CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



PA31 



OUTLINES OP BOTANY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LOCAL 



FLORAS , xi 



CHAP. I. DEFINITIONS AND DESCRIPTIVE BOTANY . . xi 



1. The Plant in General xii 



2. The Boot xiv 



3. The Stock xv 



4. The Stem xv 



5. The Leaves , . xvii 



6. Scales, Bracts, and Stipules . . N . . .. xxi 



7. Inflorescence and its Bracts ...... xxii 



8. The Flower in General i^i? 



9. The Calyx and Corolla, or Perianth . . . . . xxvii 



10. The Stamens xxix 



11. The Pistil . xxx 



12. The Eeceptacle and Relative Attachment of the Floral 



Whorls xxxiii 



13. The Fruit xxxv 



14. The Seed , xxxvii 



15. Accessory Organs . xxxvii 



CHAP. II. CLASSIFICATION, OR SYSTEMATIC BOTANY . . xl 



