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 frequently their small size, also contribute to lessen their general effect on the landscape     13-16

Enumeration of the forms of plants which principally determine the physiognomy of Nature, and which decrease or increase from the equator to the poles according to laws which have been made the subject of investigation     17-20

Palms     20, 21, 126-140

Plantains or Bananas     21, 22, 140, 141

Malvaceæ     22, 141-143

Mimosæ     22, 23, 143-145

Ericeæ, or Heath form     23, 24, 145-147

Cactus form     24, 147-151

Orchideæ     24, 25, 151, 152

Casuarineæ     25, 152, 153

Needle trees     25, 153-175

Pothos and Aroideæ     26, 175-178

Lianes, or twining rope plants     26, 178-180

Aloë form     27, 180-183

Gramineæ     27, 28, 183-187

Ferns     28, 188-193

Liliaceæ     28, 193

Willow form     28, 193-196

Myrtaceæ     28, 196-200

Melastomaceæ     28, 200

Laurel form     28, 200

Enjoyment derived from the sight of the natural grouping and con-*