770 



ZONES AND REGIONS [Pt. Ill, Sect. IV 



Mesophilous forests (Pinus sylvestris, var. nevadensis, Castanea vesca, p t 



Quercus Tozza) 6,500 



Alpine Region. 



Shrub-wood ........... 



Perennial herbs 



REGIONS ON MONT VENTOUX 1 . 



Montane Region. 



Mediterranean sclerophyllous belt ..... 



Mesophilous summer-green broad-leaved forest (beech) . 



Mesophilous coniferous forest (Pinus uncinata, Abies excelsa) 

 Alpine Region. 



Stony tracts with low perennial herbs. 



REGIONS ON THE APENNINES" (Average). 

 Montane Region. 



Mediterranean sclerophyllous belt 



Mesophilous summer-green broad-leaved chestnut-forest .... 



(Quercus pedunculata, 3,500 ft.) 

 Mesophilous broad-leaved forest (beech) and coniferous forest (Abies 



pectinata) 



Alpine Region 6,000-9,200 



REGIONS ON MOUNT AETNA 3 . 

 Montane Region. p eet 



Mediterranean sclerophyllous belt 2,200 



Mesophilous summer-green broad-leaved forest ...... 6,000 



(Chestnut, 3,900 ft. ; Quercus pubescens, 5,500 ft. ; beech, 3,000-6,000 ft.) 



Mesophilous coniferous forest (Pinus Laricio) 4,000-6,000 



Alpine Region. 



Shrub-wood (Juniperus hemisphaerica, Berberis aetnensis, and others, 



also in the montane region) 7)5°° 



Perennial herbs 8,950 



Feet. 

 1,200 



3,000 



6,coo 



REGIONS ON THE SOUTH MACEDONIAN MOUNTAINS 4 



1. Montane Region. 



Mediterranean sclerophyllous plants 



Mesophilous summer-green broad-leaved forest ..... 



(Quercus Cerris, 2,650 ft. ; beech, 4,400-4,600 ft.) 

 Mesophilous coniferous forest (Pinus Peuce) 



2. Alpine Region. 



Juniperus nana 5,200-7,200 



REGIONS ON ATHOS 4 . 



1. Montane Region. 



Mediterranean sclerophyllous plants ........ 



1 Martins, op. cit. 2 Schouw, op. cit. s Philippi, op. cit. 



4 Grisebach, op. cit. 



Feet. 

 1,245 



4,600 

 5, goo 



Feet. 

 1,200 



