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The large number o£ species in the Compositse and their 

 world-wide distribution render the order not a favorable one 

 for drawing out therefrom striking facts on the geographical 

 distribution of species. The nature of their distribution is 

 indeed so complex that Mr. Bentham's masterly analysis is on 

 so vast a scale that few Botanists even can attain a grasp of the 

 whole subject. Instead therefore of attempting here to discuss 

 the distribution of the species at length, I leave the above table 

 to assist merely in reducing the labor of those better qualified 

 than myself to undertake such a labor : and proceed to give a 

 table of the distribution of the genera in which I have Mr. 

 Bentham's work to follow as a guide. 



