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90 of Tabasco, Chiapas, and Campeche; and in Sinaloa, mahogany, rose-wood, and ebony are abundant.

There are extensive forests in the States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Michoacan, and Chiapas, and in the neighborhood of the volcanoes of Popocatepetl and Orizaba. We have referred elsewhere to the forests that once existed in the valley of Mexico (vide Section III of Part Second).

During the winter season the deciduous trees on the

table-land shed their leaves, which are replaced by a new growth within a few weeks.

There is a great variety of fruits in the tierra caliente, among which are many species which are rarely seen in temperate climates, such as the granadita, mamey, and chirimoya.