238 MR. W. B. HEMSLEY ON THE 
than one species of Tunacetum and perhaps also to species of 
Artemisia. The dried berries of Ephedra Gerardiana are mixed 
with tobacco and carried in the mouth. 
TABLE OF THE 
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PLANTS OF TIBET. 
The following Table is intended to show the distribution of the 
vascular plants collected in Tibet Proper by the travellers whose 
names appear in the heading. It is probable that half a dozen 
species are included that have not been collected within our 
limits, and as many perhaps omitted that ‘should have been 
included. It was not considered necessary for our purposes to 
have strictly defined areas to illustrate the general distribution 
of the plants, and the results seem to justify this view. The 
regions adopted, roughly described, are :— 
1. Himalayan Region.—Himalayan and Karakorum mountains, 
and most of the country designated Tibet in the ‘ Flora ot 
British India,’ as pointed out more fully at p. 128. 
2. Mongolian Region.—Chinese Turkestan, Mongolia, and Tan- 
gut or North-western Kansuh. 
» Chinese Region.—China Proper, Japan, Korea. 
4. Siberian Region.—Temperate Siberia, Mandshuria, and Kamt- 
schatka. 
. Persian Region.—Russian Turkestan, Afghanistan, Baluchi- 
stan, Persia, extratropical Arabia. 
6. Mediterranean Region.—Caueasus, Asia Minor, South Europe, 
and extratropical North Africa. 
. Arctic Region.—Arctic Europe, Asia, and America. 
8. Other Regions.—Asia south of the mountains of Northern 
India and south of China Proper; Europe, between the 
Arctic circle and the country bordering the Mediterranean 
Sea; America south of the Arctic circle : Africa, tropical and 
south; tropical Arabia; Australasia and Polynesia. 
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As may be learnt from the analysis following the table, we 
are able to give fuller information than the table itself supplies. 
because we compiled a much more detailed one for working 
purposes. 
