THE WORLD OF LIFE 



A MANIFESTATION OF 



CREATIVE POWER, DIRECTIVE MIND 



AND ULTIMATE PURPOSE 



BY 



ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE 



O.M., D.C.L., F.R.S., ETC. 



AUTHOR OF 



'MY LIFE: A RKCORD OF EVENTS AND OPINIONS," "MAN'S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE, 



"THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO," "DARWINISM," "GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 



OF ANIMALS," "NATURAL SELECTION AND TROPICAL NATURE," ETC. 



" Every plant, whether beech, lily, or seaweed, has its origin 

 in a cell, which does aot contain the ulterior product, but which 

 is endowed with, or accompanied by a force, which provokes and 

 directs the formation of all later developments. Here is the fact, 

 or rather the mystery, as to the production of the several species 

 with their special organs." 



ALPHONSE DE CANDOLLE. 



NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION 



