CONTENTS. 



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Lesson 



I. — Seeds, 

 II. — Structure of Plants, 

 III.— Roots, 

 IV. — Stems, 

 V. — Leaves, 

 VI. — Flowers, 

 VII.— Fruits, 

 VIII. — Acotyledons, 

 IX. — Systematic Botany, 

 Simple Directions for the Collection and Preservation of Specimen 

 Plants, ...... 



Examination or Dissection of Flowers and Fruits, 

 Australian Vegetation, .... 



Glossary, ........ 



Principal Plants of Economic Value — 



No. I. Plants used as Food, yielding Esculent Roots, Leaves 

 etc., ....... 



,, 2. Plants yielding Edible Fruits, Nuts, etc., . 



,, 3. Spice and Condiment Plants, 



,, 4. Medicinal Plants, ..... 



., 5. Plants yielding Gums, Resins, and Balsams, 



,, 6. Fibre Plants used in the Manufacture of Clothing 



Cordage, and Paper, . 

 ,, 7. Plants used for Dyeing, 

 ,, 8. Principal Timber Trees of Commerce, 

 Wild Plants found around Melbourne, and common in New South 



Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania, 

 Natural Orders of Plants represented in Australia, 

 Botanical Index, ....... 



Press Notices of Previous Books, .... 



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