The Plaint World. 



Vol. VI. Plate 4. 



Fairchild on the Sensitive Plant as a V/eed in the Tropics. 



The scene shows a Held in Cevlon nearly covered by a dense growth of the sensitive 

 plant ( Mimosa piidica). Plate loaned by the 'Botanical Gazette, through the courtesy 

 of Prof. J. M. Coulter. 



