. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. us evergreen and thornyshrubs. Fallow-deer, scorpions, and mosquitoes may be mentionedamong the animals not found in Central Europe. The Asiatic tropical flora extends over a vast range of country, and includes among grains rice, which is the most abundant; among nervine stimulants and sedatives, tea, coffee, tobacco, opium, and areca; Asiatic plants among other useful plants

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. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. us evergreen and thornyshrubs. Fallow-deer, scorpions, and mosquitoes may be mentionedamong the animals not found in Central Europe. The Asiatic tropical flora extends over a vast range of country, and includes among grains rice, which is the most abundant; among nervine stimulants and sedatives, tea, coffee, tobacco, opium, and areca; Asiatic plants among other useful plants, cotton, indigo, the svigar-cane, and animals. (.^j^j^r^jj^Qj-^^ ^-^^ various aromatic plants; while teak, bamboo, and cocoa-nut and date palms are some of the most important trees. The tiger, hyena, bear, elephant, rhinoceros, camel, and horse, with poisonous serpents, may be regarded as some of the most characteristic animals. In Africa, north of the Sahara, we find many animals and plants similar to those of the Mediterranean region of Europe; but animals and the lion, the panther, the jackal, and the hj-ena, with ante- piants. jQp^g ^^^ gazelles and camels, extend into this region from INTRODUCTION. •»>. WINE PALM. BOEASSUS PALM. AFRICAN PLANTS.