First studies in plant life in Australasia : with numerous questions, directions for outdoor work, and drawing and composition exercises / by William Gillies.

  • Gillies, William.
Date:
[between 1900 and 1920]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: First studies in plant life in Australasia : with numerous questions, directions for outdoor work, and drawing and composition exercises / by William Gillies. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE Preface ... ... ... ... .. ... v List of Illustrations ... ... ... ... x Introductory Chapter—A Walk round my Garden 1 I.—How Seeds Germinate: Part I.—A Seed with • Two Seed-Leaves ... ... ... ... 7 II.—How Seeds Germinate : Part II.—A Seed with One Seed-Leaf .. ... ... ... 13 III. —The Root: Part I.—How the Root Feeds by Drinking ... ... ... ... 18 IV. —The Root : Part II.—What the Root Seeks and Avoids ... ... ... ... . 24 V.—The Root: Part III.—Forms of Roots : Nature’s Rotation of Crops ... ... ... 28 VI.—The Stem: Parti.—What the Stem is for ... 35 VII.— ,, ,, ,, II.—Root-sap Tubes and Leaf- sap Tubes .. ... ... ... 40 VIII.—Climbing Plants and Parasites ... ... 45 IX.—The Leaves : Part L—How the Leaves’ Air- Food is made ... ... ... ... 53 X.—The Leaves : Part II.—How Dead Stuff is turned into Living Food . ... ... 58 XI.—The Leaves: Part III.—Some Experiments .. 63 XII.— ,, ,, ,, IV.-Shapes and Vein Plans 68 XIII. — ,, ,, ,, V.—Reasons for Leaf Shapes 78 XIV. —How Leaves Protect Themselves ... ... 86 XV.—The Flower: Part I.—What is a Flower ? ... 92 XVI.— ,, ,, ,, II.—Parts of a Flower ... 96 XVII— „ „ „ in.— „ „ „ ... 101 XVIII.— ,, ,, ,, IV.—The Geranium’s Debt to Insects ... ... ... . . 105 XIX.—The Flower : Part V.—Regular and Irregular Flowers ... .. ... .. ... Ill XX.—The Flower: Part VI.—More about the Flower’s Debt to Insects ... ... .. 118 XXL—The Flower: Part VII.—Wind-Fertilized Flowers 125 XXII—Fruits and Seeds : Part I.—How Seeds are Spread .. ... ... ... ... 130 XXIII.—Fruits and Seeds: Part II—How Seeds are Spread by Animals ... ... ... 135 XXIV—Fruits and Seeds : Part III—How Seeds are carried by the Wind .. ... ... 142 XXV—How Plants Multiply without Seeds ... 148 XXVI—How Plants have been Improved by Man..; 155 XXVII—How One Season Prepares for the Next ... 163 Summary ... ... .. ... ... 170 Index to Terms and Plant Names ... ... ... 176