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Vlii TABLE OF CONTENTS 



VIII. 



Class Gynandria Pollinia Peculiarities of the Orchis family 

 Ladies' Tresses Habits of the Orchis Tribe Song of the 

 Gynandrian Tribes Class Moncecia Trees in it Hazel- 

 Corn Flint's remarks on the fructification of Maize Flow- 

 ers of little streams Song of the Moncacian Tribes Class 

 Dio3cia Fruit of the Fig Method of producing two crops 

 of it in one season Explanation Banyan Tree Indian 

 Rubber and Cow Trees Myrica Rafflesia Song of the 

 Dicecian Tribes. 



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Class Polygamia Its Orders Song of the Polygamian Tribes 

 Class Cryptogamia Sporse Mode in which it is Said 

 Linneus formed it Number of its Orders Ferns Their 

 Fructification Maiden Hair Height of Ferns in tropical 

 climates Mosses Mungo Park Habits of Mosses 

 Wordsworth Liverworts Sea Weeds Lichens Mush- 

 rooms Their Habits Qualities How to tell the species 

 for Catsup Tuber Mushrooms Song of the Cryptogamian 

 Tribes Rejected Classes Imperfections of the Linnean 

 System Number not reliable, and how managed by bota- 

 nists in classing Distinction between the two systems- - 

 How to acquire the name of botanist. 



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Planting of slips Polypi Their resemblance to plants Life 

 germs Why a tree turned upside down should have 

 branches and leaves from the former roots, and vice versa 

 Cotyledons Office of seed making Use of fruit Silk used 

 and Cotton Differences between seed and life germs Two 

 objects must be attended to in causing germs to sprout 

 Layers Nature's method of propagating plants in this way 

 -^Banyan tree Pope's Willow Humboldt Grafting and 



