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Fig. 3. View of Mt. Fuji seen from Shinsliu. (N. E. side.) (after a pliot.) 
We have previously stated that the vegetation- regions of 
Mt. Fuji may be broadly divided into two according to side, — 
northern and southern. On the north, the ever-green conifers 
predominate, while on the south there is a most luxuriant growth 
of deciduous, broad-leaved trees. On the south, the air is dry 
in the winter, that does no harm to the deciduous trees. In the 
so-called growing season, the leaves of deciduous trees all come 
out, and it is rather dangerous for the trees when the air is 
dry, for they have such a broad surface of leaves for evaporation. 
In the winter, they have no leaves and, therefore, no surface for 
evaporation. In short, deciduous trees do not require moist air 
in the winter, but do in the spring and summer. In other 
words, deciduous trees have no fear of being dried up in the 
winter, for they have no leaves for transpiration ; but in the 
summer when all their leaves are out, they are in great danger 
of losing two much water, if the air is dry. Therefore, decidu- 
ous trees can do well in a region where the air is drier in the 
