LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



General Characters of Plants 



Forms of Roots . . . . 

 Running underground stem 



of Soloman"s Seal . . 

 Arrangement of Leaves . 

 Leaf of Pansy with two 



large Stipules .... 

 Margins of Leaves. 

 Various Forms of Simple 



Leaves 



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Forms of Compound Leaves . 7 



Forms of Inflorescence . . 8 

 Longitudinal Section 

 through the flower of the 



Buttercup iO 



Inferior and Superior Ovary 11 

 L'nisexual Flowers of the 



Nettle 11 



Dehiscent Fruits . ... 12 



The Pollination and Fertilisation of Flow^ers 



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Pollen Cells throwing out their Tubes 25 



Climbing Plants 



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Prickles of the Wild Rose . 31 

 Ivy, showing the Rootlets 

 or Suckers 32 



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 Stem of the Bindweed, 



twining to the left ... 34 

 Stem of the Hop, twining 



to the right 35 



Early Spring 



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 Trees in Winter or Early Spring 

 1. Hazel ; 2. Ash ; 3. Oak ; 



4. Lime 41 



5. Birch; 6. Poplar; 7. 

 Beech ; 8. Alder ... 43 



Twig of Lime in Spring, 

 showing the Deciduous, 

 Scaly Stipules .... 45 



Seedling of the Beech . . 46 



