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CHAPTER VIII. — The Classification and Naming of Plants. 

 Reproductive versus Vegetative Organs in Classification — 

 Groups of Plants — The Plant Kingdom — Plant Nomenclature 

 — Scientific Name — Scientific Name versus Common Name- 

 General References 60-67 



PART II 



CHAPTER IX.— Gramine^ (Poaceje) Grass Family. 



Habit of Plants — Roots — Stems — ^Lodging — Tillering — Bulb- 

 ous Grasses — Rhizome-bearing Grasses — Stoloniferous 

 Grasses — ^Leaves — Growth of Leaves — Scales and Bracts — 

 Ligule — Auricle — Inflorescence — Spikelet — Pollination — Fruit 

 ■ — Phylogeny of Grasses — Grass-like Plants — References — 

 Cereals — Key to Groups of Important Cereals — Key to Small- 

 grain Seedlings — References 68-90 



CHAPTER X.— Triticum (Wheat). 



Habit of Plant — Roots — Stems — ^Leaf — Inflorescence — Spike- 

 let — Flower — Opening of Flower and Pollination — Artificial 

 Cross Pollination — Fertilization and Maturing of Grain — 

 Ripening Stages — The Mature Grain— Relative Proportions of 

 the Parts of the Grain— "Hard" and "Soft" Wheats— Milling 

 of Wheat — Kinds of Flour — Germination of Wheat — Classi- 

 fication of the Types of Wheat — Key to Economic Types of 

 Wheat — Origin of Wheat — Environmental Relations — Uses of 

 Wheat — Production of Wheat — References 91-121 



CHAPTER XI.— Avena (Oats). 



Habit of Plant — Roots — Stems — Leaf — Inflorescence — Spike- 

 let and Flower — Opening of Flower and Pollination — Fertiliza- 

 tion and Maturing of Grain — The Mature Grain— Germina- 

 tion of Oats — Classification of Oats — Other Cultivated Oats 

 — Avena fatua ("wild oats") — Origin of Oats — Environmental 

 Relations — Uses of Oats — The Production of Oats ^ 

 References 122-134 



CHAPTER XII.— HoRDEUM (Barley). 



Habit of Plant, Roots, Stems, Leaves — Spikelet and Flower — 

 Opening of Flower and Pollination — Fertilization and Matur- 

 ing of Grain — Mature Grain of Barley — Color of Grain- 

 Germination of Barley — Classification of Barleys — Origin 

 of Cultivated Barleys — Environmental Relations — Uses of 

 Barley — The Brewing Process — Production of Barley — 

 References .'133-152 



