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*Musa pafadisiaca, Mangifera indica; Annona’ ae squamosa ; 
Psidium pomiferum and pyriferum, Cocos nucifera, Carica Papaya, Persea’ 
Cieeture B:omelia Ananas, Anacardinm occidentale, Tamarindus indica,’ 
Citras Shin ra quadrangularis, Vitis vinifera, Opuntia vulgaris, Iam- 
“bosa rhea heobroma Cacao, Vanilla aromatica, Coffea arabica ; on: Bae"? 
a ‘officinarum, violaceum ; Lycepersicam Humboldtii, Caosicuns 
escens, annuum; Cajanus flavus, Arachis hypogea, | 
ira, Nicotiana Sp., Gossypium m barbadense, etc. r 
XVI. KINGDOM OF THE MEXICAN eee Nd 
(Bonpland’s Kingdom.) ~ ‘ 
_hlezies elevated more than 5,000 feet. Mean temperature, 65. 75° a 
25° 
Character.—Tropical forms disappear or decrease: Filices arboresa,> 
palin Piperacezee, Euphorbiacee, ners Passifloree. Extra- 
tropical forms appear or become more numerous. Amentacee, (Salix, 
Quercus,) Conifere, (Pinus, Capteaie) 7 a (Salvia, Stachys, Mar- 
rubium,) Pedicularis, Anchusa, Myosotis, Polemonium, Ericee (Vaccini- 
um, Arbutus, Arctostaphyles,) Synantherez (increasing very much,) el 
Jeriana, Galium, Cornus, Caprifolium, Umbellifere, Rosacese, (Amygdalas, 
Mespilus, ee Potent, as Spt eer (Arenaria,) Crucifere, (Draba,) 
Rauunculacee, (Anemone, Ranunculus.) 
“Characteristic gene Mir Abilis. "Wauradidia Leucophyllum, Hoitzia 
Georgina, Zinnia, Sekhiuria, Ximenesia; Lopezia, Vauquelinia, Choisya, 
Cheirostemon. 
Pr inating trees and shrubs : Pinus occidentalis, Abies heitalta 
ee thurifera, sabinoides ; 'axodium distichum, Quercus sp. 16; 
Salix Bonplandiana, paradoxa, ete. ; ; Arbutus mollis, petiolaris, ete. ; 
Sees. polifolia, pungens, etc. ; "Vaccinium, horas pict ot 
; Rosa pone? Mespilus pubescens, phy 
Che mon platan 
Cultivated plants: "Maize, ¢ the European cerealia, and fruits. 
Nore.—In the highest mountain-regions the flora has an alpine aspect: 
here appear Cyperus toluccensis, Chelone gentianoides, Cnicus nivalis, 
’ Ageratum ively bat Senecio procumbens, etc., Potentilla ranu nculoides ; 
Lupinus elegans, montanus ; Arenaria bryoides. 
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XVIl. KINGDOM OF THE CINCHONS. : ‘ 
(Humboldt's Kingdom.) 
~The Andes, between 20° south latitude and 5° 7, — from 5,000 
_to 9,000 feet in elevation. Mean Temperature, 59° to 68° 
Character. + -Extra-tropical forms appear or become more frequent : 
Graminex, Wanpiecees (ereus Salix,) Labiatez, (Salvia, Stachys, Scutel- 
laria,) Anchusa, Myosotis, Swertia, Krices, Synanthereae, (very numerous, 
fo aasane (Viburnum, Sambucus.) Vale) lfories (Ferula, Ligusticum, 
eifere Ranun On the contrary, some tropical lorem 
' 2 H an ‘bedi Seah ‘but yet At arse 
Jactee. Passiflorexe, N astomaces:, go toa ‘ight. 
omg genera: Lilza, Cervantesia, € lis, pe ial 
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