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The Elements of Botany

by Asa Gray

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Section I — Introductory
  3. 3Section II — Flax as a Pattern Plant
  4. 4Section III — Morphology of Seedlings
  5. 5Section IV — Growth From Buds: Branching
  6. 6Section V — Roots
  7. 7Section VI — Stems
  8. 8Section VII — Leaves
  9. 9§ 1 — Leaves as Foliage
  10. 10§ 2 — Leaves of Special Conformation and Use
  11. 11§ 3 — Stipules
  12. 12§ 4 — The Arrangement of Leaves
  13. 13Section VIII — Flowers
  14. 14§ 1 — Position and Arrangement of Flowers, or Inflorescence
  15. 15§ 2 — Parts or Organs of the Flower
  16. 16§ 3 — Plan of Flower
  17. 17§ 4 — Modifications of the Type
  18. 18§ 5 — Arrangement of Parts in the Bud
  19. 19Section IX — Stamens in Particular
  20. 20Section X | Pistils in Particular
  21. 21§ 2 — Gymnospermous Gynœcium
  22. 22Section XI — Ovules
  23. 23Section XII — Modifications of the Receptacle
  24. 24Section XIII — Fertilization
  25. 25§ 1 — Adaptations for Pollination of the Stigma
  26. 26§ 2 — Action of Pollen, and Formation of the Embryo
  27. 27Section XIV — The Fruit
  28. 28Section XV — The Seed
  29. 29Section XVI — Vegetable Life and Work
  30. 30§ 1 — Anatomical Structure and Growth
  31. 31§ 2 — Cell-contents
  32. 32§ 3 — Anatomy of Roots and Stems
  33. 33§ 4 — Anatomy of Leaves
  34. 34§ 5 — Plant Food and Assimilation
  35. 35§ 6 — Plant Work and Movement
  36. 36Section XVII — Cryptogamous or Flowerless Plants
  37. 37Section XVIII — Classification and Nomenclature
  38. 38§ 1 — Kinds and Relationship
  39. 39§ 2 — Names, Terms, and Characters
  40. 40§ 3 — System
  41. 41Section XIX — Botanical Work
  42. 42§ 1 — Collection, or Herborization
  43. 43§ 2 — Herbarium
  44. 44§ 3 — Investigation and Determination of Plants
  45. 45§ 4 — Signs and Abbreviations
  46. 46Abbreviations of the Names of Botanists
  47. 47Glossary and Index

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