CONTENTS 



PART I. A DETAILED STUDY OF SEED PLANTS, 

 WITH APPLIED OR EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 



SECTION PAGE 



I. A Study of Seeds and Seed Problems ... 1 



II. A Study of Seedlings 7 



III. The Root 10 



IV. Study of Stems 17 



V. Leaves . . . . . . • . . . 32 



VI. The Study of Flowers ....... 45 



VII. Study of Fruits. (Various Fruits) .... 80 



PART II. OPTIONAL PRELIMINARY STUDIES 



I. Suggestions ......... 82 



II. Fall Flowers 83 



III. A Study of Fall Fruits . . . . ,. .90 



PART III. A SURVEY OF THE PLANT KINGDOM 

 IN DETAIL 



I. The Alg^ 93 



IL The Fungi 115 



III. The Moss Plants ........ 130 



IV. The Fern Plants 137 



V. The Seed Plants 147 



VL Simple Classification of Plants 156 



Review Tables 158 



Index 159 



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