CONTENTS. 



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A SUMMARY OF THE REVISED EDITION v 



LIST OF COLORED PLATES xiii 



COLORS AN INDEX TO ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFI- 

 CATION OF A FLOWER OR ITS FRUIT BY MEANS 

 OF THE COLOR ...... XIV 



TECHNICAL TERMS . . . ... . xvi 



INSECTS WHICH ASSIST IN THE FERTILIZATION OF 



FLOWERS xvii 



INTRODUCTION xix 



FAMILIES: 



Cat-tail (Typhacece) 2 



Bur Reed (5 parganiacece) . . " . . 4 

 Water Plantain (Alismacecz) . . . 6 



Arum (Arace<z) ...... 10 



Yellow-eyed Grass (Xyridacea) . * .18 

 Spiderwort (Commelinacecz) . . .18 



Pickerel Weed (Pontederiacdce) . . .22 

 Lily (LiliacecB) . . . . . .24 



Amaryllis (Amaryllidacece) . . . .60 



Iris (Iridacecs) . . . . . .62 



Orchid (Orckidacece) . . . . .68 



Birthwort (Aristolochiaceae) ... 98 



Buckwheat (Polygonacece) . . . .102 



Goosefoot (ChenopodiacecB) . . .no 



Amaranth (AmarantacecE) . . . .112 



Purslane (P ortulacacece) . . . .114 



Pink (CaryophyllacecB) . . . .116 



Water- Lily (Nymph&acece) . . . .126 



Crowfoot (Ranunculacecz) . . . , .128 

 Barberry (B erberidacece) . . . .152 



Poppy (P ap aver ace &) . . . . .156 



Mustard (Cructferce) . . . . .166 



Pitcher Plant (Sarraceniacece) . . .176 

 Sundew (DroseracecB) . . . . .178 



Orpine (Crassulacece) 180 



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