Among the flowers I recognized the violet and larkspur, the former in great abundance.

Earlier in the summer the hills were literally carpeted with flowers.

I could not learn that any skilled botanist had ever visited Kamchatka and classified its flora.

Among the arboreal productions the alder and birch were the most numerous.
Pine, larch, and spruce grow on the Kamchatka river, and the timber from them is brought to Avatcha from the mouth of that stream.
The commercial value of Kamchatka is entirely in its fur trade.

The peninsula has no agricultural, manufacturing, or mining interest, and were it not for the animals that lend their skins to keep us warm, the merchant would find no charms in that region.