XVill CONTENTS 
THE AMG:BA. : Nee 
THE RELATION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS . 
PROTOPLASM AND ITS PROPERTIES.—Structure. Metabolism. 
Growth. Irritability. Tropisms, Taxies and Nasties. (Ther- 
motropism, Chemotropism, Sitotropism, Oxytropism, Hydro- 
tropism, Rheotropism, Heliotropism, Phototropism, Geotro- 
pism, Galvanotropism, Thigmotropism). Reproduction. 
Protoplasmic Movement . 
PROTOPLASMIG CELL CONTENTS.—The protoplast. Cyto- 
plasm; nucleus; nucleolus; plastids (proplastids, leucoplastids, 
chloroplastids, isp Amaia ay cell membranes; chondriosomes. 
Plasmodesma. 
CELL FORMATION AND REPRODUCTION.—Asexual and sexual 
cells. Reproduction defined. Asexual Reproduction: Fis- 
sion; Gemmation; Free Cell Formation; Rejuvenescence or 
Zoéspore Formation; Vegetative Multiplication. Sexual Repro- 
duction: Conjugation and Fertilization. . ........ 
INDIRECT NUCLEAR DIVISION . 
MEIOSIS (Reduction division)... . . ste we ee ee 
CHAPTER IV 
Lire Hisrory oF THE Mate Fern [AN INTERMEDIATE TYPE OF se : 
MEDICINAL USE. PHASES INITS LIFECYCLE ..... ‘ 
HISTORY OF THE SPOROPHYTE OR ASEXUAL GENERATION. 
—Gross structure of the stem. Gross structure of the frond. 
Histology of mature stem. Histology of growing stem apex. 
Histology of mature root. Histology of root apex. Con- 
ngersl of crude sap flow. Histology of stipe. Histology of 
a pinnule. Comparative physiology of root, stem and leaf. 
Gross structure and histology of the sori and sporangia. eas 
ture of sporangium and spore dissemination. . . . 
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HISTORY OF THE GAMETOPHYTE OR SEXUAL GENERA- 
TION.—Formation of protonema and _prothallus. 
of new sporophyte or diploid plant from fertilized egg. Growth 
of embryo into mature sporophyte. Alternation of generations 
CHAPTER V 
NoOn-PROTOPLASMIC CELL CONTENTS 
PROTOPLAST INCLUSIONS.—Sugars. Starch (Assimilation, Tran- | 
sitory and Reserve). Structure and Composition of Starch. 
Method of Examining Reserve Starches. Characteristics of 
Important Commercial Starches. Dextrin. Amylodextrin. 
Inulin. Characteristics of | Glucosides. The  glucosides 
Hesperidin, Strophanthin, Salicin, Saponins, Coniferin and | 
~  Digitoxin. Cyanogenetic glucosides. Pentosides. Alkaloids and — 
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