CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 INTRODUCTION 



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Organic and Inorganic Bodies . 1 



Protoplasm . . 2 



Sources of Energy 2 



Structural Resemblances of Plants and Animals 3 



Multicellular Organisms 3 



The Cell 4 



Simplest Forms of Life 4 



The Cell- wall in Plants 4 



Movement in Plants 6 



Motility in Animals ...........5 



Conditions of Plant-life 6 



Reproduction . .8 



Biology 9 



Morphology 10 



Physiology 10 



Taxonomy 10 



Geographical and Geological Distribution . - 11 



CHAPTER II 

 THE PLANT-BODY 



The Plant-cell 12 



Reproduction .13 



Unicellular Plants 13 



Filamentous Plants 15 



The Thallus 17 



Root and Shoot 18 



Vascular Plants 19 



Branching . .20 



Symmetry .21 



Organs of Vascular Plants 22 



The Stem (Caulome) 23 



The Leaf 24 



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