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according to Bluff and Fingerhuth, 2,880* species. So 

 that the German Flora to that of the Altai, bears the 

 relation of about seven to four. The annexed Table exhibits 

 the proportion between the different Families in the two 

 Floras. 



Name of the Kumber of known Species. 



Families. Germany. Altai. 



Naiades, 33 13 



Aroideae, 6 1 



Typhacese, 7 3 



Cyperoidese, 113 50 



Gramineoe, 195 103 



Junci, 42 17 



Conifene, 14 9 



Sarmentacese, 18 8 



Coronarise, 58 34 



Irideae, 17 7 



Hydrocharideae, 9 5 



Nymphaeaceae, 4 3 



Orchideae, 54 13 



Aristolochiae, 3 — 



Polygoneae, 34 32 



Chenopodeae, 43 60 



Amarantheae, 6 2 



Santaleae, 5 4 



TLymeleae, 8 5 



Amentaceae, 104 54 



Urticeae, 10 7 



Euphorbiaceae, 32 16 



Plantagineae, 10 8 



Plumbagineae, 3 7 



Primulaceae, 42 17 



Lentibulariae, 5 3 



Personate, 100 62 



Verbenaceae, 1 — 



Labiate, 126 59 



Asperifolise, 53 36 



Solaneae, 37 8 



Name of the Number of known Species. 



Families. Germany. Altai. 



Convolvulacese, 8 8 



Polemoniaceae, 1 2 



Jasmineae, 3 , — 



Gentianeae, 41 24 



Contorte, 2 4 



Ericeje, 26 9 



Campanulaceae, 45 11 



Lobeliaceae, 1 — 



Cynarocephalse, 46 47 



Centaureae, 16 8 



Eupatorinae, 52 47 



Perdiceae, 1 3 



Radiate, 113 56 



Cichoieae, 133 51 



Aggregate, 18. 2 



Valerianae, 19 6 



Cucurbitaceae, 2 — 



Rubiaceae, 33 12 



Caprifoliaceae, 15 9 



Lorantheae, 3 — 



Hederaceae, 1 — 



Umbelliferae, 114 62 



Saxifrageae, 28 10 



Terebinthaceae, 4 — 



Rhamneae, 13 2 



Berberideae, 2 2 



Rutaceae, 2 8 



Acereae, 6 — 



Onagrariae, 19 8 



Tamariscineae, 1 5 



Salicariae, 5 3 



* Vid. Flora German, vol. 1 and 2. Nuremberg, 1825. — I have taken this 

 publication as the ground-woric of my comparisons, because it is the latest 

 Flora of Germany which includes all classes of the Vegetable Kingdom, 

 (excepting the Cryptogainia.) 



