CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY. 

 CHAPTER I. 



ON SOME OF THE CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE LIFE OF PLANTS. 



SECTION A. Respiration. 1. Respiration ; production of C0 4 

 by germinating seeds or buds. 2. Absorption of CO., by potash. 

 3. Sachs' method. 4. Winkler-Hernpel apparatus. 5. Bonuier- 

 Mangin apparatus. 6, 7, 8. Intramolecular respiration. 9, 10. Rise of 

 temperature during respiration. 11. Succulents . . pp. 113. 



SECTION B. The effect of various temperatures: of certain 

 poisons: and of electrical shock. 12. Injurious temperature 

 demonstrated on Oxalis leaf. 13. Do., injected leaf. 14. Do., 

 beetroot. 15. Do., dry and soaked seeds. 16. Circulation of pro- 

 toplasm, Sachs' hot-box. 17. Velten's method. 18. Circulation 

 of protoplasm, effect of C0 2 . 19. Do., chloroform. 20. Oxalis 

 leaf killed by chloroform. 21. Do. by phenol. 22. Do. by 

 induced current. 23. Effect of induced current on circulating 

 protoplasm . pp. 14 2O. 



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