The Geography of Plants : The Uses of the Principal Cultivated Plants on Which the Prosperity of Nations is Based

Contents: Introduction to botanical geography. 1. On the conditions of climate which determine the presence and distribution of plants. 2. On the conditions by which the soil influences the station and distribution of plants. 3. On the distribution of plants over the surface of the earth, with particular respect to the physiognomy of nature. 4. Supplement: history of cultivated plants, containing inquiries. Index.

"This book traces the history of cultivated plants, containing inquiries concerning the native country, distribution, culture and uses of the principal cultivated plants. Focusing on the geography of plants, it offers elaborate discussion on the conditions of climate which determine the presence and distribution of plants; the conditions by which the soil influences the station and distribution of plants; and the distribution of plants over the surface of the earth, with particular reference to the physiognomy of nature." (jacket)