and Vegetation of Sicily. WE. 115 
To those who wish to learn the geographical localities of 
many species about the coasts of the Mediterranean, I would 
recommend the perusal of a very interesting paper in the 
Mémoires du Muséum @ Histoire Naturelle, tom. 14. 1827, 
entitled, ‘ Enumeratio Plantarum quas in Insulis Balearibus 
collegit (anno 1824) I, Cambessedes, earumque circa mare 
Mediterraneum distributio Geographica.” 
Dr. Presl, who has lately published the first volume of his 
able Flora Sicula, arranged accor ‘ding to the natural orders, 
divides the vegetation of Sicily into the seven following re- 
gions : 
The he Subtropical Region, having an altitude from 0—100 
Parisian feet, includes the cultivated exotics from the Brazils, 
Cape of Good Hope, &c., as Erythrina Corallodéndron, 
Phoenix dactylifera; some Mesembryanthema, Cacti, Mi- 
mosze, Acaciee, &c. ‘ 
The Hilly Region, which commences also with the former, 
and extends as high as 2000 ft. : 
3. The Lower Woody Region, or Region of the Oak and 
Chestnut, with an elevation from 2000 to 4000 ft. 
4 The Higher Woody Region, or Region of the Beech and 
Pine, having a height from 4000 to 6000 ft. 
5. The Subalpine Region, extending in altitude from 6000 
to 7,500 ft. 
6. The Alpine Region is elevated from 7,500 to 9000 ft. 
. 7. The Region of Rares ‘extends from 9000 to 9,200 ft., 
or as high as “the Casa Inglese, The three last divisions are 
only to ne found on Mount Etna. 
_ It may not be improper to give the heights of some of the 
Sicilian ‘mountains above the : sea, according to Capt. Smyth, 
most of them being celebrated localities for plants : — 
. Feet Feet 
Summit of Mount Etna - 10,874 Mount Vennerata, near Taor- 
Foot of the Cone = 9,760 mina - - 2925 
Casa Inglese = - 9,592 - Mount Rosso, near Buscemi 2791 
Philosopher’ s Tower = 9,467 Toretta Peak, Vale of Palermo 2748 
Highest part of the Woody Mount Griffone, near Palermo 2679 
Region = - 6,279 Mount Calogero, near Termini 2671 
The oat’s Cave - 5,362  Castellaccio, a ruin above Mon- 
Convent of St. Niccolo dell’ reale - - 2481 
Arena = - 2,449 Monte Lauro, near Buccheri 2404 
Lingua Grossa = - 1,725 Mount Bonifacio, near Aleamo 2213 
Meraglia Peak, near Palermo 2145 
Caltabellata, highest Peak of Mount St. Julian, the former 
the Range - 3690 Eryx - - 2184 
Monte Cuccio, near Palermo 3229 Mount St. REVERS, near Ca- 
Mount Scuderi, Neptunian ronia - 2071 
Range - - 3190 Mount Pelleari ino, Telegraph 1955 
Dinnamare over Messina 3112 Capo di Gallo, near Palermo 1692 
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