INDEX. 
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influence of, 142; influence on tem¬ 
perature, 143 ; absorbing and emitting 
surface of, 144 ; in summer and winter, 
147; dead products of, 148; as a 
shelter, 149; in France, 149, 151; 
New England, 149; Italy and Jut¬ 
land, 150; as a protection against ma¬ 
laria, 154 ; tend to mitigate extremes 
of temperature, 155. See Forest , 
Trees. 
Wood mosses and fungi, absorbent of 
moisture, 168. 
Woodpecker, the, destroyer of insects, 
109. 
AK, or Tartary ox, the, 83. 
Yew tree, geographical range of, 70. 
Z EELAND, province, formation of, 339. 
Zostera marina, 492. 
Zuiderzee, proposed drainage of, 534; 
means of, and geographical results, 
535. 
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