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are cloathed with Cistus ladaniferus and monspeli- 

 ensis, and but poor in other plants ; though several 

 rare vegetables, peculiar to Portugal, are there dis- 

 covered. Serra da Arabida, a chain of calcareous 

 mountains, strongly resembles those of Algarve, 

 except that there are some shady spots in which 

 are found some rare and mostly undescribed 

 plants. The country bordering upon the Guadiana 

 is full of vegetables peculiar to Spain. 



Serra de Monchique has some few plants peculiar 

 to North Europe, some to Madeira, and others to 

 the South of France. Rhododendron ponticum is the 

 common underwood on the sides of the brooks. 



Spain in proportion as it is more extensive, is 

 also more varied in its productions than Portugal. 

 The first that presents itself for distinction is the 

 Flora of the Pyrenees; this is rich in peculiar 

 plants, that are not met with on the more elevated 

 parts of those mountains, which constitute the 

 branches of the Pyrenees, as for instance in 

 Biscay and Catalonia ; somewhat lower we come 

 to plants indigenous to southern France. 



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