The Study of Plant Life
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT5. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY6. CHAPTER II. SIGNS OF LIFE7. CHAPTER III. SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS8. CHAPTER IV. FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (1) IN THE SOIL9. CHAPTER V. FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR10. CHAPTER VI. THE FOOD MANUFACTURED BY THE PLANT11. CHAPTER VII. THE CIRCULATION OF WATER12. CHAPTER VIII. LIGHT AND ITS INFLUENCES13. CHAPTER IX. GROWTH IN SEEDLINGS14. CHAPTER X. MOVEMENT15. SUMMARY OF PART I.16. CHAPTER XI. ROOTS17. CHAPTER XII. STEMS18. CHAPTER XIII. LEAVES19. CHAPTER XIV. BUDS20. CHAPTER XV. FLOWERS21. CHAPTER XVI. FRUITS AND SEEDS22. CHAPTER XVII. THE TISSUES BUILDING UP THE PLANT BODY23. CHAPTER XVIII. FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS OF WATER24. CHAPTER XIX. SPECIALISATION FOR CLIMBING25. CHAPTER XX. PARASITES26. CHAPTER XXI. PLANTS WHICH EAT INSECTS27. CHAPTER XXII. FLOWER STRUCTURES IN RELATION TO INSECTS28. PART IV. THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS29. CHAPTER XXIII. FLOWERING PLANTS30. CHAPTER XXIV. THE PINE-TREE FAMILY31. CHAPTER XXV. FERNS AND THEIR RELATIVES32. CHAPTER XXVI. MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES33. CHAPTER XXVII. ALGÆ AND FUNGI34. CHAPTER XXVIII. HEDGES AND DITCHES35. CHAPTER XXIX. MOORLAND36. CHAPTER XXX. PONDS37. CHAPTER XXXI. ALONG THE SHORE38. CHAPTER XXXII. IN THE SEA39. CHAPTER XXXIII. PLANTS OF LONG AGO40. CHAPTER XXXIV. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND PLANTS41. CHAPTER XXXV. PLANT-MAPS42. CHAPTER XXXVI. EXCURSIONS AND COLLECTING43. INDEX