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1. Professional History of Agriculture, from the Revolution to the present Time 125
2, Of the Literature of British Agriculture from the Revolution to the present Time 130
Of the Rise, Progress, and present State of Agriculture in Ireland:« 132
Cuap. VI.
Present State of fe EES in ee Bee Countries- 138 I. Present State of Agriculture ii in Asia.-
. Present State of Agriculture in Asgiatic Turkey-- 139 . Present State of Agriculture i in Persia ab.
Present State of Agriculture in Eecuend: ent Tatary- 143 . Present State of Agriculture in Arabia 2b. _ Present State of Agriculture in Hindustan 145 5. Of the Agriculture of the Island of Ceylon 151
. Present State of Agriculture in the Bir-
man Empire, in Java, Malacca, Siam, Cochin China, Tonquin, Japan,&c.- 152
8. Present State of Agriculture in the Chi- nese Empire 5 ayy
), Present State of Agriculture in Chinese Tatary, Thibet, and Bootan.- 165
10. Present State of Agriculture in the
Asiatic Islands, including also those of Australasia and Polynesia-- 166 il. Present State of Agriculture in Africa 170 1. Present State of Agriculture in Abyssinia 70. 2. Present State of Agriculture in Egypt 171
3. Present State of Agriculture in the Maho- metan States of the North of Africa- 175
4. Present State of Agriculture on the West-
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Page 6. Present State of Agriculture on the East- ern Coast of Africa, and the African
Islands- 182 III. Present State of Agriculture in 1 North America 1. Present State of Agriculture in the United States-
2. Present State of Agriculture in Mexico= 189
3. Present State of Agriculture in the British Possessions of North America-
4. Present State of Agriculture in the West
India Islands=-- 192 IV. Present State of Agriculture in South America ee tae-- 19 BOOK II.
AGRICULTURE AS INFLUENCED BY GEOGRA-~ PHICAL, PHYSICAL, CIVIL, AND POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
PART Ik
AGRICULTURE CONSIDERED AS A SCIENCE.
BOOK I.
OF THE STUDY OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM WITH A VIEW TO AGRICULTURE.
Cuap.[. Page Of the Study of Systematic Botany-- 208 Cuap. II. Vegetable Anatomy, or the Structure and Or- ganization of Plants- 210
1. Of the External Structure of Perfect Plants ib. II. Of the External Structure of Imperfect
Plants- 211
III. Of the Internal Structure of Plants- 213 1. Decomposite Organs--- ib. 2. Composite Organs-- 214 3. Elementary or Vascular Organs- 215
Cuap. ITI. Vegetable Chemistry, or Primary Principles of
Plants-=-- 216 I. Compound Products--- 217 II, Simple Products--- 226
Cuar. IV. Functions of Vegetables--- 2. 1. Germination of the Seed--> Gi 11. Food of the Vegetating Plant”- 22% 111. Process of Vegetable Nutrition o BE) 1V. Process of Vegetable Developement- 240 Vv. Anomalies of Vegetable Developement- 244 VI. Of the Sexuality of Vegetables-- 248 VII. Impregnation of the Seed-= 249 VIII. Changes consequent upon Impregnation 250
IX. The Propagation of the Species-- 251
X. Causes limiting the Er opaeeoD of the Species- 253
XI. Evidence and Character of Vegetable Vi- tality-==:- 254
Cuap. V.
Vegetable Pathology, or the Diseases and Ca- sualties of Vegetable Life= Aes
1. Wounds and Accidents: P ih
Cuap. I. Agriculture as influenced by Gengraphica Circumstances-- 202 Crap. II. Agriculture as influenced by Physical Circum- stances-=--- 203 Cnap. IIT. Agriculture as affected by Civil, ponies and Religious Circumstances- 205 Cuap, IV. Of the Agriculture of Britain-- 207 Page II. Diseases:.=-. 259 III. Natural Decay---- 262 Cuap. VI. Vegetable Geography and History, or the Dis- tribution of Vegetables relatively to the Earth and to Man-- 263 I. Geographical Distribution of V eget tables- 264 II. Physical Distribution of Vegete bles- 2. III. Civil Causes affecting the Distribution of Plants-- 269 IV. Characteristic or Picturesque Distribution of Vegetables-- 270 V. Systematic Distribution of Veget tables- 2/1 VI. Economical Distribution of Vegetables- 272 VII. Arithmetical Distribution of‘Vegetables 273
VIII. Distribution of the British Flora, indi- genous and exotic= é- 2. Cuap. VII.
Origin and Principles of Culture as derived from the Study of Vegetables-= 2
BOOK II. OF THE STUDY OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM WITH REFERENCE TO AGRICULTURE.
Cuap. I. Systematic Zoology, or the Language, Nomen- clature, Description, and Classification of 0
Animals--==- 280 Cuap. II. Animal Anatomy-~- 282 I. External Anatomy of Animals- 4. II. Internal Anatomy of Animals--284 1. Osseous Structure of Animals= ib. 2. Muscular Structure of Animals= IS 3. Structure of the Nervous System 287
Cuar. III, Animal Chemistry; or the Substances which enter into the Cones of pe Bee of Animals= 288
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