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Section 18. Reproduction 



Section 19. Flowers . 



Section 20. Fruits 



Section 21. Seeds 



CHAPTER TWO: THE PLANT 

 A GENERAL INTERNAL VIEW 



Section 22. The inside of plants .... 



Section 23. Cells and protoplasm .... 



Section 24. Tissues ....... 



Section 25. From root to leaf 



Section 26. Inside the leaf ..... 



Section 27. The working together of the whole machine 



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CHAPTER THREE: NOT 

 ALTOGETHER ABOUT PLANTS 



Section 28. A break in the story .... 



Section 29. Solution 



Section 30. Molecules ...... 



Section 31. States of matter 



Section 32. Elements and compounds 



Section 33. Atoms 



Section 34. Compounds and mixtures 



Section 34 A. Soil 



A. Origin and kinds of soil 



B. Soil and food 



C. Fertilizers and cultivation 

 Section 35. Osmosis ....... 



Section 36. Causes of continued entrance 



Section 37. Forms of energy ..... 



Section 38. Evaporation 



Section 39. Physics and chemistry and life 

 Life a procession of changes 



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CHAPTER FOUR: ROOTS 



Section 40. Topics 



Section 41. Introductory as to roots 



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