THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS
THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION
FROM THE GERMAN OF THE LATE
ANTON KERNER VON MARILAUN
Professor of Botany in the University of Vienna
Translated By F. W. OLIVER, M.A., D.Sc.
Quain Professor of Botany in University College, London
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ELEMENTARY BOTANY
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FOOTNOTES
[1] Get a chemist to make a solution of iodine and potassium iodide, which should be a bright, clear, orange colour.
[2] Weigh the plant, which you are putting in jar C, carefully, and keep a record of its weight for future use (see p. 18).
[3] This experiment is sometimes difficult to manage successfully, though it appears so simple. Great care should be taken not to overdose the plant with iron.
[4] Ordinary methylated spirit is rather impure alcohol, which will do if you cannot get any better.
[5] It is better to have half a dozen examples for each experiment, for the seedlings do not always act quite quickly and correctly, and from half a dozen you can see the average result.
[6] Spores are simple little structures which do much of the work of seeds. See the Chapter on Ferns.
Transcriber's Note
The following apparent errors have been corrected:
- p. 17 "(see Chap. VI.)," changed to "(see Chap. VI.)."
- p. 40 "actually the case" changed to "actually the case."
- p. 61 "adventititious" changed to "adventitious"
- p. 84 "B. Primrose" changed to "B, Primrose"
- p. 101 "places we do not not need" changed to "places we do not need"
- p. 107 "ordinary leaflets" changed to "ordinary leaflets."
- p. 142 "stem and leaves" changed to "stem and leaves."
- p. 165 "them Did you ever" changed to "them. Did you ever"
- p. 197 "Anther, 80, 81" changed to "Anther, 80, 81"
- p. 198 "179, 152 181" changed to "179, 152, 181"
- p. 199 "without CO2 20" changed to "without CO2, 20"
- p. 200 "twining of petioles, 107" changed to "twining of petioles, 106"
- p. 201 "Seeds, maize, 10" changed to "Seeds, maize, 9"
Archaic or inconsistent language has otherwise been kept as printed.