curiosity, but in order to form an accurate notion o f the nature o f each
climate. The various limits of vegetation are no where better seen
than in the Alps of Swedish Lapland, especially in that part of it where
the land rises slowly, as in Torneo Lapmark, especially in the parish
o f Enontekis. On the Norwegian side the land rises so rapidly that
the termination o f the different plants cannot be so well observed. I
shall here insert the following very curious table, drawn up by Dr.
Wahlenberg from his own observations in Swedish Lapland.
Regions.
Height
above
the sea.
Temperature
o f the
earth.
U p p e r boundary o f Plants. Lower boundary of Plants.
Lichen lanatus, ß
Gyromium proboscideum
Gyromium cilindricum
Polytrichum septentrionale
Ranunculus glacialis
Jungermannia concinnata
Andræa Alpina
Weissia cirrata
Polytrichum juniperinum
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Silene acauli«
Limit
of
snow.
3518
English
feet.
32°
Peltidea crocea
Ranunculus nivalis
Saxifraga nivalis
Diapensia Laponica
Superior Alps.
Rheum diginum
Ranunculus pygmæus
Salix harbacea
Dryas octopetala
Empetnim nigrum
Cerastium Alpinum
Aira spicata and alpina
Stellaria cerastoides
Erigeron uniflorum
Alsine biflora
Pectuncularis hirsuta
Andromeda tetragona
Andromeda hypnoides
Rhododendron sapponicum
Polypodium hyperboreum
Campanula uniflòra
Draba alpina
Gentiana glacialis
Betula nana procumbens Ranunculus glaciali*
Regions.
Height
above
Temperature
o f the U p p e r boundary o f Plants. Lowe r boundary o f P lauts.
tiie sea. earth.
Veronica alpina
Gentiana nivalis
Alsine stricta
cl Pedicularis lapponica
? Ophrys alpina
B Potentilla nivea Pedicularis hirsuta .o Rhodiola rosea .—■——----- flammea
sCL Lychnis alpina Draba alpina
aW
Saxifraga aizoides Ranunculus nivalis
Lychnis apetala
Saxifraga nivalis
Astragalus alpinus
Juncus arcticus
------------ leontinus
Carex rupestris, All. Rhododendron lappon.
Draba muricella Astragalus leontinus
Anthoxanthum odoratum Phaca montana
Scirpus Bellardi Campanula uniflora
Carex microglochin. Dryas octopetala
Carex ustulata Silene acaulis
Bartsia alpina Cerastium alpinum
Aira flexuosa Andromeda tetragona
Betula nana erecta Saxifraga oppositifolia
Menziesia caarulea Veronica alpina
Arbutus alpina Carex lagopina
1 to 33°.8 Rubus chamaemorus Saxifraga aizoides
Pteris crispa Gentiana nivalis
9 Triéntalis europaea Draba muricella
'O Geum rivale Salix myrsiniites
's . Epilobium alpinum Andromeda hypnoides
Salix lanata
Solidago virgaurea
Juncus arcuatus
Trollius europaeus
Lycopodium alpinum
Epilobium palustre
Salix hastata Carex microglochin.
... Cornus suecica
Lychnis dioica rubra Pteris crispa
Carduus heterophyllus Salix herbacea
Tussilago frigida Rhodiola rosea
Salix arbuscula Diapensia lapponica
Salix glauca
gj Aira atropurpurea
o Ranunculus lapponicus
•go Pedicularis sceptrum carol u tu Menyanthes trifolia
.‘5 Cornar um palustre Azalea procumbens
1918 3 4°.5 Betula alba orgyalis Juncus spicatus
Meìampyrum pratense Aspidium lonchitis
CO Phaca frigida
2 tr 2