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 record of events and opinions," "man's place in the universe," 



"the malay archipelago," "darwinism," " geographical distrihution 



of animals," " natural selection and tropical nature," etc. 



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

 in a cell, which does not 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." 



Althonse de Candolle. 



FIFTH EDITION 



LONDON 



CHAPMAN AND HALL, Limited 



191 i 



