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CHAPTER V.

PHEYGIA.

A EOEEST.—ONEOENOO.—SINGULAE CAVES.—MOUNTAINS AND TABLE-
LANDS. — CUEIOUS GEOLOGICAL EEATUEES. — KOOTAYA. — EXTBA-
OEDINAEY EOCKS.—EXPEDITION TO SEEK DOGANLU.— CUSTOMS OP
THE PEOPLE.—iEZANI.—ITS ANTIQUITIES.—INSCEIPTIONS.—HABITS
OE A PEIVATE EAMILY.—DELICACY OE THE MANNEES.—DEPAETUEE
EOE ALTUNTASH.— SICHANLEE.—SANDOOKLEE.—DUMBAEI-OVASY.—
THE PLAGUE.—CATCHIBUELOO.

After leaving ? Sohodt, we came upon a less productive
country, and the rocks, protruding through the scanty
underwood, were of volcanic production, a kind of grey-
coloured basalt, or lava. In about an hour we entered a
forest, extending for some hundreds of miles to the north-
east, till it reaches the shores of the Black Sea. In crossing
this part of it, we rode through woods of oak, fir, and plane,
with a great variety of underwood, for about twelve miles.
On the ground, among the dead leaves of the oak, sparkled
the most fresh and gay-looking flowers; the commonest,
which tinged the banks with a beautiful reddish lilac, was
the cyclamen* ; and there were the snowdrop, primrose, the
beautiful dwarf hyacinth, the yellow, blue and lilac crocus,
with many others.

On quitting this forest we crossed a valley, and saw at a
distance of about four miles, under the cliffs or ranges of

* Cyclamen coum.











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