CONTENTS 



XV 



§ 186. Division of the body by the death of part of it 

 § 187. Division among the simple plants 



§ 188. Runners 



§ 189. Stolons 



§ 190. Dissemination or spreading of the plant by 



propagation 



§ 191. Gemmae 



§ 192. Reproduction by spores 

 § 193. Reproduction by eggs 



§ 194. Fern spores 



§ 195. Germination of spores 



§ 190. Another form or generation of the fern 



§ 197. Alternation of generations 



§ 198. The two generations of the moss 



§ 199. Occurrence of generations . 



§ 200. The generations of seed plants . 



§ 201. The gametophyte, or egg-bearing generation in the 



plant 



§ 202. The structure of a flower . 

 § 203. The spores of seed plants . 



§ 204. Pollination 



§ 205. The wind as an aid to pollination 



§ 206. Animals as pollen carriers 



§207. Fertilization 



vegetative 



seed 



VIII. Seeds and Fruits 



§ 208. The seed 



§ 209. The existence of the seed . 



§ 210. Fruits 



§ 211. The cocoanut .... 



§212. The date 



§ 213. Maize, or Indian corn 



§ 214. The fruit of the clot-bur, Xanthium 



§ 215. Xature of the fruits of Xanthium 



§216. The apple 



§ 217. The bean and pea 



