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NATURAL HISTORY. 



mentioned, and it is peopled by the general flora of our 

 country, which is everywhere present, alone or in com- 

 pany with the others. The plants of this area are 



Map showing the Distribution of Plants in Britain. (After Forbes. ) 



identical with those of Central and Western Europe, 

 and may therefore be spoken of as forming the ' Germanic 

 type' of vegetation. This general flora of Britain com- 

 prises such universally distributed types as the daisy, 



