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The article deals with the physiography of Poole Harbour in Dorset, England. The shape of the harbour is largely due to a marine submergence and its branched configuration is typical of a valley system partly drowned by recent marine submergence with the highest parts persisting as promontories and islands. At the entrance of the harbour are sand pits thought to be derived partly from erosion of Tertiary cliffs to the north, and partly from the floor of Studland Bay to the south of the harbour entrance where Bagshot Beds are believed to outcrop. The formation of shore-lines and the development of marshes in the harbour depend on exposure to wave action at high tide.

The article focuses on the plant ecology of the coastal areas of northern Eritrea that is about 220 miles long and is about 20 miles in width. It accounts the geomorphology of the area together with the soils. It likewise tries to correlate vegetation type with general levels of salinity using figures given for the percentage sodium chloride in a range of soils. Moreover, it classifies the area on geomorphological grounds and divides it according to soil types and plant communities. The basis for the classifications is also discussed.

The article reports on the study of the growth of woodland conditions in adjacent plots in England and Wales. In the study, five sites have been chosen, widely distributed in areas of different climates and soils. The study shows that the soils seem to be determined by the different tree species which stand on a surface layer unincorporated with organic materials. Moreover, the amount and nature of the organic matter is widely dependent upon the tree species planted. The least collection happens under the hardwoods and the greatest is under the conifers.

The article discusses the cacti species' cold resistance and its geographical distribution. According to the study conducted by the Department of Botany at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, the geographical distribution of cacti, which are entirely adapted to a dry climate, is mainly dependent on the cold resistance of the species. It also says that not only cold resistance manifest itself for the new species occurring in the northern latitudes of the U.S. and Canada, but it determines the distribution of cacti at the higher altitudes proximity to the southern deserts where they are abundant. Furthermore, various species of cacti are also presented.

The article discusses the vegetation in Great Britain. It highlights the richness of the vegetation in the country that nearly all the forest trees and shrubs of the British flora are represented, that the species of vascular plants number about 700, and that of mosses and hepatics there are about 270 species. It also says that southern portion of Herefordshire vegetation together with the adjoining part of West Gloucestershire, enjoys a mild equable climate, with no great extremes of temperature, and with a moderate rainfall averaging about 70 cm. The article noted that South Herefordshire represents an isolated area with a mean rainfall of 60-75 cm. surrounded on all sides by a rainfall of 75-90 cm.

The article discusses the impact of rainfall on hygrophilous vegetation. It highlights the climatic conditions and vegetation of the rain-forest of Jamaica that receives a well-distributed rainfall which increases from 266.7 centimeters at the lower altitudes to 426.7 centimeters at the highest summits. It says that the liberal rainfall contributes to the making of an extremely hygrophilous environment. In addition, rainfall provides wetness of the foliage of the herbaceous and shrubby vegetation of the forest interior, which is believed to be the reason of the occurrence of dripping points, velvet surfaces, epiphyllae and hydathodes.

The relations between sediment, water chemistry and bottom fauna were investigated with particular reference to the presence of indicator species. The resistance of such species to low oxygen contents and hydrogen sulphide and their co-relation to bacterial pollution were studied. A bottom community of Nereis diversicolor Müller, Scoloplos armiger Müller, Capltella capltata (F.), Ampharete grubei Malmgren, Terebellides strömi Sars, Macoma balthica (L.), Cardium lamarcki Reeve, Mya arenaria L. and Halicryptus spinulosus v. Siebold proved useful in indicating pollution in the Sound (Öresund). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on physical features of the Near East which makes it evident that the potentialities of this great area should be judged according to the standards that are valid there, not necessarily in Western Europe or in the United States. It is that part of the world which lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, south of Turkey and north of Egypt, forming virtually a cultural unit. This part of the world, a substantial area, has been the cradle of civilization. This is a region of great trading centers rather than of thriving agricultural development on rich farmland. The Near East enjoys what is customarily known as a Mediterranean type of climate, but there are many variations of this type which are caused by the structural differences of the area. The farmer is never allowed to forget his proximity to the desert, from which a hot wind may suddenly blow. A dominating fact of life in the Near East is that there are two ways of life, climatically induced but diametrically opposed to each other, the life of the settled husband man, who is anchored to the soil, and the life of the nomadic herdsman, who is ever on the move in search of pasture for his animals. The naive Occidental cannot but be influenced by his own concepts of the low productivity of the land as at present exploited by the Near Eastern fellahin.

The article provides information on topics related to vegetation taken from various published articles and journals. The write up "Notes on the Autecology of certain Plants of the Peridotite Belt," by M. Winifred Betts talks about the structure of some plants at the Peridotite Belt in Nelson, New Zealand. The article "Topographical, Ecological and Taxonomic Notes on the Ocean Shoreline Vegetation of the Port Jackson District," by A. A. Hamilton cites the coastal geography of plant communities in the east region of Australia.