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called the Morphology * of Plants or Morphological 

 Botany. What a long word you say ! Well, you must 

 look at the bottom of the page and read how the 

 word is derived or made up and so learn what it 

 means. If you understand what the word means 

 you will more easily remember it. You should 

 always notice the derivation and meaning of 

 words whenever you can. It will help you very 

 much. So then Morphology is that part of 

 Botany which teaches about the outward " forms " 

 of plants. 



2. But now take a part of a plant, the stem 

 for instance, of a buttercup or of a large garden lily, 

 and break it across. You cannot very easily make 

 out of what it is made up. Or try a leaf. Or 

 break a branch off a tree, and try and find out 

 about the different layers and substances of which 

 it is composed. Try it with an elder branch, for 

 instance, with its bark and wood and quantity 

 of pith. This part of Botany is called the 

 Anatomy-*? of Plants. To learn it thoroughly you 

 will need a powerful magnifying glass or micro- 

 scope^ but with the help of some pictures I think 

 you will be able to understand the beginning of 



* From the Greek " morphe" form, shape, and "logos" a word, 

 speech, teaching. 



t From the Greek "ana," up, and " temno," to cut, to cut up or 

 to dissect. Also called "Histology" from the Greek " histos" a web or 

 tissue, and " logos" word, speech, teaching. 



| From the Greek " mikros? small, and '^ skopeo" I see. An 

 instrument through which you can see small things made larger. 



