Salix (curled willow): England. Cultivated in eastern United States.
ANGIOSPERMS (LEAVES PARALLEL-VEINED)
Order LIV.—Orchidaceæ: Woody vine; three hundred and thirty-four genera.
Vanilla (climbs over lofty trees): Tropical and sub-tropical southern Mexico, coast of Vera Cruz. Cultivated in Guatemala, Mauritius, Bourbon, Madagascar, Java.
Order LV.—Zingiberaceæ: Herbs; thirty-six genera.
Curcuma (turmeric): Farther India and Asiatic isles, southern Asia and Malay Peninsula. Cultivated in Hindustan, Cochin-China, southern India, Bengal, Java, Pacific Isles.
Elettaria (cardamom): Perennial. Tropical Asia. Cultivated in southern India, Madras, Allepy, Ceylon.
Maranta (arrowroot): Tropical America, Florida.
Musa (banana): Asia. Cultivated in Indian Archipelago, China, Cochin-China, Hindustan, Australia, Pacific Islands, Madagascar, western Africa, Sicily, southern Spain, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil, Guiana, West Indies, southern Florida, and Louisiana.
Musa (manila): Philippines. Cultivated in India and southern Asia.