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CHAPTER XIII. 



On the Botany of Lycia. — Autumn Vegetation. — Winter 

 Flora. — Succession of Plants observed during our spring 

 journey. — Distribution of plants in Lycia 



The Beacon arrived at Termessus when the 

 vegetation of Lycia was at its minimum. Few 

 species of plants were in flower. This was in 

 the first week of January, During the two 

 previous months and part of October, however, 

 one of the authors had been cruising on the 

 coast and travelling in the interior in company 

 with Mr. Hoskyn, when opportunities occurred 

 for observing the vegetation of the country at the 

 close of autumn, and the gradual appearance 

 of a winter flora. 



Mr. Hoskyn and Mr. Forbes landed at Kala- 

 maki, near Patara, in the middle of October. 

 The hills around that port, and in all the shel- 

 tered bays, were thickly covered with woods of 

 Arbutus, which was then forming its fruit. The 



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