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I. Introductory. 



Material and apparatus ....... 2 



Measurements ......... 2 



References .......... 4 



Selected courses 5 



II. Growth. 



1. Elongation of dicotyledonous stems 



2. Location and arrangement of growing tissues 



3. Elongation of the stem of a raonocotyledonous plant 



4. Arrangement of the tissues of a monocotyledonous stem 



5. The fibrovascular bundle and composition of the stem 



6. Measurement of growth in length by auxanometers 



7. Increase in thickness of stems 



8. Growth of leaves with netted veins 

 g. Growth of a frond of a fern . 



10. Growth of a leaf with parallel veins 



11. Rate of elongation of a leaf . 



12. Growth of peduncles and scapes . 



13. Growth of petioles 



14. Growth of roots .... 



15. External force exerted in growth . 



16. Growth of a fruit .... 



17. Growth of a cell .... 



18. Awakening growth 

 ig. Awakening growth of a tuber 



20. Influence of temperature upon germination of seeds 



21. Endurance of high temperatures of seeds 



22. Effect of freezing temperatures .... 



23. Influence of cold upon the rate of growth 



24. Relation of oxygen to growth .... 



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