Transcriber's Note
Duplicate chapter headings have been removed.
The following apparent errors have been corrected:
- p. i "BY." changed to "BY"
- p. 13 "heat, But," changed to "heat. But,"
- p. 52 "as follows:—Un" changed to "as follows:—”Un"
- p. 60 "of a line,) S. xix." changed to "of a line,)” S. xix."
- p. 64 "of the Carolinas;—and" changed to "of the Carolinas);—and"
- p. 81 "“A more richly varied" changed to "A more richly varied"
- p. 93 "have been counted.”" changed to "have been counted."
- p. 100 "entitled “De distributione" changed to "entitled De distributione"
- p. 113 "acccording to" changed to "according to"
- p. 126 "Muskel-und Nervenfaser" changed to "Muskel- und Nervenfaser"
- p. 127 "Chæmerops and Cocos" changed to "Chamærops and Cocos"
- p. 133 "systematically 12. “How interesting" changed to "systematically 12. How interesting"
- p. 134 "concentric rings.”" changed to "concentric rings."
- p. 134 "Rio Atabapo.”" changed to "Rio Atabapo."
- p. 135 "Nature has lavished" changed to "“Nature has lavished"
- p. 145 "10.°5 Reanmur" changed to "10.°5 Reaumur"
- p. 146 "in the Canaries.”" changed to "in the Canaries."
- p. 160 "aus Indien wahrend der" changed to "aus Indien während der"
- p. 160 "torulosa (Don)," changed to "torulosa, Don),"
- p. 172 "Tännen-stöcke" changed to "Tannenstöcke"
- p. 184 "Asiat Res." changed to "Asiat. Res."
- p. 210 "organic devolopment" changed to "organic development"
- p. 239 "study of fosssils" changed to "study of fossils"
- p. 307 "fortress of the Cañar" changed to "fortress of the Cañar."
- p.311 "native of New Granada" changed to "native of New Granada."
- p. 313 "164000 French" changed to "16400 French"
- p. 315 "p. 424)." changed to "p. 424."
- p. 323 "p. 300" changed to "p. 300."
- p. 323 "79° 34" changed to "79° 34´"
- p. 341 "Alöe" changed to "Aloë"
- p. 344 "Maranon" changed to "Marañon"
Inconsistent or archaic spelling and punctuation have otherwise been kept as printed.