The Project Gutenberg eBook, Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From
Seed to Leaf, by Jane H. Newell, Illustrated by H. P. Symmes
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
Title: Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf
Author: Jane H. Newell
Release Date: January 16, 2004 [eBook #10726]
Language: English
Character set encoding: US-ASCII
***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OUTLINES OF LESSONS IN BOTANY,
PART I; FROM SEED TO LEAF***
E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Keren Vergon, Leonard D. Johnson,
and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders
OUTLINES OF LESSONS IN BOTANY.
PART I.: FROM SEED TO LEAF
FOR THE USE OF TEACHERS, OR MOTHERS STUDYING WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
BY
JANE H. NEWELL.
ILLUSTRATED BY H.P. SYMMES
1888.
PART I
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PLANTS AND THEIR USES
1. Food
2. Clothing
3. Purification of the Air
4. Fuel
II. SEEDLINGS
1. Directions for raising in the Schoolroom
2. Study of Morning-Glory, Sunflower, Bean, and Pea
3. Comparison with other Dicotyledons
4. Nature of the Caulicle
5. Leaves of Seedlings
6. Monocotyledons
7. Food of Seedlings
III. ROOTS
1. Study of the Roots of Seedlings
2. Fleshy Roots
3. Differences between Stem and Root
4. Root-hairs
5. Comparison of a Carrot, an Onion, and a Potato
IV BUDS AND BRANCHES
1. Horsechestnut
Magnolia
Lilac
Beech
American Elm
Balm of Gilead
Tulip-tree
Cherry
Red Maple
Norway Spruce
2. Vernation
3. Phyllotaxy
V STEMS
1. Forms
2. Movements
3. Structure
VI LEAVES
1. Forms and Structure
2. Descriptions
3. Transpiration
4. Assimilation
5. Respiration
PREFACE.
In this study, as in all scientific teaching, the teacher's aim should
be to foster in his pupils the power of careful observation and clear
expression. The actual amount of knowledge gained at school must needs be
small, and often quickly forgotten, but the habit of right study is an
invaluable possession.
The former method of teaching Botany was confined almost wholly to dry,
technical classification. The pupil learned to find the name and ord
|