CONTENTS. 



Chapter Page 



I. THE FLOWER 1 



II. THE RANUNCULUS FAMILY 6 



v III. THE HEATH FAMILY 14 



IV. PEAFLOWERS 22 



V. THE MIMOSA FAMILY 30 



V VI. THE ROSE FAMILY 35 



^ VII. THE MYRTLE FAMILY : 40 



V VIII. EUCALYPTS 46 



IX. PURPLE HEATHER; ALSO BLUE LOVE 51 



X. BORONIA 57 



XI. THE SAXIFRAGE FAMILY 64 



XII. THE PROTEA FAMILY 71 



XIII. THE COMPOSITE FAMILY 82 



XIV. SHEOKE AND BEECH 89 



XV. LOP-SIDED FLOWERS AND OTHERS 94 



X XVI. LILY AND IRIS 97 



X XVII. THE ORCHID FAMILY ... 107 



XVIII. CARNIVOROUS PLANTS AND PARASITES 128 



> XIX. NON-FLORALS 135 



XX. THE SPORE AND THE CELI 142 



XXI. THE HERBARIUM 147 



