Summary

Portrait of Theophrastus Theophrastus Enquiry into Plants — Volume 1 (1916)

Introductory: How plants are to be classified; difficulty of defining what are the essential parts of a plant, especially if plants are assumed to correspond to animals 3
The essential parts of plants, and the materials of which they are made 9
Definitions of the various classes into which plants may be divided 23
Exact classification impracticable: other possible bases of classification 27
Differences as to appearance and habitat 29
Characteristic differences in the parts of plants, whether general, special, or seen in qualities and properties 33
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