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again forcibly reminded me of the summit of 
our more elevated Scotch mountains, where the 
vegetation is by no means dissimilar. Among 
the most common lichens were Endocarpon 
tephroides , Lecidea geographica , a new Lecidea 
with a yellow granulated crust and brighter yel¬ 
low shields, L. fusco-lutea, Cetraria islandica , 
and nivalis , Parmelia scrobiculata and brunnea , 
Stereocaulon globiferum , and Bceomyces endivi - 
folius , and vermicular is. I met with but few 
mosses, except such as are extremely common 
almost every, where. There was one, however, 
that approached, in habit, Encalypta lanceolata , 
a sketch of which I happen now to have by me, 
and from this, on comparison, it appears to have 
most affinity with Dicranum latifoiium , but is 
probably different from both. Buxbaumia foliosa, 
and Poly trichum hercynicum , together with an 
abundance of the male fructifications of the latter, 
were common on wetter grounds. Lychnis alpina 
was scarcely in flower; Saxifraga tricuspidata , 
FI. Scandin . was in the same state. Cardamine 
petrosa , Draba incana , and contorta , and a 
Stellaria , which appeared to agree with the de¬ 
scription of groenlandica , were all plentiful. 
Silene acaulis and Cerastium alpinum were not 
yet in blossom. Juncus trifidus and biglumis 
were most abundant: the latter formed a con¬ 
siderable part of the herbage, intermixed with our 
