mid Vegetation of Sicily. lL5 



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 

 Memoir es du Museum d' Histoire Naturelle^ torn. 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 according to the natural orders^ 

 divides the vegetation of Sicily into the seven following re- 

 gions : — 



1. The Subtropical Region, having an altitude from — 100 

 Parisian feet, includes the cultivated exotics from the Brazils, 

 Cape of Good Hope, &c., as Erythrina Corallodendron, 

 Phoe^nix dactylifera; some Mesembryanthema, Cactij Mi- 

 mosae, ^caciae, &c. 



2* The Hilh/ 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 tile Beech and 

 Pine, having a height from 4000 to 6000 ft. 



5. The Suhalpine Region, extending in altitude from 6000 

 to 7,500fu 



6* The Alpine Region is elevated from 7,500 to 9000 ft. 



7. The Region of Lichens, extends from 9000 to 9,200 ft., 

 or as hiffh as the Casa Inorlese. The thy^ee last divisions are 

 only to be 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- 



t^ootoftheCone - 9,760 mina - - 2925 



Gasa Inglese - - 9,592 Mount Rosso, near Buscemi 2791 



Philosopher's Tower '- 9,467 TorettaPeak,Vale of Palermo 2748 



Highest part of the Woody Mount GriiFone, near Palermo 2679 



Region - - 6,279 Mount Calogero, neai* Termini 2671 



The Goat's Cave - 5,362 Castellaccio, a ruin above Mon- 



Convent of St. Niccolo deir reale - - ^ 2481 



Arena - - 2,449 Monte Lauro, near Buccheri 2404 



Lingua Grossa - - 1,725 Mount Bonifacio, near Alcamo 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. Severo, near Ca- 



Mount Scuderi, Neptunian ronia - - 2071 



Range - - 3190. Mount Pellegrino, Telegraph 1955 



Dinnamare over Messina 3112 Capo di Gallo, near Palermo 1692 



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