34 MB. BUKBUET ON THE BOTAIS^Y OF TEKERIFFE, 



fer^^ Figs, and others ; but they are always mixed with various 

 other well-marked forms, particularly with that beautiful form of 



Mimosece 



Agu; 



one of the most ornamental and interesting is the Geranium arte- 

 monefoUum. The profuse abundance and 

 Ferns are very striking. The Woodwax 



luxuriant 



grow 



TricJiomanes speciosmn mantles the wet overhanging banks with its 



green 



abundant moss, by far, is Hypnvm cupressifc 



which, in many varieties, entirely clothes the trunks of the largest 



trees. 



Of the other mosses that I observed in my hasty visit to this 

 locality, the most interesting was Fissidens serrulatus, Brid., grow- 

 ing in profusion on the wet rocks and banks, often in company 

 with the TricJiomanes speciosum^ and bearing abundant fructifi- 

 cation. 



To sum up my observations on TenerifTe, I may say, that the 

 botanical features most striking to me were : — 1. In the coast 

 region, the remarkable forms of the I^vphorhia Canariensis^ E.pisca- 

 toriay Kleinia neriifolia^ and Plocama pendula ; the social growth 

 of the Artemisia argentea^ covering great spaces of rocky and stony 

 ground with its whitish foliage ; the conspicuous abundance (espe- 

 cially on the Orotava side of the island) of cultivated Date Palms 

 and Dragon-trees ; and, in the ravines, the striking and peculiar 

 forms of shrubby species of Mtmiex^ Fchium, Solanum, and Son- 

 chis, 2. In the woody region, the prevalence of trees of the 



groun 



our 



able localities ; the abundance of Ferns "and Hypnoid Mosses in 

 the more damp and shaded situations, and of Cisti^iece and G^- 

 nistecG on the dry and open grounds ; and the noble form of the 

 Canary Pine in the upper part of this zone. 3. The great zone 

 occupied by the Adenocarpus frankenioides above the region of 

 trees, and tlmt of the Cytisus nubigenus at a still higher level. 



The striking botanical features of Madeira may be summed up 

 thvis : — 1. The tropical cultivation in the lower region, contrasted 



vegetation. 



Europ 



plant 



dently or probably introduced, and belonging to, very different 



countries. 



Ferns 



