Contents xiii 



CHAPTER XII 

 RESPIRATION, AERATION, AND FERMENTATION 



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The term "respiration"' An obvious result of respiration 

 The demonstration of respiration Respiratory phenomena 

 in aerobic respiration Oxygen promotes catabolic processes 

 The ratio of O 2 absorption to CO 2 production Respira- 

 tory activity Respiration of wounded plants Heat re- 

 lease - The mechanism for gas exchange Anaerobic 

 respiration - - Fermentation Lactic fermentation Alco- 

 holic fermentation Acetic fermentation Laboratory work 

 -References 280-304 



CHAPTER XIII 

 GROWTH 



The factors Evidences of growth Growth of the embryo 

 Polarity Elongation of roots The stem apex The for- 

 mation and exfoliation of leaves The resting bud Types 

 of stem elongation Fruit buds and age of shoot Persist- 

 ence of the rest period in temperate regions Differentia- 

 tion of stem tissues Secondary thickening Growth of 

 the cell Cell division Nuclear division Cell division 

 and respiration The relation of pruning to growth Bud- 

 ding and grafting Scion propagation Relation of stock 

 to scion Forcing Etherization The effect of etheri2a- 

 tion Forcing by immersion in warm water Transplanting 

 after wilting Growth movements Laboratory work 

 References 305-346 



CHAPTER XIV 

 REPRODUCTION 



The seed habit and vegetative production - - The flower : essential 

 structures Pistil and stamen Pollination and pollen-tube 

 penetration Fertilization Universality of fertilization - 

 Cross-fertilization and self-fertilization Cross-fertilization 



