A Textbook of Botany Practicals

Contents 1. Introduction Laboratory etiquette (1), Work plan (1), Necessary instruments (1), Microscope (1), Other laboratory provisions (3), Laboratory techniques (4), Record of work (8), Collection (9), Herbarium (9). 1 -11 2. The Method of Studying Angiospermic Plant 12 - 52 Serial List of Characters used to Describe Plants (12); Alternative Terms and Terminology (13 - 45) ; Habit (13), Root (14), Stem (14), Leaf (18), Inflorescence (28), Flower (31), 3. Description of Plants Ranunculaceae (54-58) : Ranunculus scleratus (54), Delphinium ajacis (56), Nigella sativa (56), Clematis paniculata (58); Magnoliaceae(58) : Michelia champaca (58); Annonaceae (59) : Annona squamosa (59); Papaveraceae (60-65) : Papaver rhoeas (60), Eschscholzia californica (62), Argemone mexicana (64); Fumariaceae (66 - 67) : Fumaria indica (66); Cruciferae (68 -73) : Brassica campestris (68), Illustrated Calyx (33). Corolla (33), Perianth (35), Androecium (36), Gynoecium (38), Fruits (41); Floral Formula (46); Classification and Identification (46); The Diagrams (51). Coronopus didymus (70), Iberis amara (72); Capparidaceae (74-77) : 53 - 219 Cleome gynandra (74), Gynandropsis pentaphylla (74), Cleome viscosa (76), Cap paris decidua (76); Caryophyllaceae (78 - 87) : Stellaria media (78), Spergula arvensis (80), Dianthus caryophyllus (82), Silene conoidea(84), Vaccaria pyramidata (86); Malvaceae (88 - 93) : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (88), Abutilon indicum (90), Malva sylvestris (90),