INDEX. 



217 



r. 



Indian corn, 133, 177. 



Innoration, 135. 



Insect-eating plants, 63. 



Insect fertilisation, n, 30, 85, 86, 



87, 94, 102, 109, 116, 119, 122, 



125, 136. e 



Insects, choice of honey, 90. 

 Involucre, 143. 

 Iris, 115, 116, 150. 



Jasmine, 32. 

 Jonquils, 71. 



J. 



Laburnum, 97, 1^8.^ 



Land-plants, origin of, 29. 



Larkspur, 94, 95, 150. * 



Laurel, common, 30. 



Leaves, 53, 78, 162, 201; func- 

 tions of the, 33; shapes of, 

 37; origin of, 48; structure of, 

 169; falling of, 51. 



Lemon, 157. 



Lichens, 209. 



Lilac, 136. 



Lilies, 44, HI, 136. 



Lilium auratum, 112, 136. 



Lily-of-the-valley, 113, 137. 



Lime, 150. 



Lines in flowers, 103. 



Liverworts, 209. 



Lobed leaves, 45. 



Lupine, 97, 98. 



M. 



Magnolia, 136. 

 Mallow, 96, 135. 

 Mango, 157. 

 Manures, 61. 

 Maples, 150. 



Marriage of plants, 10, 73. 

 Marsh-marigold, 71, 93, 150. 

 Medlar, 156. 

 Melons, 107, 157. 

 Millet, 133. 



Mistletoe, 108, 156, 180. 

 Monkey-plants, 101. 

 Monkshood, 94, 96. 

 Monocotyledons, 115,161, 166, 211. 

 Mosses, 209. 

 Mountain-ash, 179. 

 Mulberry, 157. 



N. 



Narcissus, 114. 

 Nasturtium, 40, 103. 



" Natural selection," 27, 32. 

 Nectarine, 156. 

 Nepenthes, 67. 

 Nettle, 128. 



Night-flowering plants, 31. 

 Nitrogen, how plants obtain, 57, 



61, 63, 72. 

 Nuts, 158, 160, 202. 



O. 



Oak, 132. 



Odours in flowers, 31. 



Old man's beard, 153. 



Onion, 113. 



Orange, 157. 



Orchids, 104, 116, 180, 183. 



Origin of plants, 14, 26. 



Ovaries, inferior, 113; develop- 

 ment of the, 94, 96, in; com- 

 pound, in. 



Ovule, the, 10, 23, 76, 80, 82, 86. 



Oxygen, 15, 59. 



P. 



Palmate leaves, 41. 



Parallel veined leaves, 114, 144. 



Parasitic plants, 180, 202, 208. 



Peach, 155. 



Peaflowers, 97, 150, 160, 178, 204. 



Pear, 156, 179. 



Perennials, 51, 165. 



Perianth, no. 



Petals, 83, 88. 



Phosphorus, how plants obtain, 



57, 61. 



Pine-apple, 157. 

 Pinnate leaves, 41. 

 Pistil, the, 10, 76, 86. 

 Pitcher plants, 66. 

 Plum, 155. 



Pollen, 10, 23, 76, 81, 86. 

 Pollen-masses of orchids, 117. 

 Pollination, reproduction by, 10, 



23- 



Pomegranate, 157. 

 Poppy, 28, 96, 150, 151, 160, 177. 

 Potash, 61. 

 Potato, 70, 160. 

 Primrose, 99. 

 Protoplasm, 57, 75. 

 Pumpkin, 107, 157. 



R. 



Ranunculus, turban, 93. 

 Raspberry, 155. 

 Reproduction, 21, 73. 



