CONTENTS 
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Preface 7# 
General Remarks on the Physical Geography and Botany of the 
Islands 13* 
Outlines of Elementary Botany . . . . . 
Chap. I. Definitions and Descriptive Botany 
§ 1. The Plant in General 
§ 2. The Root 
§ 3. The Stock 
§ 4. The Stem 
§ 5. The Leaves • 
§ 6. Scales, Bracts, and Stipules 
§ 7. Inflorescence and its Bracts 
§ 8. The Flower in General 
§ 9. The Calyx and Corolla or Perianth xiii 
§ 10. The Stamens xv 
§ 11. The Pistil xvi 
§ 12. The Receptacle and Relative Attachment of the Floral Whorls . . xviii 
§ 13. The Fruit xx 
§ 14. The Seed xxi 
§ 15. Accessory Organs xxii 
Chap. II. Classification, or Systematic Botany xxiv 
Chap. III. Vegetable Anatomy or Physiology xxv 
§1. Structure of the Elementary Tissues xxv 
§ 2. Arrangement of the Elementary Tissues, or Structure of the Organs 
of Plants xxviii 
§3. Growth of the Organs xxix 
§ 4. Functions of the Organs xxx 
Chap. IV. Collection, Preservation, and Determination of Plants . xxxi 
Index of Terms, or Glossary xxxvi 
Key to the Natural Orders ... xli 
Flora of Mauritius • 1 
Additions and Corrections 526 
Index of Vernacular Names 528 
Index of Genera and Species 533 
