CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.[Introduction--General Character of Plants and the Identification of Flowers]1
II.[The Pollination and Fertilisation of Flowers]25
III.[Climbing Plants]30
IV.[Early Spring]39
V.[Woods and Thickets in Spring]48
VI.[The Spring-Flowering Trees and Shrubs of Woods, Thickets, and Hedgerows]61
VII.[Waysides and Wastes in Spring]81
VIII.[Meadows, Fields, and Pastures--Spring]108
IX.[Bogs, Marshes, and Wet Places in Spring]123
X.[Woods and Thickets in Summer]130
XI.[Wastes and Waysides in Summer]151
XII.[Wastes and Waysides in Summer--Composite Flowers]175
XIII.[Wastes and Waysides in Summer--continued]190
XIV.[Meadows,Fields,and Pastures--Summer]211
XV.[Bogs, Marshes, and Wet Places--Summer]236
XVI.[On Heath, Down, and Moor]257
XVII.[In the Corn Field]281
XVIII.[On the Chalk]296
XIX.[By the River Side]312
XX.[On Walls, Rocks,and Stony Places]318
XXI.[Field and Wayside in Autumn]328
XXII.[Autumn in the Woods]331
XXIII.[Parasitic Plants]340
XXIV.[Carnivorous Plants]350
[List of Flowers Classified According to Their Habitats and Habits]359
[List of Flowers Classified According to Their Orders and Genera]373
[Glossarial Index]381