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Luzon. It is, therefore, certain that the flora under consideration 

 has a far closer affinity to that of North America than the flora 

 of the Pliihppines lias to that of the new world. 



It is very interesting to notice tliat the montane flora has 

 some genera wliich are found in North America, North China, 

 and Japan, but nowhere else. They are : — 



Mitella (Formosa, Japan, North China, Siberia, and North America). 

 ChamcBcijparis (Formosa, Japan, and North America). 

 Pseudotsnrja (Formosa, Japan, and North America). 



g) Himalayan Elements. 



These elements are here represenix3d l)y as many as 101 

 species, or 1{S% of the whole number. Most of tliem are found 

 in Japan and also in China. 



Those plants which are confmed to Formosa, tlie Himalayas, 

 and China are as follows : — 



Ardbis alpina Linn. 

 21iea caudata (Wall.) 

 Oxalis Griffith'd Edgew. 

 Desmodium sinuatum Blume. 

 Vernonia Andersoni Clarke. 

 Pieris formosa D. Don. 

 Sopiibia 

 Laggeni cdata Sch. Bn\ 



Codonacantlms paucificn-us Nees. 



Origanum vidgare (also in Europe, 

 America, and Africa) 



Stellera Chamcejasme I^inn. 



thiniperus commnnis Linn, (repre- 

 sented b}' J. formosana Hayata. 



Peliosanthcs cortrtxxllenf^ls Wight. 



Aneileiiia divergent Clarke. 



LhzhIo effusjb Buc'H. 



Those plants, which are found in the Himalayas and 

 Formosa, but nowhere else, are : — 



Arcdiis taraxacifolia Anders. 

 Epildbhun alpimim Linn, (also in 



Europe). 

 Lecanthns WigJitu'WEi>T) (also in the 



Malay Archip.). 



Castwiopsis indica A. DC. 

 Luzida spicata DC. 

 Agra<itls Clarlcei Hook. f. 

 Isiclina ClnrJcei Hook. f. 



