INTRODUCTION.
^ ^ Tnii tact oi tlio Western Himalaya lies between 28" 45' to 36° N. lat. and between
71-30' to 80-40' E. long.« It eitenclB from Kamaon on the east to the North-West
JTonticr territories o£ Gilgit, Chitral and Hazara, and its total area nearly eqaals that
planr of tarth-West Ind.a, and usually to elevations within the limits of the TempLte
f Z t l '-f« whieh eztend up to above the level of forest
g owtl a r,eh Alpme flora ,s met with. Beyond, and in the neighbourhood of the main
su h a's N H"-'»)"'. a« lofty ™ow-elad%ahs, some of whieh
an nlli.t ud/ e of. over 25,000 feet above the sea. K"»!™!' and G^i W ' attain
The number of spceies at present known to occur within the hmits of the West,™
una^aya rs 173. Of these fifty-nine are epiphytes and 114 arc terrestrial anTTh !
are 24 en cmre speerea. Fortylive genera are represented, none „i which are e n d e lt
world - """ » o f t « P - ' » of the
* Tins c
oe Ebori.
Fariac and Mo£C6ictie Islands,
riliSLi,""^ 'iropieal Amorion, WesI Ind.cs
Polynesia, Mnsei
'w Scoluud',' '
KortL XonU Africa, Nortl, Americ
eiilAM'^""'"- 1 Nev, Cledonia, Hwccwne Islands, Cnlilomia.
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