. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. Calla Palustris. 227 Spruce Rein-deer Moss. The upper woody district is distinguished by the absence of the last-mentioned plants; butthe forests of spruce still abound. Where the Spruce ceases, in places of warm exposure,the upper limit of this region is indicated. Its boundary in Kemean, Tornean, and PiteanLapland, is more distinctly marked, because the country is flatter, and destitute of deepvalleys; but in such situations, in Lulea and Umea, the Spruce Fir ap
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. Calla Palustris. 227 Spruce Rein-deer Moss. The upper woody district is distinguished by the absence of the last-mentioned plants; butthe forests of spruce still abound. Where the Spruce ceases, in places of warm exposure,the upper limit of this region is indicated. Its boundary in Kemean, Tornean, and PiteanLapland, is more distinctly marked, because the country is flatter, and destitute of deepvalleys; but in such situations, in Lulea and Umea, the Spruce Fir approaches nearer to theAlps, and the sides of the mountains are covered with it. There its utmost northern limitsare found to be at Kyro, near the great lake of Enare, in lat. 60^^ north. Here, too, is themost northern boundary of many well-known plants, such as Trifolium repens*, Festucarubra*, Rumex aquaticus*, the Yellow Water Lily*, and several other aquatics. Manyalpine plants commence, as Salix glauca*, extending south to the middle of this region,Salix hastata*, confined to the north, and Bartsia alpina*, with Lychnis alpina*, on the banksof the s
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