4 LIST OF ILLUSTRATION* 



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The deadly Upas . . . 141 



Upas-Tree 143 



Valley of death Java 149 



The Oaks 151 



The Oak of Allouville . .157 



The Oak of Montra-vail 163 



The Chestnut of Mount Etna 165 



The Plane-Tree of Smyrna. . 169 



The Sycamore of Trons . . . . . .175 



The Dragou-Tree .183 



Pitcher-Plant 189 



Eagle Wing 191 



Giant-Trees of California 193 



Fallen Monarch 195 



The Father of the Forest 197 



Pioneer Cabin 199 



The Mandrake 200 



The " Devil's Apple " .203 



Nympheacae 208 



Orchids 215 



The Yuccas 221 



" 223 



Rafflesia Arnoldi ...... . 227 



Floating Leaves of Victoria Regina 229 



Nepenthe. 236 



Ice-Plant 240 



Pyralis of the Vine . 241 



Nutmeg-Tree 249 



Antirrhinum Graecum . 251 



The Bindweed 263 



Papyrus 270 



The Flora of the Sea 271 



Forest of the Carboniferous Period . 278 



