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Lachesis Lapponica, or a Tour in Lapland, (Volume 2)
Contributor(s): Smith, James Edward (Author)

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 ISBN: 1151596027     ISBN-13: 9781151596024
Publisher: General Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2012
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Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" L (0.22 lbs) 46 pages
Features: Index
 
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1811 Excerpt: ... of their ornaments of Arundo Phragmites, Lysimachia thyrsifiora, Galium boreale, and Cares globularis. Here is the true station of Tussilago nivea (Willd. Sp. PI. v. 3. 1970.) The last beaver-houses are seen in the rivulets, and no Pike nor Perch is to be found in the lakes higher up. The boundary of the Spruce Fir is 3200 feet below the line of perpetual snow, and the mean temperature is about 3" of Celsius's thermometer (37i of Fahrenheit). 2. Scotch Firs (Pinus sylvestris) are still found, but not near so tall as in the lower country. Their stems here are low, and their branches widely extended. Here are seen the last of Ledum palustre, Salix pentandra, Veronica serpyllifolia, &c. The bogs have already a very steril appearance. Near the utmost boundary of the Scotch Fir grows Phaca alpina. Higher up are hardly any Bears to be met with, and the berries of Vaccinium Myrtillus (the Bilberry) do not ripen well. Salmo Lavaretus (the Gwiniad), and S. Thymalius (the Grayling), soon after disappear from the lakes. The upper limit of this zone, when the Scotch Firs cease, is 2800 feet below the line of perpetual snow, and the mean temperature about 2,5 of Celsius (36 of Fahrenheit.) A little below this point, or about 3000 feet before we come to perpetual snow, Barley ceases to ripen; but small farms, the occupiers of which live by grazing and fishing, are met with as far as 400 feet higher, for instance, Naimaka in Enontekis, and so far also potatoes and turnips grow large enough to be worth cultivating. 3. Bevond this the dwarf and stunted forests consist only of Birch. Its short thick stem, and stiff, widely spreading, knotty branches, seem prepared to resist the strong winds from the alps. Its lively light green hue is delightful to the eye, but evinces a wea...
 
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