CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. 

 Object of the Study Illustration 



CHAPTER II. BOUNDARIES DEFINED. 



Organ Mineral Masses Mineral defined Animal Animal defined Distinc- 

 tions between Organic and Inorganic Forms between Animal and Vege- 

 table Organized being defined pp. 1, 2 



CHAPTER III. Tire PRIMITIVE CELLS. 



Aspects of tho Science Structural and Physiological Botany Vegetable 

 Anatomy First Form of the Cell Basis of Vegetable Forms The Cell : its 

 Appearance, Structure, Form. Life, Growth, and Multiplication Parenchy- 

 maOrigin of the Cell Cellular System pp. 26 



CHAPTER IV. TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE CELLS. 



Secondary Deposit-Gritty Tissue "Woody Fibre Glandular- Woody Tissue 

 Bass Tissue. Doers: Dotted, Spiral, Annular, and Scalariform Prosenchy- 

 ma Universal Organic Constituents Vertical System Laticiferous Tis- 

 sue pp. 68 



CHAPTFR V. CONTENTS OF THE CELLS. 



Four Simple Elements Sap Classification of Products. TERNARY PRO- 

 DUCTS: Starch Dextrine Sugar Mucilage Essential Oils Resins, Gums, 

 and Balsams Caoutchouc Fixed Oils Wax Chlorophylle Chromule 

 Vegetable Acids. QUARTERN ART PRODUCTS: Albumen Legumine Gluten 

 Alkaloids Crystals Silex Great Siliclous Accumulations pp. 811 



CHAPTER VIL THE EPIDERMIS. 



Subject defined and described. EPIDF.RMAL APPENDAGES: Stomata Hairs 

 Pubescence Glands Stings Prickles Intercellular Stystem pp. 11, 12 



CHAPTER VIII. PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT. 



Unicellular Plants Rounded Cell Branching Cell Cells in Linear Series 

 Branching Series Mushrooms Frondose Forms Thallus Caulescent 

 Forms Gradual Advancement of Organism Reproductive Organs of Liver- 

 worts Mosses Calyptra Cellular Orders of Plants First Development of 

 Fibre Ferns pp. 12 IT 



CHAPTER IX. PRIMITIVE DIVISION OF PLANTS. 



Cryptogamia Phoenogamia Distinctions between Cryptogamous and Pbseno- 

 gamous Plants Spores Distinctions between Spores and Seeds Progressive 

 Characters of Plants Highest Development of Use and Beauty in the Ph- 

 nogamia Wealth and Beauty of the Vegetable World pp. IT 20 



CHAPTER X. ORGANS OF VEGETATION. 



First Impulses of Life Organs of Vegetation Descending Axis Ascending 



Axis Embryo Parts of the Embryo Radicle Plumule Cotyledons 



First Subdivision of Plants MonocotyledonesDicotyledones Number of 



Cotyledons Acotyledones Germination Instructions to the Student 



pp. 2022 



CHAPTER XL THE DESCENDING Axis. 



Subject defined Elementary Composition of the Root Organography. OB- 

 OANOGRAPHY OP THE ROOT : Parts defined Primitive Root Secondary 

 Boots Fibrils. ROOT FORMS: Branching Fibrous Granulated Fusiform 

 Napiform Conical Tuberous Premorse Fascicled. Periods of Dura 

 tion : Annual Roots Biennial Perennial Herbaceous Steins. . .pp. 2225 



CHAPTER XII. SOTTBOES OF NUTRIMENT. 



Normal Position of the Root Aquatic Roots Aerial Roots Banian Parasitic 

 Roots Green Parasites Pale Parasites One-flowered Parasites Eplphitic 

 Roots Air Plants Vegetable Physiology pp. 26 2T 



CHAPTER XIII. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ROOT. 

 Mode of Growth in the Root FUNCTIONS OF THE ROOT : Mechanical Fix- 

 ture Absorption Exosmose and Endosmose Theory Explained Experi- 

 ment Application Evidence of Exosmose Vital Principle Choice of 

 Nutriment pp. 2T 80 



CHAPTER XIV. THE BUD. 



Subject defined Structure of the Bud Grafting, Layering, and Budding 

 Development of the Plumule Nodes Internodes Division of the Stem 

 Arrangement of the Branches Disturbances of Symmetry Undeveloped 

 Buds Latent Buds Adventitious Buds Superfluous Buds Thorns Dis- 

 tinction between a Thorn and Prickle Tendril pp. 8083 



CHAPTER XV. THE STEM OR ASCENDING Axis. 



Subject defined Distinctions of the Stem and Root Stem Universal in 

 the Phaenogamia Elementary Composition Component Parts of Wood. 

 ANATOMY OF THE STEM: Constituent Parts The Pith The Medullary 

 Sheath Medullary Rays Structure of Wood Lignine Heart-wood and 

 Sap-wood Alburnum Cambium Layer. BARK: Liber Cellular Envelope 

 Corky Envelope Cortical Layer in the Birch Cork Continuity of Bark 

 and Wood pp. 83 8T 



CHAPTER XVI. THE STEM: rrs MODE OF GROWTH. 

 Most obvious Division of Stems Tree defined Shrub Under-Shrub Herb 

 Exogens and Endogens Exogenous Structure Endogenous Structure 

 Lateral Buds Palms other Endogenous Forms Distinctions between Ex- 

 ogens and Endogens. AERIAL MODIFICATIONS OF THE STEM : Caulis Trunk 

 Culm Scape Sucker Runner Offset Stolon Vine Twiners Cleav- 

 ers Reclining Stems pp. 8T 10 



CHAPTER XVII. THE STEM: SUBTERRANEAN FORMS FUNCTIONS. 

 Scaly and Creeping Roots Tuber Bulb Bulblets Corm Rhizoma Creep- 

 er Functions of the Stem Circulation and Elaboration of Sap Progress of 

 the Cambium, and its Effects pp. 4043 



CHAPTER XVIII. THE LEAF. 



Organic Parts of the Leaf Normal Position of the Leaf Upper Surface 

 Lower Surface Effect of the Light on the Upper Surface of Leaves Under 

 Surface Phenomena induced by the same Epidermis Stomata Position 

 of the Stomata Prefoliation. PREFOLIATION IN THE SINGLE LEAF : Condu- 

 plicate Convolute Revolute Involute Plaited Circinate. PREFOLIA- 

 TION OF MORE THAN ONE LEAF: Obvolnte Snpervolute Equitant Imbri- 

 cated. ARRANGEMENT OF LEAVES : Alternate Opposite Verticillate Ve- 

 nation Mid-vein Veins Veinlets Veinulets Ribs Nerves. MODES OF 

 VENATION : Reticulated Radiate Feather- veined Parallel Forked. 



pp. 4846 

 CHAPTER XIX. LEAF-FORMS. 



Origin of Form Simple Leaf Orbicular Ovate Obovate Oblong Oval 

 Diamond-form Cordate Reniform Lanceolate Spatulate Sagittate 

 Hastate Auricled Clasping Acerose Perfoliate Connate Sinuate Ly- 

 rate Pinnatifld Runcinate Linear Pedate Palmate Peltate - Oblique 

 Ensiform Decurrent COMPOUND LEAF-FORMS : Pinnate Ternate 

 Leaflets Common Petiole Petiolula. PINNATE LEAVES WINGED : Ter- 

 minally Abruptly Interruptedly Cirrhose Bipinnate TripinnaU Dig^ 

 itate Leaf. TERNATE LEAF: Blternate Triternate. LEAF MARGIN: En- 

 tire Serrate Dentate Repand Crenate Laciniate Incised Dissected 

 Frilled Spinescent Erose. LEAF SUMMIT: Acute Obtuse Acuminate 

 Mucronate Retuse Emarginate Truncate. PETIOLE: Stipulate Alate 

 Sheathing Clasping Round Sessile Leaf pp. 4651 



CHAPTER XX. LEAF MODIFICATIONS. 



Abnormal Developments Phyllodia Aicidia Dioncea Dischidia. STIPUT.BB : 

 Coherence Adnate Intrafoliaceous Interpetiolar Spinescent Ligulcs, in 

 the Fennel tribe Stipulate Exstipulate Stipels. BRACTS: In the Cornus 

 Lime-tree Glume Palese Compositffl other forms pp. 51 -5-1 



