CONTENTS. 
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Section I. Transcaspia and its natural conditions EU 
Chapter 1. Situation and boundary of the region examined 
Chapter 2. Features of the geology of Transcaspia . 
Chapter 3. General aspects of the climate of Transcaspia 
Section II. The vegetation of the Transcaspian lowlands 
Chapter 4. Earlier literature ; 
Chapter 5. Classification of formations 
Chapter 6. The formation of the Salt-deserts 
Chapter 7. The formation of the Clay-deserts 
Chapter 8. The formation of the Stone-deserts . 
Chapter 9. The formation of the Sand-deserts 
Chapter 10. The Riverside Thickets (Bushland) 
Chapter 11. Description of vegetation from selected localities 
Section III. Growth-forms a3 ye 
Chapter 12. Plant-list and statistics ae 
Chapter 13. Descriptions of the growth-forms . 
A, Fanerophytes 
B. Chamaephytes 
C. Hemicryptophytes 
D. Geophytes rie SAE woe Le: LA 
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Section IV. The flora of the Transcaspian lowland 
Chapter 14. The elements of the flora 
