Chronological 



History of Plants 



MAN'S RECORD 



OF HIS OWN EXISTENCE ILLUSTRATED THROUGH THEIR NAMES, 

 USES, AND COMPANIONSHIP. 



By CHARLES PICKERING, M.D., 



AUTHOR OF "RACES OF MAN." 



'And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl fit the air; and 

 brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them.' 1 



BOSTON: 



LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. 



1879. 



