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Preface

1. The Plant Body

The Root, The Shoot, The Anatomy of the Plant Body, The Ontogemy of the Plant Body Secondary Vascular Tissues and the Cambium.

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2. The Inflorescence

Classification Reduced Inflorescences. Phylogemy of the Inflorescence.

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3. The Flower

Basic Structure. The Primitive Flower. Reduction in the Flower.

Binliography

4. The Androecium

Classification by Arrangement on the Receptacle. Reduction in the Androecium. Fusion in the Androecium. Adnation in the Androecium. The Androecium under Zygomorphy. Ontogeny of the Androecium.

The Stamen

The Primitive Stamen. The Anther. The Filament. The Sporangia. Anthersac Wall and “Sporangium Wall.” Unusual Forms and Arrangements of Stamens. Anatomy of the Stamen. Ontogeny of the Stamen. Morphological Nature of the Stamen. Staminodia. Nactaries.

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5. Pollen

Arrangement of Pollen Grains in the Tetrad. Structure of the Exine. Pollengrain Types. Pollen-grain Development. Sequence within the Sporangium. Palynology.

Dehiscence of the Anther.

Pollination

The Male Gametophyte

The Pollen Tube. The Tube Nucleus. Male Gametes. Terminology of the Male Gametophyte .

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6. The Gynoecium

The Carpel

Form of the Carpel. Closure of the Carpel. The Complex Carpel. Modification of the Follicular Carpel. The Solid Carpel. The Stigma and Transmitting Tissue. Placentation. Morphological Nature of the Carpel. Axial Nature of the Carpel. Ontogeny of the Carpel. Anatomy of the Carpel. Sycarphy. The Inferior Ovary.

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7. The Ovule

Definition of the Ovule. Form and Orientation of the Ovule. Ovule Number. Ontogeny of the Ovule. Anatomy of the Ovule . Reduction in the Ovule. The Nature of the Angiosperm Ovule.

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8. Archesporium

Megaspore Mother Cell. Magasporogenesis.

The Embryo Sac.

Embryo-sac Types. Theories of the Morphological Nature of the Embryo Sac.

The Endosperm

Types of Endosperm Formation. Cytological Make-up of the Endosperm.

Ruminate Endosperm. Nature of the Endosperm.

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9. Fertilization

The Embryo

Germination. The Angiosperm Embryo at Germination and Early Seedling Stages.

Polyembryony.

Anatomy of the Embryo and Young Seedling

The Two Major Types of Angiosperm Embryos

The Primitive Angiosperm Embryo.

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10. The Seed.

Size of Seeds. Structure of the Seeds.

The Fruit

Dehiscence. Pericarp. The Integuments in Fruits. Evolutionary Relationship of Fruit Types.

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11. Notes on the Morphology of Selected Families.

Ranales.

Winteranceae. Lactoridaceae. Magoliaceae. Annonaceae. Eupomatiacae. Himantandraceae. Degeneriaceae. Myristicaceae. Schisandraceae. Illiciaceae. Calycanthaccae. Trochodendraceae and Tetracentraceae. Austrobaileyaceae. Carcidiphyllaceae. Monimiaceae. Amborellaceae. Eupteleaceae. Ceratophylaceae. Renunculaceae. Lardizabalaceae. Sargentodoxaceae. Berberidaceae. Nymphaeaceae and Cabombaceae. Lauraceae. Some Families Less Well Known Morphologically, Commonly Placed in the Eannales (Hernandiacease, Canellaceae, Trimeniaxeae). Dissussion and Summary of the Ranales.

Dilleniales

Dilleniaxeae. Paeoniaceae. Crossomataceae.

Piperales.

Chloranthaceae.

Verticillatae (Casuarinales)

Casuarinaceae.

Helobiales.

Liliales.

The Primitive Liliaceae.

Plamae.

Habit. The Leaf. Inflorescene . The Flower . The Fruit. Discussion.

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