42 GENERA OF TAXACEH AND CONIFERS. 
Nore.—The “tabulation” areas and subareas proposed by 
Mr. C. B. Clarke in his paper on “ Biologic Regions and Tabu- 
lation Areas,” published in the ‘ Philosophical Transactions,’ 
vol. 183. (1893), p. 371, are the following, the names of which: 
sufficiently express their limitations :— 
Areal, PaLmaRcrTica. 
Subarea 1. Europa frigidior. 
2. Mediterranea. 
3. Mongolia. 
Area IT. AruHropra. 
Subarea 4. Africa Tropica borealis. 
5. Africa Tropica australis. 
6. Caput (i. e. extra-tropical S. Africa). 
7. Mascarenia (Madagascar and neighbouring 
islands). 
Area ITT. Inpo-Cura. 
Subarea 8. India Orientalis. 
9. China. 
10. Japan. 
11. Malaya (Siam, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Ins. 
Philipp.). 
Area IV. Ocranta. 
Subarea 12. Australia. 
13. Nova Zelandia. 
14. Polynesia. 
15. Ins. Sandvicenses. 
Area V. Nearcrica. 
Subarea 16. Canada. 
17. America Boreali-orientalis. 
18. America Boreali-occidentalis. 
Area VI. Neorroproa. ° 
Subarea 19. America Centralis. 
20. Andia Tropica. 
21. Brasilia Borealis. 
22. Brasilia Australis. 
23. Argentina. 
For a discussion on the construction and the assigned limita- 
tions of these several areas and subareas, the reader is referred 
to Mr. Clarke’s paper. 
