CONTENTS 



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 P>ranches 35 



VI. A Study of Leaves 43 



VII. Waterways in Plants 55 



VIII. The Breathing of Plants, or Respiration ... 62 



IX. The Food-making of Plants 66 



X. Dependent Plants 70 



XL Plant Defences 75 



XII. New Plants without Seed 87 



XIII. Climbing Plants and Plant Migrations ... 92 



XIV. Flowers and their Parts 99 



XV. Pollination and Fertilization 119 



XVI. Fruits 138 



XVII. The Seed's Travelling Outfit 147 



XVIII. Kukumakranka 152 



XIX. Classification of Plants 155 



The Botanical Regions of South Africa . . . 275 



Index 277 



