Contents. 



PAGE. 



PREFACE, . . . ' . . . iv 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, . . . .. -'. ix 



INTRODUCTION BY DR. NATHANIEL LORD BRITTON, v xv 



A CHAPTER TO STUDY, . . . . . i 



FIVE CONSPICUOUS PLANT FAMILIES, . . :'\ 15 



PLANTS GROWING IN WATER, . , , v 21 

 PLANTS GROWING IN MUD : BOGS, SWAMPS AND 



MARSHES, . . . . ,' ""'. . 43 

 PLANTS GROWING IN MOIST SOIL : Low MEADOWS AND 



BY RUNNING STREAMS, . ; 'x '. >-. 79 

 PLANTS GROWING IN RICH OR ROCKY SOIL : DEEP WOODS 



AND HILLSIDES, . . .4,-.' . . 139 



PLANTS GROWING IN LIGHT SOIL: OPEN WOODS, . 203 



PLANTS GROWING IN SANDY SOIL, ,: / V . 231 

 PLANTS GROWING IN DRY SOIL : UPLAND PLACES, THICKETS 



AND MEADOWS, . . . >'?'' '" / 2 5^ 

 PLANTS GROWING IN WASTE SOIL : ROADSIDE BANKS AND 



LANES, . . . .. \ . . 296 



INDEX TO COLOUR, . . . , . . . 326 



INDEX TO ENGLISH NAMES, , ' . . . 333 



INDEX TO LATIN NAMES, . . . . 340 



INDEX OF TECHNICAL TERMS, .... 346 



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