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(14) Which plants grow in moist deciduous forests? 



(15) Which plants grow in dry deciduous forests? 



(16) Which plants are found on sandy soil, (sandy sea-shore 

 excluded) ? 



(17) Which plants are found on rocks, walls, stony ground? 



(18) Which plants grow in waste places, on rubbish, near houses, 

 villages, on garden paths, roads, etc. 



(19) Which are the plants growing in swampy places which are not 

 affected by salt water ? 



(20) Which plants grow in moist, damp places, e. g. on the margins 

 of the tanks ? 



(21) Which plants grow in cultivated ground and gardens ? 



(22) Which plants are found in lakes, tanks, wells, ditches and 

 flowing water ? 



(23) Which plants surround the lakes ? 



(24) Which plants are found growing in the pasture grounds ? 



(25) At what elevation do certain plants occur ? 



(26) .Extremely welcome are botanical descriptions of smaller areas 

 giving e. g. the aspect of the vegetation of a valley, a ravine, a hill, a 

 swamp, a mangrove forest, etc., entering into the detailed description of 

 the respective flora, even if the area dealt with should not occupy more 

 than an acre. 



(27) It is, besides, very useful to know the aspect of a bigger or 

 smaller area at different seasons of the year. In a description of this 

 kind we must find named the plants which are flowering, those which 

 show foliage, and those which are devoid of flowers and leaves, etc. 



These are the points which the Bombay Natural History Society 

 expects to be answered by her members. The questions are short and 

 comparatively few ; but the complete answers will not be given in one 

 year and not in ten years ; they will occupy a long time and demand 

 some labour of all those who intend to contribute materials towards 

 a useful and scientific discussion of the plant-geographical features of 

 the Bombay Presidency. 



