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CHAPTER XHL THE FRUIT ; PERICARP 110 



CHAPTER XIV. THE FRUIT ; SEED 117 



GERMINATION 121 



CHAPTER XV. THE CRYPTOGAMIA. ORGANS 124 



JPART SECOND. PHYSIOLOGICAL BOTANY 130 



CHAPTER I. THE VEGETABLE CELL 130 



CHAPTER II. THE TISSUES .' 134 



CHAPTER III. THE EPIDERMAL SYSTEM 137 



CHAPTER IV. THE LIGNEOUS SYSTEM 139 



STRUCTURE OP LEAVES 145 



CHAPTER V. OP VEGETATION, OR THE PHYSIOLOGY OP PLANT LIFE 146 



FERTILIZATION 148 



RIPENING OF FRUITS 151 



CHAPTER VI. OF ABSORPTION 152 



CIRCULATION 153 



TRANSPIRATION 156 



RESPIRATION 15G 



CHAPTER VII. REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION 158 



PART TnraD. SYSTEMATIC BOTANY 164 



CHAPTER I. OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS 1 64 



CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTIFICIAL SYSTEM 16G 



CHAPTER III. OF THE NATURAL SYSTEM 169 



CHAPTER IV. NOMENCLATURE. ANALYSIS 175 



INDEX AND GLOSSARY 180 



KEY ANALYTICAL TO THE NATURAL ORDERS 191 



PART FOURTH. DESCRIPTIVE BOTANY ; THE FLORA 1 99 



ORDERS OF THE POLYPETAL^E 200 



ORDERS OF THE GAMOPETAL.E 393 



ORDERS OF THE APETAL^: 601 



ORDERS OF THE CONOIDEJS 659 



ORDERS OF THE SPADICIFLORJ: 666 



ORDERS OF THE FLORTDEJS. 676 



ORDERS OF THE GRAMINOIDEJG 731 



ORDERS OF THE CRYPTOGAMIA 810 



