S64 Drs Hoppe and Hornschuch’s Tour to the Coast qf tlie 
S. lanaius of Scopoli, which, as this author has already observed, 
is very different from S. Doronicum. As, however, we know 
that another species appeared under this name in the System, w^e 
have chosen for this individual the name of S. ScopolL To-day 
we have transacted our business in the city, and hope to be able 
to make a farther excursion to-morrow. 
‘‘ Hundsberg^ May 11. — An excursion was made by us to- 
day to the wood of Lippiza. This place, never to be forgotten 
by us, or by any other botanist who has visited it, now appears 
in its full glory. The Pteonia^ with deep red single flowers, is in 
full blossom, and from the profusion of its inflorescence, it forms 
a really beautiful sight. All the plants which we had found in 
our earlier perambulations through this sanctuary of Flora, are 
now in abundance, even those of the Karst of Contobello ; so 
that the wood really forms a botanic garden, wherein the vege- 
table inhabitants of the adjacent country are assembled. This 
is owing to the locality of the wood, of which we shall now at- 
tempt to give a particular description. One must not, from the 
term of the Wood of Lippiza, imagine that it is at all like our 
oak and beech woods ; for the nature of the soil does not admit 
of the growth of these thick forests. It consists, on the contrary, 
of separate groups of trees and shrubs, between which are seen 
open spaces, which are sometimes only covered with bare stones, 
but which sometimes form verdant plots, that serve as pasture 
for hordes. It has, also, another peculiarity, in those deep exca- 
vations common in all the Karst country, which are partially cul- 
tivated, or form moorish spots. Each of these diflerent situa- 
tions produces plants peculiar to itself. The shrubby partsabound 
with plants that seek the shade, as Lamium Orvala^ Melittis 
grandiflora^ various species of ConvoUarm and LatJiyrus^ &c, ; 
whilst, close by, the grassy spots are covered with large and beau- 
tiful specimens of Glohularias^ of Scorzoneras^ and Folygcda vul- 
garis. In the deep, wet grounds, grow the ArisiolocJiias andi^om^ 
kinds of OrcMdece; and the bare stones protect the Alyssummon- 
tanum^ the GenistcB^ and other productions of the Karst. Among 
the more remarkable shrubs, are the (which, however, 
is very plentiful here), Euonymus latifolius awd E. verrucosus- 
These nourish several kinds of insects, of which we got a large 
stock to-day. We found many specimens of Carabus catenatus^ 
