CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Outlines of Botany, with special reference to Local 



Floras si 



Chap. I. Definitions and Descriptive Botany . . xi 



§ 1. The Plant in General ....„., xii 



§ 2. TheKoot xiv 



§ 3. The Stock „ , , . xv 



§ 4. The Stem xv 



§ 5. The Leaves xvii 



§ 6. Scales, Bracts, and Stipules ..... xxi 



§ 7. Inflorescence and its Bracts ...... xxii 



§ 8. The Flower in General zzi? 



§ 9. The Calyx and Corolla, or Perianth ..... xxvii 



§ 10. The Stamens xxix 



§ 11. The Pistil xxx 



§ 12. The Keceptacle and Kelative Attachment of the Floral 



Whorls xxxiii 



§ 13. The Fruit xxxv 



§ 14. The Seed xxxvii 



§ 15. Accessory Organs . .- xxxvii 



Chap. II. Classification, or Systematic Botany . . xl 



