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among them many woody ones. Larrea, Hostia, Diste, Boopis, Acicar- 
pha, Cortesia, Petunia, laborosa,. Tric cyla, Caperonia, Bipinnula. 
ig ally naked plains, (pampas,) where grasses and — are predom- 
ina 
Cultivated plants: the most European are wheat and vine. The peach 
tr Tee is Bae much disperse ue 
—The Chilian flora is not sufficiently known, and the indications of 
heights. are wanting. Probably several kingdoms are to op ee 
here. Perhaps the highest regions belong to ) kingdom XVII 
XXII. ANTARCTIC KINGDOM. 
( Urvilles Kingdom.) 
The south-westerly part of Patagonia ; 'Tierrodel Fuego, and the Falk- 
land Islands, between 5U° and 55° south latitude: Mean Lemperoture,A 1° to 
47.75°. 
ze, Carice 
Cruciferée, Carvonylew, Gates Umbelliferee : two-thirds of the genera 
are found in Europe. A slight ey me to South Africa: Gladiolus, 
Witsenia, —s Crassula ;.and to New Holland: Embothrium, Onrisia, 
Stylidez larum. Characteristic gene era: Gaimardia, Astelia, Callixene, 
lace, nner Beea, Calceolaria, — Oligosporus, Nassavia, 
dax, Azorella, Donatia; Acena, Hamadrya 
Predominating tree-like plants: teats oe Salix magellanica, 
Embothrium coccineum ; Pernettia empetrifoli la, Mucronata; Audromeda 
Myrsinites, Baceharis tridentata, Chiliotrichum amelloides, Ribes fimiliollSni- 
cum, Escallonia serrata, Fuchsia coccinea, Myrtus nummularia; Ber beris 
a ners microphylla, empetrifolia; Drymis Winteri. 
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XXIII. KINGDOM OF STAPELIAS AND MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. 
( Tiunberg’s Kingdom.) 
South Africa, from tHe tropic to 35° sonth latitude. Mean Tempera- 
ture, 35.5° to 72.5° 
Character —'The flora is very rich in forms, but by no means luxuriant; 
there are no large thick woods, nor any cli mbers ; but many succulent plants. 
Characteristic orders: Restiacem, Iridee, Proteacesr, Ericacee, si C2, 
Bruniacee, Diosmesx Geraniex, Oxalideee, Polygaleze. Genera: R o, Ixia, 
Gladiolus, Morea, Watsonia, Haman thus, Stramarin , Agapanthns, asian, 
Massonia, Strelitzia, — Passerina, Gnidia, Pr otea, 
Lene 
pelia. Erica. Gnaphaliam: Elichrysum, Stohea, Pero onia Gate iin, 
Tarchonanthnus, Relhania, Gorteria, Arctotis, Othonna,. Stebe, era, 
Anthospermum, Mesembryanthemum, Vahlia, Liparia, Borbonia, Lebeckia, 
Raffhia, Aspalathns, Staavia, Brunia, Phylica, Diosma, Pelargonium, Oxalis, 
Sparmannia, Maraltia, Polygala, Penzea. 
Prevailin g forms. On the sandy coasts ; Stapelia, Iridex, Mesembryan- 
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