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OUTLINES

OF

LESSONS IN BOTANY.

FOR THE USE OF TEACHERS, OR MOTHERS
STUDYING WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

BY

JANE H. NEWELL.

ILLUSTRATED BY H. P. SYMMES.

1888.

OUTLINES OF LESSONS IN BOTANY

PART I.: FROM SEED TO LEAF

PART I

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PLANTS AND THEIR USES
   1. Food
   2. Clothing
   3. Purification of the Air
   4. Fuel
2. SEEDLINGS
   1. Directions for raising in the Schoolroom
   2. Study of Morning-Glory, Sunflower, Bean, and Pea
   3. Comparison with other Dicotyledons
   4. Nature of the Caulicle
   5. Leaves of Seedlings
   6. Monocotyledons
   7. Food of Seedlings
3. ROOTS
   1. Study of the Roots of Seedlings
   2. Fleshy Roots
   3. Differences between Stem and Root
   4. Root-hairs
   5. Comparison of a Carrot, an Onion, and a Potato
4. BUDS AND BRANCHES
   1. Horsechestnut
      1. Magnolia
      2. Lilac
      3. Beech
      4. American Elm
      5. Balm of Gilead
      6. Tulip-tree
      7. Cherry
      8. Red Maple
      9. Norway Spruce
   2. Vernation
   3. Phyllotaxy
5. STEMS
   1. Forms
   2. Movements
   3. Structure
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