TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION . . 1 



Composition of Matter ; Biology ; Botany ; Zoology ; Depart- 

 ments of Botany ; Implements and Reagents ; Collecting 

 Specimens. 



CHAPTER II. THE CELL 6 



Parts of the Cell ; Formation of New Cells ; Tissues. 



CHAPTER III. CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS 9 



Protophytes ; Slime-moulds ; Schizophytes ; Blue-green Slimes, 

 Oscillaria; Schizomycetes, Bacteria; Green Monads, Eu- 

 glena, Volvox. 



CHAPTER IV. ALGJE 21 



Classification of Algae ; Green Algae ; Protoooccacece, Protococ- 

 cus; Confervacece, Cladophora, CEdogonium, Coleochcete. 



CHAPTER V. GREEN ALG^E (Continued) 30 



Pond- scums, Spirogyra; Siphonece, Vaucheria; Characece, 

 Chara. 



CHAPTER VI. BROWN SEAWEEDS 41 



Diatomacece ; True Brown Algae, Fucus; Classification of 

 Brown Algae. 



CHAPTER VII. BED ALG^E 49 



Structure of Red Algae ; Callithammon ; Fresh- Water Forms. 



