ie aS ‘GENERAL ‘PHY TOLOGY. 
tabi aa ne oe are the ultimate results of the separation’ 
of parts and examination of structure which constitutes — 
Anatomy ; the description of these may be termed the Ou 
MATE Anatomy or VEGETABLES. 
. The varied organs, familiar to every one as distinet 
ae of the plant, the root, leaf, flower, seed, &c. are con 
: veniently divided into two sections, the Nutritive and the 
ReEpropuctivE Organs ; and the physiology of these, treat- 
ed separately from the Anatomy or simple description 
the sri gives the four Sepia ic ores above. 
ae =. The progress of chemistry has unfolded so inva 
the chemical constitution of plants, that this branch ea 
be overlooked in a general account of the vegetable creation. 
Accordingly, a sixth section is added, containing an ac 
of the general chemical composition of the —. 
of eae and secretions of vegetables. 
