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THIS continuation of Prof. Miyoshis well-known atlas includes six beautiful collotype plates from photographs of the vegetation of the luxuriant mountain forests in the province of Shinano. Nothing could convey a better idea of the wonder fully varied plant communities of Japan than this carefully selected series of photographs with the accompanying descriptions, the latter being in English and in Japanese. From its geographical position, especially its great range in latitude, Japan shows a much more varied flora than any other country of similar area, from the tropical vegetation of Formosa to the alpine floras of the high mountains and the semi-arctic flora of the extreme north. The descriptions, though brief, contain much that is of interest; for instance, we learn that when the curious “luminous moss,” Schistostega osmundacea, was discovered in one of the habitats depicted in the atlas, the Japanese Government immediately acceded to Prof. Miyoshi's request that the locality should be made a nature reserve. It is interesting to note that in this series several species of wide range in the temperate regions and familiar members of the British flora are described as growing along with characteristic Japanese flowering plants, the latter including various species well known in Britain as cultivated plants.
Atlas of Japanese Vegetation, with Explanatory Text.
Edited by Prof. M. Miyoshi. (Set xv., 102107.) (Tokyo: Maruzen Company, Ltd.; London: W. Wesley and Son, 1914.) n.d.
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Atlas of Japanese Vegetation, with Explanatory Text . Nature 94, 669 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/094669a0
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