40 PICTURE OF ORGANIZED NATURE. 



turd), the Deadly Nightshade (Atropa), the Tobacco 

 (Nicotiana), the poisonous Nightshade (Solanum 

 nigrum) ; together with some kinds which bear bulbs 

 on the roots, as the Potatoe (Solatium tuberosum). 



25. The Bindweed (Convolvuli) commences in the 

 vicinity of the snow-line, in the herbaceous form ; as 

 in the Diapensia lapponica, which occcurs inLapland 

 100 feet below the snow-line ; continues herbaceous 

 in the Temperate countries : and finally ends in the 

 warm climates in shrubs, although some herbs are 

 still found. 



26. The Order of the Urticee begins at some di- 

 stance from the line of perpetual snow 5 viz. on the 

 plains of Lapland, with the common Nettles (Urtica 

 urens and dioica) ; and becomes shrubby and arbo- 

 reous in the Temperate Zone, passing into the Torrid 

 Zone in that quality. Of this kind are, the Mul- 

 berry-tree (Morus), the Fig-tree (Ficus), and, in the 

 Torrid Zone, the Trumpet-tree (Cecropia), and the 

 Bread-Fruit-tree (Artocarpus), &c. 



27. The Order of the Gourds (Cucurbitacea) be- 

 gins, in the herbaceous shape, in the species of the 

 Bryonies (Bryonia), in the region which lies in the 

 58th degree of N.L. It spreads from the Temperate, 

 with increasing perfection, into the Torrid Zone ; and 

 contains in the Passion-Flowers (Passiflora\ on the 



