1S92.] li [Heilprin 



To 10,000 10-12.0f0 12-13,000 13-15,(;00 



FEET. FEET. FEET. KEET. 



13-14,000 

 14,000 



13,500 

 13-14,000 



10-14.000 



12,800 

 13,500 

 13,500 

 13,500 

 13.500 



9-13,500 



From the preceding it will appear that, exclusive of grasses and sedges, 

 there are approximately : 



FEET. 



5 species which pass beyond 14,000 



38 " " " " 13,000 



4G " " " " 12.000 



97 " " " " 11,000 



115 " " " " 10,000 



199 " " about reach or pass beyond 10,000 



By far the greater number of the species enumerated in the preceding 

 list are cited from the Citlaltepetl (the "Star Mountain"), or Peak of 

 Orizaba, as it is commonly known, which, from the specially favorable 

 conditions surrounding its position, has attracted the attention of botanists 

 more than any other mountain of Mexico. With its base buried in the 



