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Carbon dioxide, percentage of, in atmosphere, 

 93 ; test for, 13. 



Carboniferous plants, 352, 353. 



Cariua, 237. 



Carpels, 201. 



Cassia chamaecrista, 126. 



Cassiope tetragona, 328. 



Castor bean, 168; experiments with, 116, 

 11T, 118. 



Catalpa, 207, 213. 



Catasetum tridentatum, 190. 



Caulicle, 7. 



Cecropia adenopus, 317, 318, 319 ; food bodies 

 of, 320. 



Cell, definition of, 104; division, 107; dia- 

 gram illustrating division, 109 ; growth 

 of, 108 ; organs of, 105. 



Cells, changes in character of, 110. 



Cellular structure, advantages of, 107. 



Cellulose, reserve, 22. 



Central cylinder, 49. 



Centrifugal force, influence of, 25. 



Ceratophyllum, 79, 305. 



Cereus ingens, 321 ; giganteus, 321. 



Chestnut, Cretaceous, 355. 



Chinese primrose, 147. 



Chloral hydrate, 381. 



Chloroiodide of zinc, 381. 



Chlorophyll, 87. 



Chloroplasts, 87, 88, 106. 



Chrom-acetic fixative, 382. 



Chromoplasts, 106. 



Chromosomes, 109. 



Cladonia furcata, 284. 



Cladophyll, 140. 



Classification of plants, 359. 



Clinostat, how to make, 15. 



Clover, root tubercles of, 39. 



Cochlearia fenestrata, 811. 



Cocklebur, 208, 216. 



Cockroach, 182 ; diagram of eye of, 183. 



Cocoanut, seed and seedling of, 23. 



Cocoanut palm, 335. 



Colchicum, 122. 



Cold, resistance to, 810. 



Collecting, 368. 



Collecting case, how to make, 368. 



Collenchyma, 50. 



Color, 181. 



Composite flowers, method of diagraming, 

 155. 



Compound eye, 182. 



Conceptacle, 266, 275. 



Conduction, 57. 



Continuity of living substance, 107. 



Cordiates, 352, 353, 854. 



Corn, Indian , 10 ; prop roots of, 41. 



Corolla, 164 ; ligulate, 155 ; tubular, 155. 

 Corpusculum, 193, 195. 

 Corydalis, 233. 

 Corymb, 159. 



Cottonwood, 67, 68, 207 ; buds of, 69 ; dis- 

 persal of seeds of, 213, 214. 

 Cotyledons, 6, 7. 

 Crab apple, 207. 



Cranesbill, elastic carpels of, 210. 

 Cretaceous period, equable climate in, 855. 

 Crocus, 122. 



Cross fertilization, 170 ; devices for, 175. 

 Cuscuta, 139 ; roots of, 44. 

 Cutin, 56. 

 Cuttage, 44. 



Cutting sections, 376, 377, 382, 383. 

 Cyanin and erythrosin, 384. 

 Cycads, 354, 355. 



Cypripedium pubescens, 227 ; insigne, 229. 

 Cytoplasm, 105 ; functions of, 106. 



Dahlia, 72. 



Dandelion, 208. 



Darlingtonia, 143, 144. 



Darwin, 170. 



Date, seed and seedling of, 28. 



Datura, cross pollination of, 187. 



Deliquescent trunk, 66. 



Delphinium, 231. 



Dendrocalamus, 334, 335. 



Desert regions, cause of, 346; rainfall of, 

 346 ; vegetation of, 345. 



Determinate inflorescence, 159. 



Devonian plants, 352. 



Diagrams, floral, 152. 



Diagrams of leaves, flowers, inflorescences, 

 158, 159. 



Dicentra cucullaria, 232. 



Dichogamous, 176. 



Dicotyledons, first appearance of, 355; re- 

 gions of growth in, 110. 



Diffusion, nature of, 36. 



Digestion, 21. 



Dimorphic, 176. 



Dioecious, 175. 



Dionaea muscipula, 127. 



Dispersion by animals, 215; birds, 215; 

 elastic tissues, 210 ; water, 216 ; winds, 

 211. 



Dispersion of fruits and seeds, 207 ; impor- 

 tance of, 208. 



Dissecting needles, how to make, 372. 



Dissecting stands, how to make, 871. 



Distribution, original, of plants, 328. 



Division of cells, 107. 



Dodder, 41 ; roots of, 30. 



Dogbane, 208. 



