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a nearly continuous forest. Fertile natural openings of limited extent 

 being probably interspersed. 



50. The Countries around the Western half of the Mediterra- 

 nean. A botanical region bounded on the South by the Atlas 

 Mountain-chain, and including Spain, Portugal, and Southern Italy, 

 with perhaps the opposite shore of the Adriatic. 



51. The Armeno-Caucasian Countries. Including Greece, Asia 

 Minor, and the coast-portion of Syria. 



52. The Mauritanian portion of the Great Desert. From the 

 Atlantic Ocean to the vicinity of the Nile ; and bounded on the North 

 by the Atlas Mountain-chain, and in continuation thereof by the 

 water-line of the Eastern Division of the Mediterranean. 



53. The Egyptian and Syrian portion of the Great Desert. 

 As far as the botanical Tropic, and extending Eastward throughout 

 Northern Arabia to and beyond the Euphrates. 



54. The Abyssinian Table-land. With its projecting mountain 

 peaks. 



55. The Yemen Table-land. A distinct botanical region from the 

 preceding, although situated at such a short distance from it. 



56. The Persian portion of the Great Desert. Described as in 

 great part elevated and mountainous. Extending Eastward beyond 

 the Indus into Northern Hindostan. 



67. The Region of the Uralian Steppes. The unwooded middle 

 portion of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia, including also the 

 Turcoman portion of the Great Desert. 



58. The Hyrcanian or Mazanderan Forest Region. The narrow 

 fertile district of Ghilan and Mazanderan, interposed between the 

 Southern margin of the Caspian and the mountain-chain of Taurus. 



59. The Fertile portion of Kashgar; or of the Ara-turnen. A 

 small but remarkable district in Central Asia, at the Eastern base of 

 the Bolor continuation of the Plimalayas. Cotton is said to be suc- 

 cessfully cultivated in tliis locality at a point farther North than on 

 any other part of the Globe. 



GO. The Region of the Mongolian Steppes. Including the exten- 

 sive Desert tract in Middle Asia, and the unwooded portion of the 

 basin of the river Amoor. 



Gl. The Mandshurian Forest Regiox. Including Eastern Mand- 

 shuri'v, the main portion of Japan and of Corea, and the extreme 

 Northern portion of China. 



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