X CONTENTS. 



PART IV. 



LECTURE XXXIX. P. 278. 

 The Flowering Season of Plants. 



LECTURE XL. P. 283. 



Autumnal Flowers. Evergreens. Ancient superstition respecting 

 plants. Various phenomena of plants. 



LECTURE XLI. P. 289. 



Habits of Plants. Agents which affect their growth. Their habi- 

 tations, and geographical situations. Elevation corresponding to lati- 

 tude. 



LECTURE XLII. P. 296. 

 Plants as affected by Cultivation, &c. 



LECTURE XLIII. P. 302. 



History of Botany, from the Creation of the World to the Revival of 

 Letters, in the reign of Charlemagne, A. D. 770. 

 LECTURE XLIV. P. 307. 



History of Botany, from the eighth century to the discovery of 

 America. 



LECTURE XLV. P. 311. 



History of Botany, from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the 

 time of Linnaeus. 



LECTURE XLVI. P. 317. 

 History of Botany, from the time of Linnaeus to the present. 



LECTURE XLVII. P. 323. 



General view of Nature. Organized and Inorganizod Bodies. 

 Classification of Animals. 



LECTURE XLVIII. P. 335. 



Man at the head of the kingdoms of Nature. Comparison between 

 Animals and Plants. Conclusion of the Lectures. 



Botanical Districts. Explanation of characters, figures and letters. 

 P. 340. 



Genera of Plants. P. 343. 

 Species of Plants. P. 372. 

 Vocabulary. P. 416. 

 Language of Flowers. P. 427. 

 Alphabetical Index. P. 431. 

 Common names of plants, 438. 



