CONTENTS xi 



PART VIII 



THE WORK OF FLOWERS PAGE 



I. WHAT FLOWERS ABE FOB ..... 114 



H. PISTILS AND STAMENS ..... 117 



III. HOW THE SEEDS GBOW 120 



IV. PLANT STOBAQE 124 



V. MAKING BEADY FOB SUMMER .... 127 



VI. SEED-SCATTEBING ...... 132 



PART IX 



THE WORK OF WINDS AND INSECTS 



I. POLLEN TO THE PISTIL . . . . .137 



H. HOW DOTH THE BUSY BEE . . . .143 



in. CURIOUS CONTRIVANCES . . . . .150 



PART X 



SOME REMARKABLE WAYS OF PLANTS 



I. PLANT MOVEMENTS . . . . . .157 



II. SENSITIVE AND MEAT-EATING PLANTS . .160 



in. THE HEALTH OF PLANTS 167 



IV. PLANT-LIFE IN GENERAL ..... 171 



