The races of man : and their geographical distribution / by Charles Pickering.

  • Pickering, Charles, 1805-1878.
Date:
1849
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Credit: The races of man : and their geographical distribution / by Charles Pickering. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    Physalis alkekengi, is figured by Mathioli. And according to Clot- Bey and Figari, the plant has been recently introduced into Egypt. Cleorne pentaphylla, according to Cailliaud, is cultivated as an escu- lent in Dongola. Clot-Bey and Figari, enumerate the C. penta- phylla, among the plants employed in Egypt for feeding cattle. Urtica nivea, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has been recently in- troduced from the Montpellier Garden, and is successfully culti- vated in Egypt. Phormium tenax, the New Zealand flax, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has been recently introduced into Egypt from the Montpel- lier Garden. Polygonum bistorta, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among the plants recently introduced into Egypt. Polygonum tinctorium, according to Clot-Bey and. Figari, has been recently introduced into Egypt from the Montpellier Garden. Helianthus annuus, is figured by Mathioli; and is enumerated by Forskal and others, among the garden plants of Egypt. Nicotiana tabacum, is figured by Camerarius. Tobacco, according to Lane, was introduced into the East, about a. d. 1600. It is a re- markable circumstance, that the peculiarity in the customs of society which more than any other marks the present age, should have been taught by the aboriginals of America. Nicotiana rustica, is figured by Mathioli. According to Delile and others, this and the preceding species of Nicotiana, are cultivated in Egypt. Lantana camara, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, is cultivated in the gardens of Egypt. Aloysia citriodora, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, is cultivated in the gardens of Egypt. Tropceolum majus, according to Delile and others, is cultivated in the gardens of Egypt. Dahlia pinnata, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, was introduced by the French into Egypt. Pelargonium zonale, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari. among the garden plants of Egypt. Pelargonium capitatum, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among the garden plants of Egypt. Passijlora ccerulea, is enumerated by Forskal, Delile, and others, among the garden plants of Egypt. Poinciana pulcherrima) is now frequent in the gardens of Cairo. The