WITH ALTITUDE. 



79 



Natural Orders. 



Euphorbiaceae 



Urticeae 



Amentaceae 



Coniferae 



Empetreae 



Juncagineae 



Orchideae 



Melanthaceae 



Junceae 



Cyperaceae 



Gramineae 



Total of Sp. 

 Total of Ord. 



273 183 



48 38 



Proportions. 



Tie 



19 



275 



m 



273 



ii 



T3 

 TT 



The following is a similar arrangement of plants ob- 

 served on the mountains of Cumberland; and was originally 

 published in the Magazine of Natural History, vol. vii. 

 (Mr. Loudon's italic letters and accents are continued). 



" Taking the highest stations at which particular species 

 were observed, they may be arranged in steps of 500 ft., 

 as follows ; but Scawfell Pikes, the highest hill of the 

 county, being only 3166 ft., the first step in our descent 

 will be a shorter one. 



" 1 . Between 3000 feet and 3 1 60 feet— O'xalis Acetosella, 

 Cerastium viscosum, /S'axifraga stellaris, Galium saxatile, 

 Campanula rotundifolia, Faccinium Myrtlllus and FitLs 

 idae'a, Thymus ^erpyllum, 7?umex Acetosa, Sk\\x her- 

 bacea, Z^mpetrum nigrum, Carex rlgida, i^estuca ovina. 

 e 4? 



