THROUGH FINLAND. 
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Caltha paluftris 
Melampyrum fylvaticum 
Canvallaria bifolia 
Oxalis acetofella 
Empetrum nigrum 
Pinus abies 
Epilobium ? 
Pinus fylveftris 
Populus tremula 
Poly trichum ? 
Cornus fuecica 
Sorbus aucaparia 
Equifetum fylvaticum 
Tanacetum ? 
Lichen rangiferinus 
Trientalis Europa^a 
Lichen geographicus 
Trollius Europaeus 
Lichen tartareus 
Vaccinium myrtillus 
Rubus arcticus 
Vaccinium vitis Idaea 
Rubus chamaemorus 
Viola canina 
Rubus Idasus 
Viola paluftris 
Rumex acetofella 
Mr. Swamberg gave us for dinner, among other things, a roaft 
of rein-deer, remarkable for its having kept good in his cellar eight 
months. The animal had been killed in the month of Novem¬ 
ber, 1798, and we ate it the 19th of June, 1799. I wifh, by 
mentioning this circumftance, to convey to the reader an idea of 
the length of winter in this country, and for how long a period it 
is poffible to preferve iced meat found. The roaft was excellent, 
and it had not the leaft of an unfavoury fmell; it had no fault, but 
that of being rather dry. 
On the 20th of June, about midnight, we fet out from Ofver 
Tornea, and all the pleafures of our hofpitable quarters contributed 
to make us feel more fenfibly the pain of our departure. This pain 
was much encreafed by the lofs of Mr. Caftrein’s company, who 
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