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Glimpses at the plant world . t; \ CONTENTS. Page Glimpses at the Plant-world i I. What is a Plant ? 13 II. The Plant which makes Bread rise . 17 III. What is Mould? 20 IV. A Word about Toadstools 25 V. Some other Flowerless Plants ... 28 VI. Frog-spit 34 VII. A Garden in the Sea 41 VIII. Sea Plants {Continued) 45 IX. Robin-wheat 51 X. Ferns 58 XI. The Walking-fern 62 XII. A Plant in Armor 67 XIII. The Linen Plant 73 XIV. Summary 77 XV. The Parts of the Flower 80 XVI. How Seeds are Perfected 87 vi , CONTENTS. Page XVII. How Flowers hire their Pollen car-ried 93 XVIII. Some Pollen-carriers ioo
Glimpses at the plant world . t; \ CONTENTS. Page Glimpses at the Plant-world i I. What is a Plant ? 13 II. The Plant which makes Bread rise . 17 III. What is Mould? 20 IV. A Word about Toadstools 25 V. Some other Flowerless Plants ... 28 VI. Frog-spit 34 VII. A Garden in the Sea 41 VIII. Sea Plants {Continued) 45 IX. Robin-wheat 51 X. Ferns 58 XI. The Walking-fern 62 XII. A Plant in Armor 67 XIII. The Linen Plant 73 XIV. Summary 77 XV. The Parts of the Flower 80 XVI. How Seeds are Perfected 87 vi , CONTENTS. Page XVII. How Flowers hire their Pollen car-ried 93 XVIII. Some Pollen-carriers ioo XIX. A Bumble-bee in a Lions Mouth . 107 XX. A Moths Visit 114 XXI. A Night-blooming Flower 120 XXII. A Night-blooming Flower {Continued) 124 XXIII. Compound Flowers 127 XXIV. Plumed or Feathered Seeds .... 133XXV. Winged Seeds 139 XXVI. Stick-tights ... ...... 144 XXVII. Other Ways by which Seeds travel . 149 GLIMPSES AT THE PLANT-WORLD. Dear Children, — I hope these littleabout a few of theful and beau- « II; plant-world.
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