Adriatic , arid the Mountains of Carniola , Carinthia , 8e> 
picked out the finest coloured shells, and carried home our 
handkerchiefs full of them.” 
“ Hundsherg , March 05.— Covetousness is the root of all 
evil. — Yesterday, and part of to-day, were wholly occupied in 
laying out the plants previously collected ; but having completed 
this task about noon, one of us proposed employing the after- 
noon in going abroad, to search for plants of Primula acautis , of 
which we had, a few days ago, seen specimens in an orchard be- 
tween this place and Trieste. The garden-wall which bordered 
the footpath was low, and here and there broken down, where 
reparations were about to be made, so that we easily obtained 
entrance, and got half way down the declivity of the hill where 
the Primula grew. The finest plants were soon selected, dug 
up, and carried to the vasculum, which was presently filled. 
The farther, however, we searched among the trees and bushes, 
the larger did the specimens appear ; and we also found a va- 
riety with white flowers. But when these were to have been con- 
veyed to the box, behold, it was gone ! A cunning Italian had, 
perhaps, been looking for some while from above, at the careless 
botanist, and formed the scheme of stealing his box, in which, 
alas ! he too well succeeded. The rascal had also carried away 
with it our beautiful primroses. The loss of the box is, indeed, 
of no small consequence to us ; as we must ^ of necessity, get a 
new one made, which is attended both with expence, and loss of 
time. However, we resolved not to distress ourselves too much 
on account of this mischance, the first that in our whole journey 
we have met with ; and spent the evening, accordingly, over a 
bottle of Proseko, to our favourite sentiment, a Let nothing 
trouble thee P 
“ Hundsbergy March 9PI. — The Scorpion Excursion. — The 
violent wind of yesterday obliged us to remain within doors. 
To-day we went out to the southward early in the morning, and 
proceeded to the top of the hill of Hundsherg ; in ascending 
which, we saw, under the brushwood, little besides Helleborus 
viridis and Primula acaulis. Car ex collina of Willdenow, and 
C. prcBcox of Jacquin began to shew their male spikes, and 
S cilia bifolitty and Hyacinthus botryoidesj with Erica herbaccaj 
were in blossom. 
