CONTENTS 



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Introduction", ...... 1 



Chapter I. Vegetable Life, ... 23 



Chapter II. Germination, . ... 30 



Chapter III. Vegetation, ... 39 



Chapter IV. Texture of Vegetables, . . 53 



Chapter V. Sap and Secretions, . . 74 



Chapter VI. Duration and Surface, . . 92 



Chapter VII. Roots, . . . . 97 



Chapter VIII. Trunks, . . . .112 



Chapter IX. Leaves, .... 120 



Chapter X. Appendages. . . . 153 



Chapter XI. Flower Stalk and Inflorescence, 163 



Chapter XII. Flower, .... 167 



Chapter XIII. Functions of the Stamens and 



Pistils, • 188 



