Front Cover; Tropical Plant Types; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Bacteria and Viruses; Nutrition; Autotrophes; Heterotrophes; Types of Autotrophes; Types of Heterotrophes; The Physiology of Bacteria; Bacteria and the Circulation of Elements; Bacteria in Industry; CHAPTER 2. Algae; Euglena; Chlamydomonas; Volvox; Spirogyra; Fucus; CHAPTER 3. Fungi; 1. Archimycetes; 2. Phycomycetes; 3. Ascomycetes; 4. Basidiomycetes; 5. Fungi Imperfecti; Mucor; Psalliota; Lichens; CHAPTER 4. Bryophyta-Liverworts and Mosses; Archegonium; Sporophyte; Gametophyte; Stem and Leaves.

Marchantia polymorphaFunaria hygrometrica; CHAPTER 5. Pteridophyta-Ferns and their Allies; Archegonium; Sporophyte; Vascular Tissue; Gametophyte; Dryopteris filix-mas; CHAPTER 6. Spermatophyta-Flowering Plants and their Allies; The Ancestor of the Land Plants; Alternation of Generations in Green Algae; Alternation of Generations in the First Archegoniate Plants; Advantages of Alternation of Generations in Land Plants; The First Archegoniate Plants-Summary; Evolution of Liverworts, Mosses, Ferns and Seed Plants; Origin of Mosses and Liverworts; Origin of Pteridophytes; Origin of Spermatophytes.

CycasGinkgo; Pinus; CHAPTER 7. General Morphology of the Angiosperm, Plant Tissues; Tissues; Development and Differentiation; CHAPTER 8. Morphology of the Root; Definition; Types of Root Systems; Apical and Derived Meristems; Differentiation of the Piliferous Layer; Differentiation of the Cortex; Differentiation of the Stele; Origin of Lateral Roots; Secondary Thickening of the Root; Photosynthetic Roots; Support of the Shoot; Breathing Roots (Pneumatophores); Reproductive Roots; Storage Roots; Contractile Roots; Roots with a Velamen; Water Roots; CHAPTER 9. Morphology of the Stem; Definition.

Formation of ProcambiumDevelopment of Vascular Bundles in Extreme Herbs, e.g. Ranunculus; Development of Vascular Bundles in Trees and Woody Herbs, e.g. Helianthus; The Primary Structure of a Dicotyledonous Stem (Figs. 90C, 91); Secondary Thickening of the Stem (Fig. 90C, D); Types of Branching of the Shoot (Fig. 100); Branching of Inflorescences (Figs. 101,102); Photosynthetic Steins; Protection; Specializations of the Stem for Support; Reproduction; Storage; Absorption; CHAPTER 10. Morphology of the Leaf; Epidermis; Stomata; Mesophyll; Vascular System.

Abscission of the Leaf-Leaf Fall (Fig. 112)Leaves of Monocotyledons; Simple and Compound Leaves; Stipules; Specialized Leaves; Phyllodes; CHAPTER 11. Morphology of the Flower; Floral Diagram; Floral Formulae; Half Flowers; Longitudinal Sections; The Gynaecium; The Ovule; The Androecium; CHAPTER 12. Pollination and Fertilization; Entomophily; Ornithophily; Malacophily; Chiropterophily; Hydrophily; Anemophily; Advantages of Cross-pollination; Mechanisms Favouring Cross-pollination; Advantages of Self-pollination; The Microspore; CHAPTER 13. Seeds and Fruits and their Dispersal; Perisperm; Arils.