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Show INDEX. 473 jinga, one of the highest peaks of the Ilimalaya, 88; on the production of perfect seed by the Crelebogyne, 259; remarks on the geographical distribution of plants in Antarctic floras, 309. Illimuni and orata, their height above the sea. recently corrected, 63, 90, 217. Ka hmeer, valley of, 79. Kinchinjinga, one of the highest peaks of the Himahya, its elevation recently determined, 8ts. Kuen-llin, one of the four parallel mountain chains in Central Asia, 74, 6. . Lama, alpa.ca, and guanaco, three originally distinct species of ani-mal , described, 139. Laurels a a. characteristic form of vegetation, 244, 363. Lianes, 243, 347. Liliacere, 2-14, 357. Llanos, their description, 29; climate strongly contrasted with that of the African plains, 30; animals which inhabit them, 34; their prevalent vegetation, 107. Luminosity of the ocean, 261. Malmcere, 240. Maranon, or Amazons, upper valley of, 423. Mauritia palm, 35, 149. Melastomacere, 244, 362. Mimosere, 240, 323. Mississippi, river, its source correctly ascertained, 60. Moon, mountains of the, their existence, extent, distance from the Equator, and general direction, discussed, 128. Mountain chains in Asia, in the direction of parallels of latitude, 83 ; those coinciding nearly with meridians, 89. Muyscas, ancient civilization of the, 442. Myrtacere, 244, 360. North America, general aspect of its natural features, and considerations on its physical geography, 51. Orchidere, 241, 328. Orinoco, 169 ; magnitude of the river compared with that of the rivers Plate and Amazons, 172; its sources yet unvisited, 173 ; general description of its course, 17 4; "black waters" of the Upper Orinoco, 175; Cataracts of Atures and Maypures, 176; discussion of questions concerning its sources, 191; supposed origin in a lake, 194. Otomacs, a tribe on the Orinoco who use earth as food, 156. Pacific, the author's gratification at first seeing the Pacific from the Alto de Guangamarca, 436. Palms, 238, 312. |