Vlii CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER XIIL THE FRUIT ; PERICABP HO 



CHAPTER XIV. THE FRUIT; SEED '. HI 



GERMINATION 121 



CHAPTER XV. THE CRYPTOGAMIA. ORGANS 124 



PART SECOND. PHYSIOLOGICAL BOTANY 130 



CHAPTER I. THE VEGETABLE CELL 130 



CHAPTER II. THE TISSUES. 134 



CHAPTER III THE EPIDERMAL SYSTEM 137 



CHAPTER IV. THE LIGNEOUS SYSTESI 139 



STRUCTURE OF LEAVES 145 



CHAPTER V. OF VEGETATION, OR THE PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANT LIFE 146 



FERTILIZATION 148 



RIPENING OF FRUITS 151 



CHAPTER VI. OF ABSORPTION 152 



CIRCULATION 153 



TRANSPIRATION 156 



RESPIRATION 156 



CHAPTER VII. REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION 153 



PART THTRD. SYSTEMATIC BOTANY 164 



CHAPTER I. OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS -. 164 



CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTIFICIAL SYSTEM 166 



CHAPTER III. OF THE NATURAL SYSTEM 169 



CHAPTER IV. NOMENCLATURE. ANALYSIS 174 



INDEX AND GLOSSARY 180 



KEY ANALYTICAL TO THE NATURAL ORDERS 191 



PART FOURTH. DESCRIPTIVE BOTANY ; THE FLORA 1 99 



ORDERS OF THE POLYPETAL.E 200 



ORDERS OF THE GAMOPETAL.E 393 



ORDERS OF THE APETALJE , 601 



ORDERS OF THE CONOIDEJE 659 



ORDERS OF THE SPADICIFLOR.E . , 666 



ORDERS OF THE FLORIDKSL C76 



ORDERS OF THE GRAMINOIDE.E "731 



ORDERS OF THE CRYPTOGAMIA 810 



