CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



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Introduction General view of the numbers and distri- 

 bution of plants Botanical districts Centres of 

 creation Influence of soil and situation Marine 

 plants Sargassum Red Sea Minute algae Fresh- 

 water plants Lotus Vallisneria Spring and fountain 

 plants Oases Maritime plants Barilla Mangrove- 

 Steppes Sand plants Chalk plants Bog plants 

 Mountain plants Cultivated ground plants Field 

 and wood plants Parasites and epiphytes Orchis 

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CHAPTER II. 



Influence of climate Light and heat Chemical actions 

 , Zones Isothermal lines Summer temperature 

 Equinoctial zone Baobab Age of trees Bombax 

 Mahogany Orchis Climbers Rafflesia Tropical 

 forests Cacao-nut Woorali poison Cassava Palms 

 Cocoa-nut Sago palm Arborescent grasses Bam- 

 boo Sugar-cane Cotton Scitaminese Gutta percha 

 Camphor Spice Islands Nutmeg Clove Cin- 

 namon Pepper Nettles Upas Java The forbidden 

 fruit . 



CHAPTER III. 



The tropical zone Tree ferns Ipomsea Passion flower 

 Victoria Potato Arrow-root Dumb-cane Man- 

 chineel Hura Sandwich Islands Pandanus Pine 

 apple Banana Taro China The sub-tropical zone- 

 Succulent plants Euphorbias Fig tribe India-rubber 

 Banian Dracaena Desert Papyrus Egypt Gourd 

 tribe Acacia Balm of Gilead Tamarisk Henna- 

 Coffee The Land of Promise Date palm Lily Cedar 

 Olive Pomegranate Carob Myrtle India Teak 



