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XVI. The Garden Violet— Viola tricolor. Lyrate-pinnatifid 



stipules. Auriculate sepals. Order Violace^. Species. 75 

 XVII. Chickweed — Stellaria. Nodes. Internodes. Centrifu- 

 gal inflorescence. Bifid petals. Free central placenta. 78 

 XVIII. The Pink— Diantlms. Caudex. Caulis. The Calyx as 

 a flower-cup. Proterandrous flowers. Teratology. 

 Order CARYOPHYLLACEiE 80 



XIX. The Wild Geranium. Nodes. Internodes. Stipules. Reg- 

 ma. Carpophore. Folded cotyledons. Herb Robert. 83 



XX. The Horse-shoe Geranium — Pelargonium. The Spur. 86 



XXI. Yellow Wood Sorrel— Oxalis. Leaf trifoliate. Leaf- 

 let obcordate. The leaf -axils. Monadelphous stamens. 

 Contorted aestivation. Sleep of plants. The Order 89 



XXII. Jewel Weed — Impatiens. Corolla irregular and spurred. 



Irritable fruit. Contrivances for scattering seeds.. . . 93 



XXIII. Nasturtian— Tropseolum. Peltate leaves. Spurred 



sepal. Unguiculate petals. The order Geraniace^. 95 



XXIV. Shepherd's Purse— Capsella. Leaves amplexicaul. 



Flowers cruciform, tetradynamous. A silicle 89 



XXV. The ToOTHROOT Cress — Cardamine. Asilique. Cotyle- 

 dons accumbent — incumbent. Order Crucifer^. . . 101 

 XXVI. Strawberry — Fragaria. Scape. Cyme. Peri gy nous sta- 

 mens. Strawberry fruit. Quincuncial aestivation. Hairs, 101 



XXVII. The Apple Tree— Pyrus. Trunk. Wood. Medullary 

 rays. Annual layers. Food of plants. Circulation of the 

 sap. Ovary adherent. Fruit a pome. Seed. Germination, 107 



XXVIII. The Rose— Rosa. History, The Prickles, Odd-pin- 

 nate leaves. Ovary inferior. Seed suspended. The 

 Hip, The Double Rose. The order Rosacea, Peach, 

 Quince, Blackberry, Spirea, etc 113 



XXIX, The Pea — Pisum, Tendrils, their action. Papiliona- 

 ceous flower. Diadelphous stamens. Legume 117 



XXX. The Locust Tree— Robinia. Stipular spines. Sensi- 

 tiveness. The Sensitive Plant. The Moving Plant. 

 The order Leguminos^e 121 



XXXI. The Evening Primrose— (Enothera. Leaves spirally 

 arranged. Root biennial. Calyx adherent, tubular. 

 Flowers nocturnal 125 



XXXII. Lady's Eardrops — Fuchsia. Angular pollen grains. 



Hybridization. Order Onagrace^. Zauschneria. . , 128 



XXXIII, Sweet Cicely— Osmorhiza. The axial root. Decom- 



pound leaves. Sheathing petioles. Compound um- 

 bel. Involucels. The cremocarp. Carpophore 131 



XXXIV. Golden Alexanders — Carum. Ovary inferior. Ribs 



and vitae of the fruit. Oil tubes. Action of light. 

 The order Umbellifer^ 134 



