sheep. The latter are undoubtedly present because of the high sun covered hills, while on rare days there. At Alga where the plains come cup to meet the forest we get the Siberian fama, then there is a transition zone in the rolling hills where we find the hamster, marmot and antelope & then at Turin the real Arbi Desert begins. The baygarra raft does not appear to come up here but do occur on the rolling bare hills at Alga. The fourth bed is almost entirely spruced with a few birches & in the open valley along the streams older willows. The ground is almost always marshy while there are openings and dirt patches there is a thick layer of spongy moss like that in the north Alaska. Never have I seen such a wealth of flowers as are everywhere in the valley & on the hillides. Enormous beds of forget-me-nots, daisies and dozens of other flowers which I do not know. Every color of the rainbow is present and it is like riding thru a vast garden. The blue bells are numerous and are the flowers are very large, as is