CONTENTS. 



Vol. I. 



SEED-BEARING PLANTS 55 



Seeds naked 55 



1. Pine Family— Conifers 55 2. Yew Family 



Seeds enclosed 68 



67 



23. Lily-of-the- Valley 



Family 513 

 Wake-robin Family 522 



24. 



25- 



26. 



Smilax Family 526 



Bloodwort Family 530 



27. Amaryllis Family 531 



28. Yam Family 535 



29. Iris Family 536 



30. Arrow-root Family 546 



31. Burmannia Family 546 



32. Orchid Family 547 



11. Nettle Family 634 



12. Mistletoe Family 638 



13. Sandalwood Family 639 



14. Birthwort Family 641 



15. Buckwheat Family 646 



Index of Latin Generic Names in Volume I. 



678 



SYMBOLS USED 



is used after figures to indicate feet. 



' is used after figures to indicate inches. 



" is used after figures to indicate lines, or twelfths of an inch. 

 ^ over syllables indicates the accent, and the short English sound of the vowel. 

 " over syllables indicates the accent, and the long, broad, open or close English sound of 

 the vowel. 



In the Metric System. 



The metre = 39.37 inches, or 3 feet 3.37 inches. 

 The decimetre = 3.94 inches. 

 The centimetre = f of an inch, or 4} lines. 

 The millimetre = T V of an inch, or i a line. 

 2.\ millimeters = 1 line. 



very nearly. 



