CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Introduction vii 



I. Plan of the Book i 



II. Characteristics of Some of the More Important 



Botanical Families 6 



Glossary of Botanical Terms 16 



FLOWERS GROUPED ACCORDING TO COLOR 



III. Green, Greenish, Greenish Yellow 20 



IV. White, Cream, Greenish White 38 



V. Yellow, Pale Yellow, Orange 147 



VI. Pink, Rose, Crimson, Magenta, Red 243 



VII. Blue, Purple 298 



VIII. Variegated Flowers 371 



IX. Vines and Shrubs 376 



HABITATS OF PLANTS 



X. River Banks — Brooks — Running Streams — Shores 



of Tide-water Bays 457 



XI. Swamps (Including Pine Barren Swamps), Bogs, and 



Marshes 461 



XII. At the Seaside. Near the Coast 466 



XIII. Aquatics 469 



XIV. Wet Meadows, and Thickets. Low, Rich Grounds . 471 



XV. Dry Fields and Pastures. Waste Places. Road- 



sides 474 



XVI. Sandy, Sterile Soil 479 



XVII. Weeds. Escaped from Cultivation 482 



