PREFACE 
Tus book consists of three parts. In Part I., the structure - 
and growth of the Flowering Plant is given; Part II. treats 
of the classification, distribution, and habitat of Flowering 
Plants, and the characteristics of a few Orders; whilst 
Part III. deals with the Physiology of the Plant. 
Part I. begins with germination, traces the growth of the 
plant from the seed, describes its component parts, root and 
shoot, and, lastly, the formation of the flower —a shoot 
modified for the production of fruit and seed. | 
In Part II., those Orders are selected which are required 
for the Junior Oxford and most Elementary Examinations in 
Botany. : | 
The Physiology of Plants, in Part III., is treated experi- 
mentally, as far as is possible in a book of this scope. 
Students should repeat the experiments for themselves. 
It is hoped that the book will be especially useful to those 
preparing for the Junior Oxford and Cambridge Examinations, 
and, above all, that it may interest beginners in the study: of 
Botany. As far as possible, technical language has been 
avoided, in order that beginners may not be discouraged by 
terms, which are often mere names to them. When such 
terms are used, they have been carefully explained, and, if 
helpful, their derivation has been given. 
