CONTENTS 



CHAPTER 



INTRODUCTION 



I. THE AWAKENING OF THE SEED .............. 1 



II. GETTING ESTABLISHED .................. 69 



III. THE WORK OF ROOTS ................... 87 



IV. THE WORK OF LEAVES .................. 163 



V. THE WORK OF STEMS ................... 224 



VI. THE WORK OF FLOWERS ................. 286 



VII. THE WORK OF FRUITS .................. 312 



VIII. How PLANTS ARE INFLUENCED BY THEIR SURROUNDINGS . . 326 



IX. PLANTS WHICH CAUSE DECAY, FERMENTATION AND DISEASE . 361 



X. MAKING NEW KINDS OF PLANTS ............. 406 



INDEX . ..................... 455 



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