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Tables of Contents for Name That Flower
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Plates
ix
Acknowledgements
xii
Introduction
xiii
Biographical Note
xv
Symbols and Abbreviations
xvi
1 Getting Started
1
5
Background
1
1
Some essential information
2
2
Using this book
4
1
Notes on the illustrations
4
2
2 The Structure of Flowers
6
25
Structure of a basic flower
7
1
Variation in floral structure
7
24
3 Inflorescences-the arrangement of flowers on the plant
31
4
Solitary flowers
31
1
Racemose inflorescences
31
1
Cymose inflorescences
31
4
4 Reproduction
35
7
Pollination
35
1
Fertilisation
36
1
Development of the seed
37
1
Development of the fruit
37
2
Germination
39
3
5 Introduction to Plant Structure and Function
42
10
Cells
42
1
Stems
43
1
Leaves
43
7
Roots
50
1
The vascular system
50
1
Plant growth
51
1
6 Classification and Nomenclature-grouping and naming
52
6
7 The Process of Identification
58
12
Equipment
58
1
Choosing the flower to look at
59
1
Interpreting what you see
59
2
Using keys
61
7
Computer keys
68
2
8 Plant Families
70
168
Dicotyledons
70
140
CASUARINACEAE
she-oaks
72
1
PROTEACEAE
banksias, grevilleas, hakeas
72
15
LORANTHACEAE
mistletoes
87
1
CHENOPODIACEAE
saltbushes, samphires
88
4
RANUNCULACEAE
buttercup family
92
2
LAURACEAE
laurel family
94
1
DROSERACEAE
sundews
95
1
TREMANDRACEAE
96
2
PITTOSPORACEAE
pittosporum family
98
5
ROSACEAS
rose family
103
7
MIMOSACEAE
wattles
110
7
CAESALPINIACEAE
cassias
117
3
FABACEAE
pea family
120
9
RUTACEAE
boronas, correas
129
10
EUPHORBIACEAE
spurges
139
3
STACKHOUSIACEAE
142
2
RHAMNACEAE
buckthorn family
144
3
STERCULIACEAE
kurrajongs, paper-flowers
147
3
DILLENIACEAE
guinea-flowers
150
1
THYMELAEACEAE
rice-flowers
151
2
MYRTACEAE
eucalypts, tea-trees, bottlebrushes
153
18
EPACRIDACEAE
heath family
171
12
SOLANACEAE
nightshades
183
2
LAMIACEAE
mint-bushes
185
3
MYOPORACEAE
myoporums and ennubushes
188
1
GOODENIACEAE
189
2
BRUNONIACEAE
191
1
STYLIDIACEAE
trigger-plants
191
2
ASTERACEAE
daisy family
193
17
Monocotyledons
210
28
POACEAE
grasses
211
7
XANTHORRHOEACEAE
grass-trees, mat-rushes
218
1
LILIACEAE
lily family
219
5
AMARYLLIDACEAE
amaryllis family
224
4
IRIDACEAE
iris family
228
2
ORCHIDACEAE
orchid family
230
8
Appendix-Nomenclatural Changes since the First Edition
238
2
Bibliography, CD-Roms and Websites
240
24
Glossary
264
18
Index
282