96
53. An iron beam-plow with rolling coulter and double
clevis 96
54. A rolling cutter-harrow 97
55. Spring-toothed harrows 97
56. Spike-toothed harrows 104
57. A coulter-toothed harrow 104
58. A plank harrow 105
59. To show transpiration 108
60. Amount of transpiration 109
61. To show that growing leaves contain starch 114
62. To show that starch disappears from the leaf when
the plant is placed in the dark 114
63. To show that sunlight is necessary for starch-making
by leaves 115
64. To show that chlorophyl is necessary for starch
formation in the leaf 115
65. To show the giving off of gas by leaves, and that
sunlight is necessary for it 118
66. Seedling radishes reaching for light 119
67. Elm leaves injured by the "imported elm-tree
leaf-beetle," a chewing insect 119
68. A horse-chestnut stem, showing leaves, buds, and
scars, where last year's leaves dropped off 128
69. An underground stem. Buds show distinctly 129
70. Flower of cherry 130
71. Flower of apple 130
72. Pistil and stamen of flowering raspberry 131
73. Flower of buttercup 131
74. A magnolia flower showing central column of pistils
and stamens 134
75. Flowers of squash 135
76. Flower of a lily 136
77. Bud and flower of jewel-weed or "touch-me-not" 137
78. Pistillate flower and perfect flower of strawberry 137
79. A crop of cowpeas 178
80. Red clover 179
81. Soy-beans in young orchard 182
82. A young alfalfa plant
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