TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Carbon a constituent of vegetables, p. 37. Elements of the world the dia- 

 mond assimilation of carbon a constituent of the body quantities con- 

 sumed and expired by man combinations in plants Bread made of trees 

 preparation sugar and starch. 



Charcoal, p. 39 Uses in the arts methods of making. 



Organs of Plants Necessary to nutrition necessary to reproduction- 

 definitions engraving. 



VEGETABLE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, p. 40. Elementary parts of plants 

 Requirements of plants particular kinds require particular manures, soil, etc. 

 vitality of organs dependence on the atmosphere nature of the air 

 decay and final products of plants quantities of carbonic acid soils humus 

 production and use life of plants provisions of the atmosphere quanti- 

 ties and use of oxygen primeval vegetation nutriment of plants effects 

 of light of darkness plants yield oxygen functions of seeds and leaves 

 size and development of organs extraction of food from soils transform- 

 ation of nutriment -decomposition of water appropriation of food form- 

 ation of acids nitrogen and amonia uses as food of plants earthy salts 

 kinds and uses juices of plants remarkable properties elements for the 

 growth of plants generation of plants peculiar wants and supplies peren- 

 nial and annual plants causes properties of seeds sugar of the maple 

 formation processes plants improve or deteriorate soils their different 

 requirements change of forest trees causes matter expelled from roots 

 alkalies kinds and properties in vegetation appropriation nitrogen 

 hydrogen uses, etc. 



ORGANS OF PLANTS, p. 53. Seeds Their importance to all existences 

 structure seed lobes phenomena of growth embryo gemlet size, num- 

 ber and forms of seeds illustrative cuts membranes of seeds germination 

 air light growth of one lobe of two lobes leaflets radical time of ger- 

 mination cut of structure of seed lobe elements of seeds heat develop- 

 ment of parts selection of seeds new mode of preparing seeds effects of 

 the discovery guano remarkable products. 



Roots, p. 58. Their character form powers selection of food habits 

 parts of roots offices of each spindle-shaped, with cut abrupt, with cut 

 branched, with cut -fibrous, with cut tuberous, with cut necklace, with 

 cut hand-shaped, with cut bulbous, with cut-truncated, with cut scaly bulb, 

 with cut creepiny, with cut bulb-bearing, with cut general character 

 uses, with cut duck-meat, with cut, etc. 



Stems of Plants, p. 63. Origin and growth membranes vascular texture 

 spiral and annular vessels glands bark various functions fluids of 

 plants circulation of sap interesting phenomena cuticle cellular integu- 

 ment and cortex their functions perfect wood sap-wood divisions of 

 plants, according to internal structure monocotyledonous dicotyledonous 

 endogenous exogenous, with three cuts circulation effects of injury 



