All About the Flowering World

Chapters

• 1a A CLOSE-UP OF THE FLOWER p.1
• 1b All Shapes, Sizes and Colors p.3
• 1c How a Flower is Put Together p.5
• 2a THE STORY OF POLLINATION p.9
• 2b Dust Finer Than Gold p.9
• 2c Help from Insects and Birds p.11
• 2d Why Flowers Have Nectar p.16
• 2e Fragrance for a Purpose p.18
• 2f A Rainbow of Colors p.23
• 3a SEEDS AND THEIR WAYS p.27
• 3b A Plant in a Package p.27
• 3c How Seeds Are Scattered p.30
• 3d Fruits as Seed Covers p.36
• 3e Not So Well Protected p.39
• 4a PLANTS AT WORK p.45
• 4b Shrubs, Vines and Herbs p.45
• 4c The Leaf and Its Wonders p.48
• 4d Why Leaves Are Green p.52
• 4e Food and Strength From Underground p.54
• 4f Backbone and Pumping Station p.59
• 5a FROM OUR FLOWERING FACTORIES p.63
• 5b Food for All p.63
• 5c Sweets and Flavorings p.65
• 5d For the Doctor's Kit p.68
• 5e Help From Plant Juices p.70
• 5f Home Sweet Home p.73
• 5g Plants for Fuel p.75
• 5h More Than a Grass Skirt p.76
• 5i Burlap, Rope and Paper p.78
• 5j A Bread Basket of Grass p.81
• 5k Trees at Work p.85
• 6a THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL p.90
• 6b Ceaseless Warfare p.90
• 6c How Plants Protect Themselves p.94
• 6d On the Sick List p.97
• 6e Plant Doctors to the Rescue p.99
• 7a STRANGE PLANTS IN STRANGE PLACES p.103
• 7b Some Like Their Feet Wet p.103
• 7c Some Like Them Hot and Dry p.106
• 7d Believe-It-or-Not's p.110
• 7e The Insect Eaters p.114
• 8a MIRACLES OF THE FLOWERING WORLD p.119
• 8b Around the World and Back p.119
• 8c How Men Develop New Species p.125
• 8d No Posies Here p.126
• 8e Our Best Friends p.134