CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



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OUTLINES OF BOTANY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LOCAL 



FLORAS xi 



CHAP. I. DEFINITIONS AND DESCRIPTIVE BOTANY . . xi 

 1. The Plant in General ....... xii 



2. The Root , xiv 



3, The Stock xv 



4. The Stem xv 



5. The Leaves . xvii 



6. Scales, Bracts, and Stipules ...... xxi 



7. Inflorescence and its Bracts xxii 



8. The Flower in General ASJ7 



9. The Calyx and Corolla, or Perianth xxvii 



10. The Stamens xxix 



11. The Pistil xxx 



12. The Receptacle and Relative Attachment, of the Floral 



Whorls xxxiii 



13. The Fruit xxxv 



14. The Seed . xxxvii 



15. Accessory Organs xxxvii 



CHAP. II. CLASSIFICATION, OR SYSTEMATIC BOTANY . . xl 



