126 Bibliographical Notices. 



there are also but very few species of birds. If we descend from 

 these sterile plains into the barrancos, we directly find a richer and 

 more luxuriant vegetation. 



" The vegetation of the heights, which break the uniformity of the 

 table land, is also very poor in species, but always richer in the gorges 

 than on the declivities. Together with others, amongst the blocks 

 of syenite, we remarked a Pitcairnia with red flowers, the Cereus fla- 

 gelliformis, the Pentstemon fruticosum, a magnificent new gesneria- 

 ceous plant with a unilateral raceme, and having a purple corolla from 

 two to three inches long ; two Agaves, two beautiful new Stachys, the 

 Fuchsia arhorea, and other kinds." 



M. Liebmann has subsequently made an excursion to the famous 

 Peak of Orizaba, the height of which is known to be nearly 17,000 

 feet. He remained fourteen days upon the mountain, in a place 

 called the Vacqueria del /aca/, which is nearly 10,000 feet above the 

 sea. We shall hereafter give an account of this interesting part of 

 his journey. 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 



Narrative of a Voyage round the World. By Capt. Sir E. Belcher, 

 R.N., &c. 2 vols. 1843, London. 



To notice the contents of the larger portion of this highly inter- 

 esting work does not fall within the objects of these * Annals,' but an 

 article appended to the second volume does quite accord with them. 

 The paper to which we refer is of very high interest to the student 

 of botanical geography, and is entitled " The Regions of Vegetation, 

 being an Analysis of the Distribution of Vegetable Forms over the sur- 

 face of the Globe, in connexion with Climate and Physical Agents," 

 by Richard Brinsley Hinds, Esq., Surgeon, R.N. The author divides 

 the world into 48 regions of vegetation, of which 10 belong to North 

 America, 7 to South America, 7 to Australia, 7 to Africa, 10 to Asia, 

 6 to Europe, and 1 is Oceanic. Each of these is considered under 

 five heads: 1. as to its Extent-, 2. its Physical Characters, under 

 which are included accounts of its plains, mountain ranges, rivers, 

 geology and soil; 3. Climate \ 4. Flora ; 5. Relations with the other 

 regions. 



Our space will not allow of going into detail or quoting any por- 

 tion of this elaborate dissertation, which extends to 136 pages, but 

 we cannot recommend it too strongly to our readers, and must at the 

 same time express our sorrow that it is only to be had as forming a 

 part of so large a work. 



Elia Fries Novitiarum Fierce Suecicce Mantissa tertia. Svo. Lund 



and Upsal, 1842. 



We have recently, through the kindness of its distinguished author, 



received this third Mantissa to the well-known ' Novitise Florce Sue- 



cicae' of Fries. It contains 204 pages, and is accompanied by a ge- 



