Excerpt from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature, and Art, Vol. 2 of 4: Botany, Zoology, Anthropology, and Surgery Introduction, I. Elementary Organs of Plants, 1. Cellular Tissue, 2. Vascular Tissue, II. Compound Organs of Plants, 1. Organs of Nutrition, 1. The General Integument, 2. Descending Stem or Root, 3. Ascending Axis or the Stem, 4. Lewes and the Appendages, 2. Organs of Reproduction, a. General Considerations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.