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INDEX 



Leaves, numbers of, 84 



work of, 19, 82, 84, 88-95, 102- 



13 

 Lichens, 32 

 Life of plants, 14, 67, 81, 84, 92, 121, 



159, 174 

 Lilacs, 5 

 Lily, 40 



Manufactures, 82-5, 102-10 



Meat-eating plants, 163-7 



Mimosa, 161 



Modified leaves, 22-5, 159 



Mosses, 33 



Movements of plants, 71-3, 157-62 



Narcissus, 40 

 Natural Orders, 47 

 Nature, 173 



Oak, 38, 41, 84, 87, 133, 175 



Oak-apples, 169 



Oats, 36 



Ocean-animals' food, 110-13 



Onion, 96 



Orange, 108 



Orchids, 40, 66, 87, 138 



Organic substance, 84 



Ovary, 118, 120 



Ovule, 120-2 



Palms, 38, 41 



Papaveracese, 55 



Pear, 51, 108 



Perennials, 124 



Petals, 22, 117-9 



Phlox, 5 



Pistils, 23, 25, 118, 120, 122-5 



Plant-manufactures, 82-5, 102-5 



Plums, 109 



PoUen, 23, 118, 122-3, 137-42, 146-55 



Polyanthus, 5 



Poppy, 155 



Potatoes, 126, 129, 169 



Primroses, 5, 40 



Radish, 125 



Rafflesia Arnoldi, 115 



Ranunciilacese, 54 



Raspberry, 51 



Receptacle, 51 



Relationships, 36, 46-7, 48-60 



Resurrection of spring, 131 



Rice, 108 



Roots, 18, 66-7, 157 



Root-tips and hairs, 68-75 



Rose, 5, 10, 21-5, 48 



Rose Family or Order, 48-52 



Salt, 105 



Sap, rise of, 76-81, 104 



Scarlet Runners, 159 



Seaweeds, 33 



Seed-leaves. See Cotyledons. 



Seed-scattering, 132 



Seeds, 2, 19, 24, 119, 121, 126-31, 168, 



175 

 Sensitive plants, 160-7 

 Sepals, 22, 51, 118-9 

 Shirley Poppies, 155 

 Silk, 110 



Sleep of plants, 8, 101, 128, 157 

 Shng-fruits, 134 

 Snapdragon, 153 

 Snow, red, 30 

 Snowdrop, 125 

 Soils, 61-5, 72, 103 

 " Soul," 174 

 Species, 47 

 Spores, 35, 63 



Stamens, 23-5, 53, 118, 153 

 Stems, 18, 74, 158 

 Stigma, 118 



Stomata, or leaf -pores, 86-8 

 Storage of food, 124-7 

 Strawberry, 50 

 Style, 118 

 Sugar-cane, 36, 107 



Sun, power of, 6, 75, 94-100, 121, 129-31 

 Sundew, 165-7 

 Sunflower, 57, 96 

 Survival theory, 154 



Tea, 108 



Telegraph -plant, 161 



Tendrils, 159 



Tiger-lily, 138 



Tips of roots, 68 



Transpiration, 87, 90 



" Tribes," 47 



Tubes. See Cells and tubes. 



Vallisiieria spiralis, 150-2 



Variegated Laurel, 124 



Vegetable kingdom, 14, 16, 27, 29, 38, 



105, 109, 117, 128, 171 

 Venus' Fly-trap, 167 

 Viola, 97-100, 155 

 Violets, 5 

 Volvox, 31 



Water-plants, 135 



Water-vapour, 80, 87, 91 



Wellingtonia, 27, 37, 38 



Wheat, 105 



WUd Mustard, 153 



Wind and water, 134-5, 141 



Winter-work, 4, 74-5, 128-31 



Wood, make of, 103-4 



Wood-sorrel, 161 



Wool, 109 



Work-shops, 19, 82, 92-3, 116, 137 



Worms, work of, 4, 64-5 



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