INDEX. 



PART I. 



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Access of atmospheric air upon plants, 63 



Access of moisture upon plants, 63 



Action of heat upon plants, 62 



Albumen, . 41 



Alburnum, 17 



Anatomy of the root, 13 



Anatomy of the trunk or stem, ....... 14 



Anatomy of the buds, 20 



Anatomy of the branches, 25 



Anatomy of thorns, 26 



Anatomy of prickles, . 26 



Anatomy of the flower stalk and foot stalk, 26 



Anatomy of the tendrils, ......... 26 



Anatomy of the leaves, 30 



Anatomy of the seeds, 40 



Blight, 74 



Calyx, 37 



Casualties affecting the life of vegetables, . .... 70 



Cellular integument, 15 



Conditions necessary to germination, 60 



Contortion of plants, 80 



Consumption of plants, 81 



Corolla or blossom, 37 



Cortex or bark, 15 



Decay of the temporary organs of plants, 83 



Decay of the permanent organs of plants, ..... 89 



Destruction of the bark, 73 



Destruction of the leaves, 73 



