Inthe?rstsection, introductiontoplants, thereares- the dominant plants of the earth. After a page about eral sources for various types of drawings. Hypoth- plantnamesandterms, thebookisdividedintothree ical diagrams show cells, organelles, chromosomes, sections. The ?rst is an introduction to plants, show- the plant body indicating tissue systems and expe- ingstructureandfunction;then, majorgroups, provid- mentswithplants, and?owerplacentationandrep- inganoverviewofthediverseforms;andlastly, one- ductivestructures. Forexample, thereisnoaverageor seventhofthe?oweringplantfamilies, withtheaccent standard-looking ?ower; so, to clearly show the parts onthoseofeconomicimportance. Thesequenceinthe ofa?ower(see27),adiagramshowsastretchedout sectionsissimpletocomplex(celltoseed),primitiveto and exaggerated version of a pink (Dianthus) ?ower advanced(blue-greensto?oweringplants),andunspe- (see 87). A basswood (Tilia) ?ower is the basis for cializedtospecialized(magnoliastoastersandwater- diagrams of ?ower types and ovary positions (see plantainstoorchids). Whereappropriate, anofinter- 28). Another source for drawings is the use of p- estparagraphlistswaysthesegeneraarerelevantin paredmicroscopeslidesofactualplanttissues. Some ourlives(categoriesincludeuseasfood, ornamentals, are traced from microscope slide photographs such lumber, medicines, herbs, dyes, fertilizers;noticeofwild ascross-sections, vascularbundles, andtransections. or poisonous; and importance in the ecosystem). | Botany Illustrated by Janice Glimn-lacy, Paperback | Indigo Chapters