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Predominating trees and shrabs: Pandanus odoratissimus ; Ficus Syco- 
morus, salicifolia, populifolia, Forskali spalmata, hott road Sur, ‘Ser, Avi- 
odendron 
cennia tomentosa, Cyanchum arboreu rabica 
.gileadense, opobasai, Kataf, Kafal ; Colosttus ediilte, partons: Ster- 
_ ceulia platanifolia, Grewia populitolia ; Mosrua uniflora, racem 
Sorgh 
Cultivated plants: Sorghum sp., Ho rdeum hexastichon, Zea Mais, Arum 
locasia, Phoenix dactylifera, Masa paradisiaca, Cocos n ucifera, Tamarin- 
dus indica, Ficus Carica, Carica Papaya, Persica vulgaris, Armeniaca a 
ris, Pranus domestica, Pyrus Malus, Cydonia vulgaris, Vitis vinifera, C 
arabica, Saccharum officinarnm, Zingiber officinale, Raphanus sativus, Spi 
pcm oleracea, Cucurbita Pepo, Dolichos Sp., Gossypium arboreum, Indigo- 
era tin 
Nore The Persian flora is not sufficiently known. 
XIII. THE DESERT KINGDOM. 
; (Delile’s Kingdom.) 
North Altica, south of Atlas, and the Mediterranean sea, bet ween the 15°— 
30° ae - ae itude; the northern part of Arabia. Mean Temperature, 
725° t 
“Char ler—A ver ry poor flora. There are no characteristic orders or 
genera, wut the following: Pennisetum dichotomum, sou dactylifera, 
Cucifera thebaica, Euphorbia Senet ore, /Erua tome ; Acacia nilo- 
tica, arabica, gummifera, Senegal, Cassia obovat a Skrdinba Alhaiga 
Maurorum, ‘Winiéen Habbas, Zi Bf eae Pala Christi, Dipipivyllihic simplex, 
album ; Fagonia arabica, Oudn 
Culture only i in the oases ; sHncipally Phoenix erties (t) Sorghum 
vulgare, Triticum vulgare, Ho rdeum vulgare ; several sorts of fruit hg ws 
to the south of Europe and India. ~ 
XIV. TROPICAL AFRICAN KINGDOM. _ a's 
(Adanson’s Kingdom.) 
from the 15° north latitude to the tropic of Capricorn, but with the . 
Afri 
exception of Abyssinia and the central highlands, (the interior of Africa and 
the east Coast are yery incompletely known.) Mean temperature, 72.5% 
“Character. —This flora is neither rich in sorts nor in peculiar forms. 
Leguminose, ee 5 Oy pesnn z, are prevalent; few Palme, Filices, 
Scitaminesx, Pipe 
Chihcametintin canes = Adansoni ligt, ‘Christiania, Pentadesma, 
oflandia, Thonni 
Napoleona, Parki 
MP oloasentinr tedes and shrubs: seb senegalensis, ect.; Cadaba 
farinos Crateeva Adansonii, Capparis edulis, Pentadesma ; Bo 
- < penta guineense ; Adansonia digitata, a anita 
-intermixture of. numerous ‘opi ical plants with many vegetables of the es or 
zone, is an additional encouragement to the gradual ace’ of tropical plan # 
sesikaek-hosihert | States. a. wai P. , 
+ Introduced »y i. P.. into tropical Florida. For other very val im, an 
‘nw, growina ther here, see the report of the Committee on Agric lire ofthe Represen- 
2a ly made-on i 17th February, 1838, and the accompanying ee 
