IV 



INDEX 



ECHIUM, 363. 



Elaeocarpus, 300. 



Elettaria, the Cardamom, 399. 



Elliptic leaves, 142. 



Elusine, the Ragi, 408. 



Emarginate, 145, 368. 



Embelia, 344. 



Embryo, 52 ; e.-sac, 252. 



Emilia, 338. 



Endocarp, 244. 



Endogens, 80. 



Endosperm, 56 ; formation of, 



252. 



Epicarp, 244. 

 Epidermis, 20. 

 Epigeal, 65. 

 Epiphytes, 110, 128. 

 Eragrostis, *410. 

 Erect, of seeds, 250. 

 Ericaceae, 342. 

 Eriodendron, 291. 

 Etiolated plant, 420. 

 Estivation, see Estivation. 

 Exendospermous, of seeds, 252. 

 Exogens, 80. 

 Eucalyptus, 326. 

 Eucharis, 117, 196, 383. 

 Eugenia, 324. 

 Eupatorium, 337. 

 Euphorbia (Poinsettia), 376-9. 

 Euphorbiaceae, 373. 

 Evergreens, 165. 

 Evolvulus, *357. 



FARINACEOUS endosperm, 253. 



Fascicle, 196. 



Fibres, 86. 



Ficus, 380, 415 ; bark and leaf- 

 scars, 82-3; bud, *160; epi- 

 phytic on palms and trees, 

 80 ; leaves, * 148 ; roots, 124. 



Fig, see Ficus. 



Filament, 216, 221. 



Flame of the Forest, 198. 



Flame-tree, see Spathodea. 



Flemingia, young, leaves, *164. 



Floret, 213, 336. 



Follicle, *240; of Cryptostegia, 



*239 ; Daemia, *257 ; Wrightia, 



*259; Apocynaceae, 348; As- 



clepiadaceae, 353 ; some Ra- 



nunculaceae, 275. 

 Food, manufacture in leaves, 



33 ; materials in seeds, 65 ," 



proteids, 30. 

 Fruits, ch. xiii, aggregate and 



collective, 245; colours of, 



265 and frontispiece. 

 Funicle, 248 ; coloured, 268 and 



frontispiece. 



GAILLARDIA, 337. 

 Gardenia, 334. 

 Gaultheria, 343. 

 Genus, ch. xii, 138. 

 Geotropism, *98, 100. 

 Geraniacese, 301. 

 Geraneum, see Pelargonium. 

 Germination, seeds and fruits,, 



ch. v, 47 et seq. 

 Gesneraceae, cotyledon, 127. 

 Ginger, see Zinziber. 

 Gland, 152 ; in asclepiadaceae, 



351. 



Gloriosa superba, *385. 

 Glume, of grass-flower, 408, 



*410. 



Gnaphalium, 339. 

 Gold Mohur, see Poinciana. 

 Gomphrena, 194. 

 Gossypium, 291. 

 Gourd, 340-1. 

 Grain, of cereals and grasses,. 



243, 411. 



Gravity, see Geotropism. 

 Grewia, 299. 



* Denotes a figure. 



