Stimulus (effect of a), 14 Stomata, 23 Stones, 166 Storms, 46, 164 Strength of roots, 96 " seeds, 244 " trees, 46 Strophanthus, 229 Strychnos, 228 Subsoil, 147 Succulents, 134 Sugar (fruits), 241 Sugar-cane, 279 Sunbirds, 75 Sundew, 349 Sunlight, 19, 20 Sunshine, 17 Tanghinia, 231 Tartars, 224 Taru Desert, 110 Tea, 120 Teak, 60 Telegraph plant, 196 Temperature (flowers), 73, 103 Tendrils, 320, 321 Tennyson, 153 Theophrastus, 37, 69, 161, 184 Thistles, 91 Thorns, 179, 190 Timber, 58, 66 Tobacco, 127 Toothwort, 335 Tragacanth, 185 Trap, 146 Traveller's tree, 24 Tumble weeds, 262 Turnip, 277 Twining stems, 317 United States (forests), 62 Underground life, 94 Upas tree, 230 Utricularia, 345 Vaucheria, 163 Vegetable demons, 177 Venus' fly-trap, 351 Vestal virgins, 51 Vetch, 19 Victoria regia, 205 Vine, 248, 272, 291, 323 Virginian creeper, 323 Wait-a-bit thorn, 180 Wall plants, 166 Warning colours, 238 Water-carried pollen, 162, 200 " circulation of, 16, 25, 84, 95 " level, 217 " lily, 204 Weeds, 215, 274 Wheat, 271 Whin, 100, 181 White flowers, 74 Wild garlic, 92 Wild tamarind, 235 Willows, 165, 208 Wind (effect), 71 " and seeds, 255, 260, 264 Winged fruits, 266 Wood, 58, 59, 62, 146 Wood pigeon, 246 Woodsorrel, 19 Work of sunshine, 18 Worms, 85, 359 Xanthium, 259 X-rays, 21 Yam, 180 Yeast fungus, 243 Yew, 66, 67, 239 Yucca, 79 Zostera, 162 PLYMOUTH WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, LTD., PRINTERS Transcriber's note: Minor spelling inconsistencies, mainly hyphenated words, have been harmonized. Obvious typos have been corrected. Exponents are introduced with the caret character, e.g. 210^15. End of Project Gutenberg's The Romance of Plant Life, by G. F. Scott Elliot