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CONCERNING LAPLAND. 261
Lichen Probofcideus—foliaceus, umbilicatus, peltis turbinatis, trun-
catis, perforatis.
The berry of the Rubus Arcticus, when fufficiently ripened, is
fuperior in fragrance and flavour to the ftrawberry and rafpberry,
and to all fruit of the fame kind, even what we have in Italy. A
fmall plateful would {cent an apartment with a more exquifite
fweetnefs than any perfume I know of. It is fingular that fo de-
licious a production fhould be feund in the North. They pre-
ferve it in Sweden, and it makes one of the moft delicate fweet-
meats. Linnzus fpeaks of this fruit in high terms of praife, and
fays, that it often refrefhed him in his travels through Lapland,
when he was overwhelmed with fatigue.
The Rubus chamemorus is alfo ufed for preferves. It grows
plentifully in Lapland, efpecially in marfhy fituations. The berry
of this plant is yellowifh, and nearly of the fame fhape as the
rafpberry, but larger in fize, and more infipid in tafte. We how-
ever thought it delicious when we found it in our walks, through
the bogs of Lapland.
I am of opinion that the Diapenfia Lapponica, and the Azalea
procumbens, fhould be reckoned among the indigenous plants, pro-
perly fo called. Ihave found both in flower on the top of very
high mountains, where all other vegetation feemed to ceafe, and
nothing was to be feen befides the Lichen rangiferinus.
The Arbutus alpina, and Tufflago frigida, begin to put out their
buds in fpite of the fnow, and before it is quite melted; and often
the
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