A Manual of Botany. By Reynolds Green. Churchill. Vol. i. Morphology and Anatomy. 7/6. Vol. ii. Classification and Physiology. 10/-. Very helpful for London Examination work.
The Natural History of Plants. From the German of Kerner von Marilaun. Translated by F. W. Oliver. 4 vols. 12/6 each. Blackie. This is a very readable book, full of suggestion and beautiful drawings, and not too technical.
Handbook of the British Flora. By Bentham. Vol. i., 10/6. Illustrations of the British Flora, vol. ii., 10/6. Reeve & Co. This is indispensable for the identification of species.
A Student’s Text-book of Botany. By Vines. 21/-. Sonnenschein.
Practical Botany. By Bower and Vines. 10/6. Macmillan. Both of these are very technical, suitable only for advanced work.
MUSEUM SPECIMEN CASE.
BOTANY.
ANGIOSPERMS OR FLOWERING PLANTS.
| Root. | Stem. |
|---|---|
| Tap Root.—Seedling of Sunflower. | (a) Underground stems. |
| Rhizome—Solomon’s Seal. | |
| Primary Root.—Seedling of Maize (not a tap root). | Bulb—Long: Section of Ranunculus bulbosus. |
| Corm—Long: Section of crocus. | |
| Histology of root. Drawing of transverse section of adicotyledonous root, showing axial arrangement of bundles. | Tubers—Drawing of potato in different stages of growth. |
| Runner—Drawing of strawberry. | |
| (b) Histology of stem. | |
| Development of bundles. Illustrated by drawings of transverse sectionsof young and old roots. | Drawings of transverse and longitudinal sections of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous stems. |
| Origin of lateral roots. Drawing through long section ofroot, showing lateral roots arising from pericycle. | Specimens of bast fibres of hemp, Mexican aloe, lace tree. |
| (c) Axillary outgrowths of stem or modified branches. | |
| Forms of roots. Drawings of carrot, turnip, orchid, etc. | Tendrils—Sweet bryony. |
| Thorns—Black thorn and gorse. |
Leaves.
1. Drawing of poppy plant in five different stages, showing cotyledons, foliage and floral leaves, in illustration of Goethe’s generalisation, “all lateral appendages of the stem are leaves”.
2. Cotyledons. Seedlings of mustard, cress, nasturtium, etc. Drawings of bean to show fleshy cotyledons. Seedling of maize.