MOUNTAIN REGIONS IN TEMPERATE ZONES 



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The western part of the Himalayas 1 is, at the same time, further north 

 than the eastern part, and even at its base, where the sal-tree dominates 



Fig. 44S. The temperate rainforest of the Eastern Himalayas (montane region, about 

 S.ooo feet) near Darjeeling. From a water-colour drawing by Lady Brandis. 



the forest, shows the first symptoms of winter-rest, and these naturally 

 increase with the altitude. The climate is also much drier than in the 



1 Brandis, op. cit. 



