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INTRODUCTION

1

CHAPTER I. MOSS

12

CHAPTER II. THE ROOT

26

CHAPTER III. THE LEAF

40

CHAPTER IV. THE FLOWER

64

CHAPTER V. PAPAVER RHOEAS

86

CHAPTER VI. THE PARABLE OF JOASH

106

CHAPTER VII. THE PARABLE OF JOTHAM

117

CHAPTER VIII. THE STEM

127

CHAPTER IX. OUTSIDE AND IN

151

CHAPTER X. THE BARK

170

CHAPTER XI. GENEALOGY

176

CHAPTER XII. CORA AND KRONOS

205

CHAPTER XIII. THE SEED AND HUSK

219

CHAPTER XIV. THE FRUIT GIFT

227

INDEX I. DESCRIPTIVE NOMENCLATURE

239

INDEX II. ENGLISH NAMES

255

INDEX III. LATIN OR GREEK NAMES

258