CONTENTS. 



Peeface ... ...' ... ... ... V 



List of Illustrations ... ... ... ... x 



Introductory Chapter— A Walk round my Garden 1 

 I.— How Seeds Germinate : Part I.— A Seed with 



Two Seed-Lea ves ... ... ... ... 7 



II.— How Seeds Germinate : Part II.— A Seed with 



One Seed-Leaf .. ... ... ... 13 



III.— The Root: Part I.— How the Root Feeds hy 



Drinking ... ... ... ... 18 



IV.— The Root : Part II.— What the Root Seeks and 



Avoids ... ... ... ... 24 



v.— The Root: Part III.— Forms of Roots: Nature's 



Rotation of Crops ... ... ... 28 



VL— The Stem: Parti.— Wliat the Stem is for ... 35 

 VII. — „ ,, „ II. — Root-sap Tubes and Leaf- 



sap Tubes ... ... ... ... 40 



VIII.— Climbing Plants and Parasites ... ... 45 



IX.— The Leaves: Part I.— How the Leaves' Air- 

 Food is made ... ... ... ... 53 



X.— The Leaves : Part II.— How Dead Stuff is 



turned into Living Food ... ... 58 



XL— The Leaves : Part III. — Some Experiments . 63 



XIL— „ „ „ IV. -Shapes and Vein Plans 68 



XIII. — „ „ „ V. — Reasons for Leaf Shapes 78 



XIV.— How Leaves Protect Themsselves ... ... 86 



XV.— The Flower: Part L— What is a Flower? ... 92 



XVI.— „ „ „ XL- Parts of a Flower ... 96 



XVIL— „ „ „ IIL— „ „ „ ... 101 

 XVIII. — „ „ „ IV.— The Geranium's Debt 



to Insects ... ... ... . . 105 



XIX.— The Flower : Part V.— Regular and Irregular 



Flowers ... ... ... .. ... Ill 



XX.— The Flower: Part VL— More about the Flower's 



Debt to Insects ... ... .. 118 



XXL— The Flower: PartVIL— Wind-Fertilized Flowers 125 

 XXIL— Fruits and Seeds: Part I.— How Seeds are 



Spread ... ... ... ... 130 



XXIIL— Fruits and Seeds : Part II.— How Seeds are 



Spread by Animals ... ... ... 135 



XXIV.— Fruits and Seeds : Part 111.— How Seeds are 



carried by the Wind ... ... 142 



XXV.— How Plants Multiply without Seeds ... 148 



XXVL— How Plants have been Improved by Man... 155 



XXVIL— How One Season Prepares for the Next ... 163 



Summary ... ... ... ... 170 



Index to Terms and Plant Names ... ... ... 176 



