CONTENTS. 



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PREFACE ix 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi 



INTRODUCTION xvii 



EXPLANATION OF TERMS . xix 



The Cycas Family . i 



The Pine Family 2 



The Yew Family 20 



The Water-Plantain Family 23 



The Palm Family 26 



The Arum Family 32 



The Pine-Apple Family 37 



The Spiderwort Family 38 



The Pickerel-Weed Family 41 



The Stemona Family . 44 



The Bunch Flower Family 45 



The Lily Family . . . 50 



The Lily-of-the-valley Family 58 



The Smilax Family 62 



The Amaryllis Family 66 



The Yam Family 69 



The Iris Family . . .69 



The Canna Family 71 



The Arrowroot Family 72 



The Orchid Family 72 



The Lizard's Tail Family .97 



The Walnut Family 99 



The Bayberry Family , ... 105 



The Cork-Wood Family 109 



The Willow Family 109 



The Birch Family 115 



The Beech Family 119 



The Elm Family 139 



The Mulberry Family 143 



