8-8 Drs Hoppe and Hornschuch’s Tour to the Coast of the 
u Our Leontodon tenuifolium has the following characters : 
<r Leontodon , calyce exteriore erecto, squamis ovatis, foliis 
linearibus vel lineari - lanceolatis integerrimis, scapo 
glabro imifloro. Had. In pratis et fossis salsis prope 
Saule, vicinia Tergesti. Floret Aprili. 
“ The plant bears the same affinity to L. ttvidum (of WalcU 
stein and Kitaibel), that our L. Taraxacoides does to L. Tara- 
xacum . It is very different from our lividum , which grows in 
wet meadows. F uture comparison, and farther investigation, to- 
gether with the raising of the plant from seed, must determine 
whether all these individuals now mentioned (to which may be 
added L. erectum , the Scorzonera Taraxaci of Roth), can stand 
as so many species, or whether they must not be rather regarded 
as so many varieties of the sameA 
“ Hundsbcrgi April 8. 
u Diffugere nives, redeur.t jam gramina campis, 
Arboresque comae.” 
“ We sallied out early this morning to explore the hills to- 
wards Obschina. With this view we turned to the left on quit- 
ting our lodging, and took a northerly course. On the decli- 
vities of the hills that are exposed to the south, are numerous 
vineyards, which frequently check the progress of the botanist. 
In these, however, as well as on the inside of the walls, are 
many plants which at present only display their old stalks or 
young leaves, so that what they are is unknown to us. The 
uncultivated parts of the hill are covered with oak wood ; but, 
unfortunately, here are no old trees, which afford so excellent 
harbour for insects, the largest not exceeding a foot in diameter. 
The underwood is mostly formed of bushes of oak, mixed with 
juniper and heaths, as well Erica herbacea as Callwia vnlga~ 
ris . The soil is clayey, and as there has been no steady rain 
for these two months, the earth is very dry, and as hard as if it 
had been rolled. Under these disadvantages, to which are 
added nightly frosts, continued NE. winds and dry weather, it 
may be easily supposed that vegetation can make no progress. 
The boasted flowery spring of Trieste is not, it appears, much 
to be depended upon ; and we are of opinion that in our coun- 
try, if the snow is not still deep, the Flora is more advanced 
than here. 
