CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTOR Y. 



PAGE 



Scope and Subdivisions of the Subject i 



Differences between Plants and Animals 2 



Differences between Living and Non-Living Matter ... 4 



CHAPTER II. 



ELEMENTARY MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 



Members and Organs 7 



Structure of Plants 8 



Life under Simple Conditions 8 



CHAPTER III. 



THE ROOT. 



Morphology 13 



Physiology . 17 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE STEM. 



Morphology 21 



Physiology 41 



CHAPTER V. 



BUDS AND LEAF ARRANGEMENT . . 46 



CHAPTER VI. 



FOLIAGE AND SCALE LEAVES. 



Morphology . . 52 



Physiology 66 



