IV 



CONTENTS. 



VOL. I. 



SEED-BEARING PLANTS 55 



SEEDS NAKED 55 



I. PINE FAMILY CONIFERS 55 2. YEW FAMILY 



SEEDS ENCLOSED 68 



1. CAT-TAIL FAMILY 68 



2. BUR-REED FAMILY 69 



3. PONDWEED FAMILY 74 



4. NAIAS FAMILY 89 



5. EEL-GRASS FAMILY 90 



6. ARROW-GRASS FAMILY 91 



7. WATER-PLANTAIN 



FAMILY 93 



8. TAPE-GRASS FAMILY 104 



9. FROG'S-BIT FAMILY 106 



10. GRASS FAMILY 107 



11. SEDGE FAMILY 295 



12. ARUM FAMILY 441 



1. LIZARD'S-TAIL FAMILY 577 



2. WALNUT FAMILY 578 



3. BAYBERRY FAMILY 584 



4. CORK-WOOD FAMILY 586 



5. WILLOW FAMILY 587 



Cotyledon one 



68 



13. DUCK-WEED FAMILY 446 



14. MAYACA FAMILY 450 



15. YELLOW-EYED GRASS 



450 



16. PIPEWORT FAMILY 453 



17. PINE-APPLE FAMILY 456 



18. SPIDERWORT FAMILY 457 



19. PICKEREL- WEED 



FAMILY 462 



20. RUSH FAMILY 465 



21. BUNCH-FLOWER 



FAMILY 485 



22. LILY FAMILY 495 



Cotyledons two 577 



Petals distinct, or none 577 



6. BIRCH FAMILY 605 



7. BEECH FAMILY 614 



8. ELM FAMILY 625 



9. MULBERRY FAMILY 630 

 10. HEMP FAMILY 633 



23. 



24. 



25- 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29- 

 30. 

 31. 

 32. 



LILY-OF-TH E- VALLEY 



FAMILY 513 

 WAKE-ROBIN FAMILY 522 

 SMILAX FAMILY 526 

 BLOOD WORT FAMILY 530 

 AMARYLLIS FAMILY 531 

 YAM FAMILY 535 



IRIS FAMILY 536 



ARROW-ROOT FAMILY 546 

 BURMANNIA FAMILY 546 

 ORCHID FAMILY 547 



INDEX OF LATIN GENERIC NAMES IN VOLUME I. 



NETTLE FAMILY 634 

 MISTLETOE FAMILY 638 

 SANDAL WOOD FAMILY 639 

 BIRTHWORT FAMILY 641 

 BUCKWHEAT FAMILY 646 



678 



SYMBOLS USED 



is used after figures to indicate feet. 

 ' is used after figures to indicate inches. 



" is used after figures to indicate lines, or twelfths of an inch, 

 over syllables indicates the accent, and the short English sound of the vowel, 

 over syllables indicates the accent, and the long, broad, open or close English sound of 

 the vowel. 



IN THE METRIC SYSTEM. 



The metre = 39.37 inches, or 3 feet 3.37 inches. 

 The decimetre = 3.94 inches. 

 The centimetre = of an inch, or 4! lines. 

 The millimetre = ^V of an inch, or i a line. 

 2\ millimeters = i line. 



very nearly. 



