CONTE NTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. Plant Life . i 



II. Seeds and their Germination 6 



III. Growth of Roots, Stems, and Leaves . . . i8 



IV. Further Growth and Duration of Plants ... 25 

 V. Growth of Buds and Branches 36 



VI. A Study of Leaves 45 



VII. Waterways in Plants 57 



VIII. Cells and Tissues 63 



IX. Stem and Root Structure 7 



X. The Respiration of Plants . . . . . .83 



XI. A Short Lesson on Soil 88 



XII. The Food Making of Plants 92 



XIII. Dependent Plants 98 



XIV. Plant Defences 103 



XV. New Plants without Seed 119 



XVI. Climbing Plants and Plant Migrations . . .124 



XVII. Flowers and their Parts 131 



XVIII. Pollination and Fertilization 153 



XIX. Fruits i74 



XX. The Seed's Travelling Outfit 1-85 



XXI. Kukumakranka 191 



XXII. Classification of Plants 194 



XXIII. The Botanical Regions of South Africa . . . 374 



Index 379 



