CONTENTS 



XI 



PART VIII 



THE WORK OF FLOWERS 



I. WHAT FLOWERS ARE FOR . 



n. PISTILS AND STAMENS 



in. HOW THE SEEDS GROW 



IV. PLANT STORAGE 



V. MAKING READY FOR SUMMER 



VI. SEED-SCATTERING 



PAGR 



114 

 117 

 120 

 124 



127 

 132 



PART IX 



THE WORK OF WINDS AND INSECTS 



I. POLLEN TO THE PISTIL 137 



II. HOW DOTH THE BUSY BEE .... 143 

 ni. CURIOUS CONTRIVANCES 150 



PART X 



SOME REMARKABLE WAYS OF PLANTS 



I. PLANT MOVEMENTS . . . . . .157 



II. SENSITIVE AND MEAT-EATING PLANTS . .160 



in. THE HEALTH OF PLANTS . . . . .167 



IV. PLANT-LIFE IN GENERAL ..... 171 



