AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 



THE dimensions of this little book make it almost unneces- 

 sary to state, that the term " Geography of Plants" is not 

 intended in that strict sense in which it is used in scientific 

 books, which give the geographical distribution of individual 

 plants in detail. All that has been attempted in compiling 

 it, has been so to group together facts and arrange infor- 

 mation derived from various authentic sources, as to convey 

 some idea of the leading features of vegetation in different 

 latitudes ; and as even this is an undertaking of some 

 difficulty and responsibility, an acknowledgment is the more 

 gratefully made of Dr. Daubeny's kindness in consenting to 

 become the Editor of the following pages, which have been 

 largely indebted to his advice and supervision. 



