CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



P/KJS 



OUTI.INKS OF BOTANY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LOCAL 



FLUAS ........... xi 



CHAP. I. DEFINITIONS AND DESCRIPTIVE BOTANY . . xi 



S$ 1. The Plant in General . . . . . . xii 



jj u. The Root xiv 



j ;, The Stock xv 



<5 i. The Stem ........ xv 



<i 5. The Leaves - xvii 



<5 C. Scales, Bracts, and Stipules . . . . , . xxi 



s 7. Inflorescence and its Bracts xxii 



S 8. The Flower in General .vxi,' 



vj '.'. The* Calyx and Corolla, or Perianth xxvii 



10. The Stamens xxix 



. 11. The Pistil xxx 



S 12. The Receptacle and Relative Attachment of the Floral 



Whorls xxxiii 



? 13. The Fruit, xxxv 



ij 11. j he Seed xxxvii 



Jj ].".. Accessory Organs xxxvii 



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



