CONTENTS. 
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FNTRODUCTION( acca: oe see ae se? ar hae ee a eee ay ae ae es a ED 
CHAPTER I. _ 
General Classification—Characters of the Flowering Plants—The Classes Angiospermae 
and Gymnospermae, .. ..- 1 -- ee ee ewer ena hy Aaya . 2-4 
CHAPTER II. 
Characters of the Gymnospermae—Order Gnetales—Order Cycadales—Order Gink- 
goales—Order Coniferae—The Pine Family—The Yew Family, . .. . 4-15 
CHAPTER III. 
Characters of the Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons Compared—Order Pandanales— 
Screw-pine Family —Cat-tail Family—Bur-reed Family—Order Helobiae--Pondweed 
Family—Arrow-grass Family—Water-plantain Family—-Water-poppy Family— 
. 15-22 
Frog’s-bit Family—Order Triuridales.. 2. 6 2. ee we eee : 
CHAPTER IV. 
Order Glumiflorae—Grass Family—Sedge Family, ...... » 4 es + 23-30 
CHAPTER V. 
Order Principes—Palm Family, ....... ..-+..04- Be oa Ge! TSO 
CHAPTER VI. 
Order Spathiflorae—Arum Family—Duckweed Family, .......... - - 37-40 
CHAPTER VIIL* 
Order Farinosae—Mayaca Family—VYellow-eyed Grass Family—Pipewort Family— 
Rapatea Family—Pineapple Family—Spiderwort Family—Pickerel-weed Family— 
Philydra Family,. .... oo 
CHAPTER IX. 
Order Liliiflorae—Rush Family —Stemona Family—Bunch-flower Family—Lily Family - 
—Lily-of-the-Valley Family—Smilax Family—Bloodwort Family—Amaryllis 
Family—Tacca Family—Yam Family, ........02.2200. +. « 46-60 
CHAPTER X. 
Order Scitamineae—Banana Family—Ginger Family—Canna Family—Arrowroot 
Family, Natt has nanos te fa seta tors rat enh gat us ci gies he ge a 61-63 
4 CHAPTER XI. 
Order Microspermae—Burmannia Family—Orchid Family, .......... 63-68 
CHAPTER XII. 
General Characters of the Dicotyledons—Order Verticillatae—Casuarina Family—Order 
Piperales—Lizard’s-tail Family—Chloranthus Family—Lacistema Family, . 69-73 
*By an error in numbering, Chapter VII is omitted from the text, 
