194 IN GREECE.

ing only the plants observed by me in the
environs of Athens, on the snowy heights of
the Grecian alp Parnassus, the steep precipices of
Delphis, the empurpled mountain of Hymettus,
the Pentele, the lower hills about the Pireeus, the
olive-grounds about Athens, and the fertile plains
of Beotia. My intention was to have travelled by
land through Greece; but the disturbed state of
this country, on the eve of a Russian war, the
rebellion of the Bashaws, and the plague at Larissa,
rendered my project impracticable.” Arrived at
Athens, in the month of June our botanist prose-
cuted his journeysin various directions and with
different success. The ascent of Mount Delphis,
in Negropont, in a storm of wind and rain, was one
of his most laborious if not perilous adventures ;
but his floral harvest was abundant. With regard
to scenery, Mount Athos, which he visited a week
alter, seems to have made most impression on
his mind. ‘This spot also greatly enriched his col-
lection of rare plants. J'rom thence he proceeded
to Thessalonia, Corinth, and Patras, at which last
place he embarked on board an English vessel, and,
after a tedious and stormy voyage arrived at Bristol
in the first week of December 1787.

On his return to his native land, Dr Sibthorp
was everywhere welcomed and admired for his
ardour, his talents, and his acquirements. His