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CONTENTS. 



SICT. PAGE 



1. Introductory 1 



2. Ultimate Elements 3 



3. Carbonaceous Compounds 8 



4. Nitrogenous Compounds 12 



5. Inorganic Compounds . . 14 



6. Cells 18 



7. Vascular Tissue 21 



8. Cell Development 23 



9. The Epidermis 25 



10. The Descending Axis 29 



11. Ascending Axis Exogens 32 



12. Do. Endogens & Acrogens 36 



13. Subterranean Stems .... 38 



14. Leaf-buds 41 



15. Leaf-structure 43 



16. Leaf-form 47 



17. Leaf-order 51 



18. Leaf-appendages 53 



19. Flower-buds 55 



20. Inflorescence 58 



SECT. PAGE 



21. The Calyx 61 



22. TheCorolla 63 



23. Stamens 67 



24. The Pistil 72 



25. The Ovule, or Seed-bud 75 



26. The Fruit 78 



27. Seed 84 



28. Germination 87 



29. Reproduction of Algae . . 89 



30. Ditto Lichens . . 91 



31. Ditto Fungi.... 94 



32. Ditto Mosses .. 96 



33. Ditto Ferns 98 



34. Vegetative Phenomena. . 100 



35. Epiphytes and Parasites 103 



36. Galls and Excrescences 104 



37. Vital Action 106 



38. Botanical Description . . 109 



39. Descriptive Models .... Ill 



40. Summary 113 



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