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The story of the universe (vol 3 of 4)

The story of the universe (vol 3 of 4)

by Esther Singleton

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Editor
Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
Title
The story of the universe. Volume 3 (of 4) : The earth's garment : flora
Original Publication
New York: P.F. Collier and Son, 1905.
Credits
John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
Q: Science
Subject
Earth (Planet)
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 77827
Release Date
February 1, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.CONTENTS
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE — THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM — David Robertson
  8. 8.FLORA OF THE EARLY MESOZOIC — Sir J. William Dawson
  9. 9.EXISTING LIFE-FORMS OF PLANTS — Edward Clodd
  10. 10.PLANT GEOGRAPHY — Louis Figuier
  11. 11.ZONES OF VEGETATION — M. J. Schleiden
  12. 12.PHYSIOGNOMY OF PLANTS — Alexander von Humboldt
  13. 13.THE GENESIS OF FLOWERS — Alexander S. Wilson
  14. 14.LIFE HISTORY OF PLANTS — E. W. Prevost
  15. 15.LIFE-FORMS OF PLANTS — Edward Clodd
  16. 16.CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS — Louis Figuier
  17. 17.Untitled
  18. 18.Untitled
  19. 19.Untitled
  20. 20.FRUITS AND SEEDS — Lord Avebury
  21. 21.LEAVES —R. Lloyd Praeger
  22. 22.WIND-FERTILIZED FLOWERS — Alexander S. Wilson
  23. 23.MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS — David Robertson
  24. 24.MOVEMENT IN PLANTS — Charles Darwin
  25. 25.FLOWER COLORATION — Alexander S. Wilson
  26. 26.QUEER FLOWERS — Grant Allen
  27. 27.ATHENA IN THE EARTH — John Ruskin
  28. 28.PROGRESS OF CULTIVATION — Alphonse de Candolle
  29. 29.VEGETABLE MIMICRY AND HOMOMORPHISM — Alexander S. Wilson
  30. 30.THE BAMBOO AND PLANT GROWTH — R. Camper Day
  31. 31.THE REIGN OF EVERGREENS — Grant Allen
  32. 32.OUR MICROSCOPIC FOES — A. Winkelried Williams
  33. 33.FOREST FORMATIONS — M. J. Schleiden
  34. 34.THE HIGH WOODS — Charles Kingsley
  35. 35.MILK-SAP PLANTS — M. J. Schleiden
  36. 36.NUTS — Grant Allen
  37. 37.THE CACTUS TRIBE — M. J. Schleiden
  38. 38.FUNGI — Hugh Macmillan
  39. 39.FAIRY RINGS — A. B. Steele
  40. 40.LICHENS — Hugh Macmillan
  41. 41.MOSSES — Hugh Macmillan
  42. 42.EUROPEAN SEA-WEEDS — P. Martin Duncan
  43. 43.SARGASSUM — Cuthbert Collingwood
  44. 44.GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS
  45. 45.FOOTNOTES:
  46. 46.Untitled

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