yew, tfie mountain affi, an d ffie mndef tte trT b a d ë areiftmod?
pyrola uniflöra, melampyrum fylvaticum, and n » o ï o f l |i a ; yiöfe ^ i--
flora, i tüflitógd àlpîaay linnæa boreâlis* âüd qthef natives ’ôfl Nhe
Scandinavian fârefts.,
- ’ f Ar&oiîg <ïhëft woodlands are- the richeflr meadows* OfSwiffer--
land, lüxuriant with graft and clover, and ornamented with- the yellow
gentian, the white dölehöre, aÖsea-* fpieat», anemcme:alpina,:a®é.pul--
fgtilla, and iftöhffiërablé' other Rte.nntain, pl&ntsi ;
W here th e firw o o d s ceàfe th ë fiffià lp h ^ ^ g i n ^ ^ è r f i f i éÆ
w ith mèàdbWs and com fields,, -ahd fbrëftè* efi :decÏdttOtis'ï>t?èês.:. T h e
©ak, th e 1 élm, the- beech* th e afh, J h è t miïÊîf ' and tlie< hornbekth' a r e the-
m o ft prevalent, and the borders o f thé ftfeams- are (haded by poplar?,
and" willows. T h e plants a re chiefly thole which ^ofifcur’ïn ' th e north*
and midland parts o f France and ' © erm àn y s | ■ kni’olet^
èrythroninm dens - canis ;. digitalis In te l, aftd dirbiâj fümkria btóbofav
a&lepias vincetdxieum, cerinthe major, cyclamen europæum, •faxîfràgâ
hirculirs, and pyramidalrs : th e d ry f to n y ‘pUces are 6fcdpfed%y 'â ih a -
tu s uva urfi, vaecimum vitis idæa,‘-Trratægtrâ cè'toneafteiüj.' i h t h e 'wóo’clh
are- found d aphne gnidium* aconittimr napeîHis, ' feVérkl j]?ëWéyJ*öf î{ÿtfé-
bomsj and- convaïlkm : and the pâftüreë,' àû d hèdgë' fkî'éS -yield ’th e -
«ràhge a n d m artagön lilies ; th e bratlched aiphhÖèl, the iris ■ gefrnahiea,'..
cluftered h ^ c i n t h , narciflhs, and daffodil', with an iônOmerable mut-
titude o f oYchideæ.
The lo'wèft and warmeft fituations in Switzerland are thé pfàlns^aha*.
btoad vailles of Geneva, of Baflë, of the Pais dfe Vatifli* óf the Valfëltne,’.
and La Vallais; in thefë wé meet with óüftèrdujsl yftië^fas; and^thd
trees and plants efthe fduth ofEraocé, and - Th‘e'%âîhut, tlfè
chefthüt,. the fig, the pomegranate, the hay, and laurel* cornus mafculâ,,
Cornelian cherry s celtis àùftfalis, ând mefpilus ' apielânchier ' are .tfie
moft eharadtêriftic among the trees ; the lavender ^ lavandulà fpica ;
origanum creticum, Cretan, origany ; hyffopus officinalis, b y jfo p ;atfopa>
mandragora; didlamnus albus, fraxinella-) rutagfâVèolenSj rlf;,feveral
kinds of ciftus, fida abütilon, and peonia officinalis, peony, are fömëof
the chief of the herbaceous plants and lower flirubs. The. valleys that
i t open
m y
open to^ariMWy®o|kaiftphefiSe^%1&rwi,pl!kiitgYh^ip^;0(^fam)d itl.’ilfe bR y,
reft o f iSwifferland ; fuch as t f y r k i g a ' vulgaris; capparis lpinofa,
| | caper-bufi,i; arriygdalus communis, the akhphd, among th e 1 fiffures
of;' the- rocks .;. ca£tus opuntia, Indian fig ; and agave Americana,
jdmdfea&'i’A film i j | n i -«j t ; h* ,
The horfes; :of Swifferland are S e em e d for vigour and,spirit; and Zoology,
the cattle often attain great fize. Among the animals peculiar to the
A/ps may; be*firft named the ibex* bouquetin, or goat,of; the rocks; ibex. , "
o f which a gpod account with an engraving is given by Mr. Goxe,'°
This animal refembks the common g o a t; but the horns are extremely
'king'and thidk, and M i flick, ft$ggg|h %s>ftqj < | y a , h e a dinng
■fdf<^^?fis&m- -fh'e-'pee^eefe:-. ’ I t 'isjtnMnl . .fhp^ft^pp thian
Jbu? ®e'>SV>if& Aips,h< JThe hah-is lSngpa|id^a{^c<^©jui:ed, yvfthaa bl^efe
lift -alo'd^ifhe blc-k. ’^'The -female is <iim |th Irdaks,; eh ah.; r’he male^ .apd ’
her^hblii^'ype fmafl wlSMfe th sft'of fhpmklelare about twlo fg^t
i h ' ; T h e rbdH^fie1f e 'Wiipffi^ffifit fift^ a .
feet, at^mPeb .»
■ iplttie1 .
night tffe’ffia^eft,^odfls’phrowfin-g qh-^omati’elpferits' and* dwaiftibircfe;
'.'IfiSd' OT'dfe?
T he ciT&Ce is raftily1 ''ddn^eroo-s,' andhxpbW^i^lmrfyiacei^gnfs.
Artothef fi^O la r^nnhal is IHd1 (Hiadi©is;whklv%l^g®,:t ^ t | i e ; - v
-Of anMopey a'n’d is commonly feen in thirty, with
a' centihel Who'alarms thettt by a ffitilli;pfyV%ajThe^ft^nnis^ygilA.vv:ilh
brown; huh-they' fomefim’es. occur fpeckled. The food is the lichen
w ith mpofsMo f pi'rie1 or fif.' The marmhc-h eototfida in thefSWhs mouny
tarns'. T n famther they fee^j.b-n Al’pifle planfs, and 1-iVC in f&efetie^
digging dwellings in the grounl^tf^^ftimmefp aiicl'^hefs for winter.
About the hdgihnirrg ofOHoher, ha?vi!ng prOvi f l e i f thky- , r l t^at • to
their halls, where they remain tdrpid till the fpring. The Ikin o f this -
•little animal is ufed for furs. The marmot may be tamed, and ftiews
confiderable docility. The fize is between tha:t o f the rabbit and the .
hare.
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