Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... systematic list of plants and animals mentioned Where vernacular names have been used in the text, they are added in parentheses to each scientific name. Additional references to such species may be found under the vernacular names in the Index. Numbers in parentheses refer to pages nearest illustrations. plants Diatomaceae: Navicula, 200 Fungi: Scorias robinsoni, 137 Characeae: Chora, 173 Nitella, 173 Ascolichenes: Usnea, 137 Filices: Athyrium sp., 160 Botrychium obliquum, 124 (120) Cyathea basilarvis, 160 Elaphoglossum (Acrostichum) lingua, 137 revolutum, 137 Polypodium moniliforme, 137 Equisetacex: Equisetum, 115 Selaginellacese: Selaginella, 75,115,191, 326,344, 386, 39. 396. 45 Araucariacex: Araucaria, 36 Graminex: Gynerium saccharides (cana blanca), 188 Cyperaceae: Eleocharis sp., 156, 173 Palmacese: Acrocomia trinifera (Coyol), 398 Attalea gomphococca (Palma real), 399 Gulielma utilis (Pejibaye), 399 Inodes, 399 Oreodoxa regia (Palma real), 399 Aracex: Aroid (unidentified), 160, 167, 334 Caladium, 96, 166, 204 Monstera, 160, 173, 248 Philodendron, 160 Pistia stralioles, 467 Commelinacex: Commelina, 89, 191, 196 virginica, 115 Tradescantia, 86, 87, 96, 191, 386 Bromeliaceae: Aichmea, 231 Androlepis, 231 Billbergia, 231 Catopsis fulgens, 89 Pitcairnia, 231 TiUandsia, 15, 149, 151, 170, 214, 230, 269 Pontederiacex: Eichhornia, 312, 467 Priaropus, 467 Liliaceae: Agapanthus, 86 Asparagus sprengeri, 285 Yucca elephantipes (Itabo), 332 Amaryllidaceae: Agave, 86 Amaryllis, 86 Bomarea, 140, 166 Zephyranthes, 86 Iridaceae: Gladiolus, 86 Iris, 106 Musaceae: Heliconia, 7, 86, 204, 255, 259, 301, 302, 392, 393 imbricata (257) mariec (257) Zingiberaceae: Costus malortieanus (257) Zingiber officinale (Gengibre), 390 Cannaceae: Canna, 86...
