CONTENTS 
CHAPTER V 
Vegetable Cytology 
VEGETABLE CYTOLOGY.—Definition. The Plant Cell as the 
Fundamental Unit. A typical Plant Cell. 
PROTOPLASM AND ITS PROPERTIES.—Structure. Metabolism. 
Irritability (Thermotropism, Chemotropism, Sitotropism, 
Hydrotropism, Heliotropism, Geotropism, GalVanotropism, 
Thigmotropism.) Reproduction. 
PROTOPLASMIC CELL CONTENTS—Cytoplasm; fiucleus; nu¬ 
cleolus; plastids (leucoplastids, chloroplastids, chromoplastids) 
CELL FORMATION AND REPRODUCTION.—Asexual and sexual 
cells. Reproduction defined. Asexual Reproduction: Fis¬ 
sion; Gemmation; Free Cell Formation; Rejuvenescence. 
Sexual Reproduction: Conjugation and Fertilization. 
INDIRECT NUCLEAR DIVISION. 
NON-PROTOPLASMIC CELL CONTENTS. —Sugars. Starch. 
Inulin. Hesperidin. Strophanthin. Salicin. Saponin. Coni- 
ferin. Digitoxin. Characteristics of Glucosides. Alkaloids 
and their properties. The alkaloids, Strychnine, Veratrine, 
Nicotine, Caffeine, Cocaine, Aconitine, Colchicine. Gluco- 
alkaloids. Asparagine. Calcium Oxalate. Cystoliths. Silica. 
Tannins. Proteins. Aleurone Grains. Mucilages and Gums. 
Fixed Oils and Fats. Volatile Oils. Resins. Oleoresins. 
Gum Resins. Balsams. Pigments. Latex. Enzymes 
Classification of Enzymes.......... 
CELL WALLS.—Their formation and composition. Growth in area 
and thickness. Various kinds of cell walls and behavior of 
each to micro-chemic reagents. 
CHAPTER VI 
Plant Tissues 
PLANT TISSUES.—Tissue defined. The Tissues of Spermatophytes 
and Pteridophytes: Generative Tissues. List of Tissues. 
MERISTEM.—Definition. Primary and secondary meristems; their 
distribution.. 
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