
the Orchis variegata ; and, well contented with our day’s jour- 
ney, though Flora had acted much like a stepmother to us, we 
regained Trieste by the Sante road. 
Hundsherg^ May 6. — Though we had a considerable quan- 
tity of plants to employ our time this day, yet we could not deny 
ourselves the gratification of witnessing the illumination which 
took place throughout the whole of this great city and its haven, 
occasioned by the presence of the Emperor. As we were proceed- 
ing in the evening towards Trieste, we much enjoyecl the brilliant 
