CONTENTS. 



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Cactus, 

 Caladium, 

 Camellia, - 

 Caxna, - 

 Carnation, 



COLEUS, - 



Crape Myrti 



Crocus, - 



Cyclamen, - 



Daisy, 



Dicentra, - 



Drac^na, 



Echeveria, 



Erythrina, 



Fittonia, - 



Fuchsia, - 



Funkia, 



Gardenia, 



Geranium, - 



Gladiolus, 



Heliotrope, 



Hibiscus, 



HOYA, - 



Hyacinth, 



LiBONIA, 



Lily, 



Lily of the V 



Linaria, ■ 



Mahernia, - 



Oleander, 



Pansy, 



Pelargonium, 



Peperomia, 



Petunia, 



Phlox, 



Physianthus, 



Primrose, - 



Rose, 



Saxifrage, 



SCILLA, 



Sedum, 



Selaginella, 



Smilax, 



Stephanotis, 



Tritoma, 



Trop.eolum, 



Tuberose, - 



Tulip, 



Verbena, 



Violet, - 



Weigela, - 



NEGLECTED BEAUTIES. 



Choice Native Wild Flowers — Anemone 

 nemorosa; Uvularia; Eijthronium ; Dode- 

 catheon meadia; Tiadescantia Virginica; Co- 

 reopsis; Asclepias tuberosa; Cassia chamiE- 

 crista; Liatris; Gentiana crinita; Asters, 392 

 Climbing Plants — Climbers: Passiflora 

 P'ordii; Clematis virginiana; Clematis Sie- 

 boldii ; Clematis Jackmanni ; Clematis John 

 Gould Veitch; Cobiea scandens; Eccremo- 

 carpus scaber; Cucurbitacese, - - - 394 

 Twiners: Ipomoea: Ouamoclit vulgaris; Cal- 

 ystegia sepium; Boussingaultia basilloides; 

 Mikania scandens; I^nicera; Celastrus scan- 

 dens; Aristolochia sipho; Lathvrusodoratus; 

 Mauiandia; Thunbergia; Menispermum 

 Canadense; Wistaria Sinensis; Phaseolus 

 multitlorus; Adlumia cirrhosa; Jasininum 

 officinale; Humulus lupulus; Periploca 



Gr-Tca, 394-396 



Creepers: Hedera helix; Ampelopsis 

 Veitchii; Ampelopsis quinquefolia; Tecoma 

 radicans ; Ficus repens, . - - - 396-397 

 Trailers: Epigiea repens; Tradescantia ze- 



brina, 397 



Ferns, 398 



Grasses, 399 



Heaths, 400 



Mosses, 401 



STRUCTURE OF PLANTS. 



Chemistry of Plants, .... ^02 



Tissues, 403 



Roots — Annuals; Biennials: Perennials, . 404 



Stems — Stalks; Axil, 405 



Leaves — Stipules; Bracts; Buds; Estivation, 406 

 Flowers— Calyx; Corolla; Stamen; Pistil; 

 Pericarp; Seed; Receptacle; Nectary, - -408 



Inflore-scence. 410 



divisions of the vegetable kingdom. 

 Variety; Subspecies or Race; Species; 

 Subgenus or Section; Genus; Tribe and 

 Subtribe; Suborder; Order; Subclass or Alli- 

 ance; Class, Series or Subkingdom, - 411-412 

 ST.STEMS OF CLASSIFICATION. 

 Artificial System of Linn.eus —Twenty- 

 four Classes; Twenty-six Orders, - 414-415 

 Natural Orders of Linn.eus, - - - 415 

 Natural Systems, .... 416-417 

 Influence of Floriculture, - - - 418 

 Index of Sentiment, - - - 421-424 



