CONTENTS. 



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Fungi, mould, mildew, &c. 

 Coral reef, fertilisation of 

 Vegetables, composition of 

 feed on the air . 

 the food of animals 

 mode of growth. 

 action of light and heat on 

 Seeds, germination of . 

 Growth, promoted by rain 

 Endosmose, experiment on 

 Carbonic acid decomposed by 

 plants ...... 124 



Sap, course of ..... 124 



Vegetables, position they hold . 125 



compared with radiata . 126 



description of parts of . 127 



Leaves, forms of ... 130 



Corolla, forms of . . 132 



Stamens, arrangement of . . 133 



Fruit, forms of ..... 134 



Inflorescence, forms of . . . 136 

 Vegetable kingdom, divisions of . 139 

 Acrogenae ...... 141 



Algae ...... 141 



Fungi ...... 143 



Lichens, ferns . . . .144 



Liverworts ..... 145 



Mosses, Various . . . .146 



Horsetails ..... 147 



Endogenae ...... 147 



Bamboo, applications of . . .152 



Endogenae, orders of ... 154 



Grasses ...... 154 



Sedges, Arums .... 155 



Bull-rush, Colchicum . . .156 

 Lily, Narcissus .... 157 



Crocus, Orchids . . . .158 



Naiads, Flowering rushes . . 159 

 Water Plantain . . . .160 



Exogens ...... 160 



wood of . . . .161 



age of ..... 162 



Baobab ...... 163 



Woods, various kinds of. . . 165 

 Galls, formation of . . . .167 



Wood, uses of ..... 167 



Exogens, size of .... 168 



Wellingtonia Gigantea . , .168 

 Banyan ...... 170 



Exogens, sub-classes of . . . 170 

 Thalamiflorae, orders of . . . 171 



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White Water Lily . 171 



Poppies, Monkshood . 172 



Fumitory, Water-cress 173 



Helianthemum, Berberry 174 



Violet, Sun-dew . . 175 



Milkwort, Bachelor's Buttons 176 

 Lime Tree, St. John's Wort 177 

 Marsh Mallow, Meadow Gera 



nium 178 



Flax, Maple Tree . . 179 



Rue, Wood Sorrel . . 180 

 Calyciflorae, orders of . . 181 

 Spindle Tree, Buckthorn . 181 

 Broom, Garden Pea . . 182 

 Pear Tree, Rose, Strawberry 



Loosestrife ... 183 

 French Willow, Myrtle . 18* 

 House-leek, Gooseberry . 185 

 London Pride, Fennel, Hemlock 186 

 Corolliflorae, orders of . . 187 

 Melon, Dogwood . . . 187 

 Honeysuckle, Guelder Rose 



Cross Wort ... 188 

 Valerian, Red Valerian, Teasel 189 

 Coltsfoot, Ox-eye Daisy, Harebell 190 

 Grey Heath, Gentian, Buck-bean 191 

 Pimpernel, Primrose, Bindweed 192 



Borage, Sage 193 



Tobacco 194 



Speedwell 195 



Butterwort, Plantain . . .196 



Thrift, Holly 197 



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>rt, Pla 

 oily . 

 lydese, 



Monoc.hlamydese, orders of 



Ladies' Mantle 



Beetroot, Buckwheat . 



Oleaster, Spurge Laurel 



Sweet Chestnut, Box . 



Hop, White Willow . 



Birch, Alder, Elm 



Larch, Yew, Bay . 

 Plants, list of poisonous . 



Monk's-hood, Wolf's-bane . 



Bryony, Green Hellebore, Stink 

 ing Hellebore . 



Mezerium, Meadow Saffron 



Foxglove, Staves-acre . 



Nightshade .... 



Hemlock, Thorn Apple 



Poppies, Henbane . . 



Caper, Wild Lettuce . . . 



Fungi, poisonous . 



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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



Animalcules in water . . .215 



Mail, created, not developed . . 217 



Animals, chief division of . . 217 



Animals, invertebrate . . .217 



Infusoria 218 



Protozoa 218 



Infusoria, higher kinds of . . 220 

 Entozoa (intestinal worms) . . 221 



