QUESTIONS ON 



PART FIRST. 



CHAPTER I. 



STATE the title of this chapter. ' 



65. Name the two Natural Grand Divisions of the Vegetable kingdom. 



66. What of the Organs, or Organic System of the Phsenogamia? 

 How do the Cryptogamia differ from this? 



67. How does the Fern differ from the Rose ? 

 How does the Lichen differ from a Violet ? 



G8. Name the two subdivisions of the Phsenogamia. 



69. What plants are comprehended among the Exogens ? 

 Explain the meaning of the word. 



70. What plants are comprehended among the Endogens ? 

 Explain the import of the word. 



71. Why are the Exogens called also Dicotyledons? 

 Why are the Endogens called also Monocotyledons? 



72. How may these two subdivisions be known by their leaves? 

 How may they be distinguished by their flowers ? 



73. What is said about the two-fold name of a plant ? 

 Which name is provincial, and which universal ? 



75. Show by example how the Latin name is double* 



76. Recite verbatim the definition of a species. 



77. Notice an example of a species. 



78. How may we define a variety ? Give an example. 



80. Recite verbatim the definition of a genus. 



81. Please illustrate by two good examples : Clover ; Pine. 



CHAPTER II. 



REPEAT the title of this chapter. 



83. Wherein does animal life differ from plant life ? 



84. Name the several stages of plant life. 



85. Notice the five picture sketches of its biography. 



86. How much does the " term of plant life " vary ? 

 Strange exception of the castor-oil bean. 



87. What of flowering and fruiting? When do they prove fatal? 

 How does the florist's " tree mignonette " bear on this question ? 



89. State the definition of u Annual herb," " Biennial herb." 

 91. Also define "Monocarpic herb /' " Perennial plant." 



93. What is the herbaceous perennial ? The woody perennial ? 

 What three distinctions among woody perennials ? 



94. What the stature of a bush ? Of an undershrub ? 



96. What is the form and stature of a tree ? Of a shrub ? 



97. What is remarked of the age of trees ? 



98. How may the age of a tree be estimated? 



99. Can you instance some trees remarkable for age ? 



101. Please instance some trees remarkable for grandeur. 



102. Now give the distinction of trees relative to their verdure. 



