TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Preface _ 5 



Definitions of the Terms used in Descripti'Je Botany 9 



The Plant 9 



The Stem 10 



The Leaves U 



The Inflorescence 15 



The Flower 15 



The Corolla 17 



The Stamens 17 



The Pistil 18 



The Fruit : , 18 



The Seed 19 



Classificaticin 20 



The Preparation of Botanical Specimens 21 



Herbarium 24 



Glossary of Technical Terms ^ 25 



Key to the Families ; , 33 



Descriptions of the Families, Genera, and Species 45 



Pteridophyta : Ferns and Fern-like Plants 45 



Spermatophta : Flowering Plants 64 



Gyranospermae 64 



Angiospermae 65 



Monocotyledoneae 65 



Dicotyledoheae 168 



Index 481 



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