vih contents. 



Chapter XIIL — The Fruit ; — Pericarp 110 



Chapter XIV. — The Fruit; — Seed 117 



§ Germination 121 



Chapter XY. — The Cryptoqamia. — ORaANS 124 



Part Second. — Physiological Botany "130 



Chapter I. — The Veoetable Cell 130 



Chapter II. — -The Tissues 13i 



Chapter III. — The Epidermal System 137 



Chapter IV. — The Ligneous System 130 



§ Structure of Leaves 146 



Cn.iPTER V. — Of Vegetation, or the Physiology op Plant Life 14(; 



§ Fertilization. . . ." 14S 



§ EiPENiNG OF Fruits 151 



Chapter VI. — Of Absorption 152 



§ Circulation. . ., 153 



§ Transpiration 16C 



§ Respiration 16G 



Chapter VII. — Review op the Principles op Nutrition 15S 



Part Thi-rd. — Systematic Botany 164 



Chapter I. — Op the Classification op Plants IC-t 



Chapter II. — Of the Artificial System 16G 



Chapter III. — Of the Natural System 109 



Chapter IV. — Nomenclature. — Analysis 175 



§ Index and Glossary 180 



§ Key Analytical to the Natural Orders 191 



Part Fourth. — Descriptive Botany ; — The Flor.^. 1 99 



ORDEP.S op the POLTPBTALiE 200 



Orders op the Gamopetal.b 393 



Orders op the Apbtaljs 601 



Orders op the Conoide^ 659 



Orders of the Spadiciflorj; 666 



Orders op the FLORicEiE 676 



Orders op the Graminoide^ 131 



Orders op the CRTPXOGAinA , 810 



