. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory, vol. 9. Botany; Botany. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY Vol. XIX, Plate XVI [ W^ l' ; n u 369 William Seifriz Phot. 7). It first appears at the tree line (1250 m.) and extends to the highest rocky summits (1540 m.). : The Labiate Sideritis taurica, (PI. XVI, Phot. 6), an endemic, is also a frequent inhabitant of the plateau pastures. This Crimean native gets into the high Caucasus and Asia Minor. Viola altaica var. oreades, but sparingly found in flower in August, blossoms profusely over the plateau in May. It is a much sought after violet by western gardeners
. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory, vol. 9. Botany; Botany. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY Vol. XIX, Plate XVI [ W^ l' ; n u 369 William Seifriz Phot. 7). It first appears at the tree line (1250 m.) and extends to the highest rocky summits (1540 m.). : The Labiate Sideritis taurica, (PI. XVI, Phot. 6), an endemic, is also a frequent inhabitant of the plateau pastures. This Crimean native gets into the high Caucasus and Asia Minor. Viola altaica var. oreades, but sparingly found in flower in August, blossoms profusely over the plateau in May. It is a much sought after violet by western gardeners. Abundant also are the ' genera Alchemilla, Trifolium and Festuca. The northern slope. The north side of the Crimean coastal range has quite a different story to tell. Immediately on leaving the plateau meadows, one enters a dense beech forest, and this forest, an almost pure stand of Fagus taurica, extends for many miles, covering all the northern mountain slopes. It is a superb sight, whether one views it from above or from within. The tree line on the north side is slightly higher than on the south, creeping up to 1300 m. The beech trees at this altitude are low and bent (PI. XVII, Phot. 8), but they soon, at a lower altitude, become fine tall specimens closely grouped to form a dense forest (PI. XVII, Phot. 9). At 720 m. the trees attain their best growth with excellent boles 40-50 cm. in diameter and 30 m. or more in height. The beech forest descends to 500 m., to the foot hills north of which lie the vast steppes which make up most of the Crimea. The change in size of the beech, from its lower limit of 500 m. to the tree line at 1300 m., has been described by Poplawska. Fig. 2 is a modified copy of a drawing made by Poplawska^. The figure shows the change which the beech undergoes with change in altitude. The naming of the species of beech which covers the north side of the Crimean mountains has been an interesting problem now finally solved by Poplawska. The Crimean bee
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