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A. ORGANOSOPHY ib.

I. Organogeny. Galvanism, § 867. Primary Organism, § 882.

Creation of the Organic 184

a. Elementary Body--Protoplasma or Primary Mucus, § 898. Change. b. Form--Globe, § 926. Primary Vesicle, § 933. Infusoria, § 935. Theory of Generation, § 943. c. Processes of the Organic. 1. Earth-process--Nutrition, § 964. 2. Water-process--Digestion, § 971. 3. Air-process--Respiration, § 977. 4. Motion, § 984.

II. Organognosy 197

Division of the Organism, § 933, into Planetary and Cosmic Organism. Processes of the Cosmic Organism, § 1014. 1. Process of Gravity, § 1021. 2. Process of Heat, § 1024. 3. Process of Light, § 1027.

SECOND KINGDOM--VEGETABLE KINGDOM 204

I. PHYTOGENY, § 1038.

A. Planetary Organs--Vegetable Trunk 206

I. Tissues, § 1055. 1. Water-organ--Cellular Tissue, § 1056. 2. Earth-organ--Vascular Tissue, § 1062. 3. Air-organ--Tracheal Tissue, § 1065.

II. Anatomical Systems--Sheaths, § 1075. 1. Tracheal System--Wood, § 1077. Vascular System--Liber, § 1080. 3. Cellular System--Bark, § 1084.

III. Organs--Members, § 1086. 1. Water-organ--Root, § 1090. Earth-organ--Stalk, § 1096. 3. Air-organ--Leaves, § 1120.

B. Æther-Organs--Thyrsus or Flower 228

1. Floral Envelopes, § 1187. Involucrum, Calyx, Corolla--Numerical Law, § 1209. Coloration, § 1241. Stamen-filaments, § 1252--Anthers. 2. Pistil, § 1276. Style. 3. Seed, § 1301. 4. Fruit, § 1335. Fruit of the Flowerless Plants, § 1346.

II. PHYTO-PHYSIOLOGY 255

I. Functions of the Trunk. 1. Facts.

A. Constituent Parts. a. Inorganic Bodies--Elements, § 1364. b. Organic Bodies, § 1368.

B. Preliminary Events 259

2. Processes 262

A. Cellular Processes, § 1385. Absorption, Evaporation, Digestion.

B. Vascular Processes, § 1399. Conveyance of Sap, Mixture of Sap, Secretion.

C. Tracheal Processes, § 1411. Inspiration, Nutrition, Oxydation. Galvanic Process--Sap-motion, § 1443.

II. Functions of the Floral Organs 272

1. Function of the Corolla--Fecundation, § 1454. Irritability. 2. Function of the Ovarium, § 1473. 3. Function of the Seed. Germination, § 1476. Growth, § 1481. Fall of the Leaf.

III. PHYTOLOGY 279

Vegetable System, §§ 1508-1754.

Table B opposite to page 316

THIRD KINGDOM--ANIMAL KINGDOM 318

I. ZOOGENY 318

Anatomy 326

I. Tissues 327

1. Point-tissue--Nervous mass, § 1801. 2. Globe-tissue--Osseous mass, § 1825. 3. Line-tissue--Muscular mass, § 1835. 4. Vesicular tissue, § 1846. Integument.

II. Anatomical Systems or Sheaths 338

A. Vegetative 339

1. Intestinal System, § 1878. 2. Cutaneous System, § 1909. Branchiæ, Tracheæ. 3. Vascular System, § 1926. 4. Sexual System, § 1999.

B. Animal Systems 356

1. Nervous System, § 2018. Brain, Senses. 2. Osseous System, § 2079. Vertebral Number, § 2109. 3. Muscular System, § 2118.

III. Organs 378

A. Vegetative 378

1. Intestinal Organs, § 2158. 2. Vascular Organs, § 2194. Branchiæ, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Kidneys. 3. Respiratory Organs, § 2246. Coverings, Hairs. 4. Sexual Organs, § 2285. Impregnation, § 2315. Urinary Organs, § 2337.

B. Animal Organs 404

1. Osseous Organs--Limbs, § 2370. 2. Muscular Organs, § 2398. 3. Nervous Organs, § 2405--Senses. 1. Vascular Sense--Sense of Feeling, § 2440. 2. Intestinal Sense--Taste, § 2454. 3. Pulmonic Sense--Smell, § 2468. 4. Osseo-Muscular Sense--Hearing, § 2476. 5. Nervous Sense--Vision, § 2488.

II. PHYSIOLOGY 423

A. General Functions 423

B. Special Functions 425

I. Functions of the Tissues, § 2539--Heat.

II. Functions of the Systems 429

A. Of the Vegetal Systems. 1. Digestion, § 2571. Poisoning. 2. Respiration, § 2639. 3. Circulation, § 2655.

B. Functions of the Animal Systems 442

1. Of the Osseous System, § 2672. 2. Of the Muscular System, § 2686. 3. Of the Nervous System, § 2700. Mesmerism, § 2721. Sleep, § 2736. Periodicity, § 2761.

III. Functions of the Organs 455

1. Functions of the Encephalic or Brain-Animal 456

A. Organs of Motion.

B. Organs of Sensation 458

1. Sense of Feeling, § 2786. Sense of Taste, § 2821. Sense of Smell, § 2835. Auditory Sense, § 2849. Speech. Sense of Sight, § 2902.

2. Functions of the Sexual Animal 477

A. Vegetal Sexual Organs--Formation of Urine, § 2934

B. Animal Sexual Organs 480

1. Male Organs, § 2946. 2. Female Parts, § 2952. Mammæ. Development of the Fruit or Foetus, § 2981. Parallelism of the Foetus with the Animal Classes, § 3034. Periods of Life, § 3502.

III. ZOOLOGY 494

A. Division into Provinces 501

B. Division into Circles 502

C. Division into Classes 511

First Province, Somatozoa (Rumpfthiere) Splanchnozoa; 511 including the three Circles of Intestinal, Vascular, and Respiratory Animals, or Protozoa, Conchozoa, and Ancyliozoa; with their contained Classes up to 568

Metamorphosis of Insects, § 3291. Parallelism, § 3299. Relationships, § 3301.

Second Province, Cephalozoa, (Kopfthiere); 544 including the two circles of Sarcose and Sense-Animals; with their contained Classes up to 568

D. Division into Orders and Families 569

Of those included within the Classes of the First Province or Splanchnozoa; with their Tabular Co-arrangement up to 614

Of those comprised by the Classes of the Second Province or Sarcozoa; with their Tabular Co-arrangement up to 653

IV. PSYCHOLOGY 654

A. Spiritual Functions of the Somato- or Dermatozoa 654

B. Spiritual Functions of the Cephalozoa 658

ERRATA AND CORRIGENDA.

Page 4, § 30, read upon the primary proposition of mathematics or the axiom.

5, § 35, for magnitudes read quantities.

8, § 39, for Manifold read Different.

11, § 49, l. 10, for elevating themselves in power, read becoming suppressed. § 50, l. 4, dele the second --.

12, l. 1, for magnitudes read quantities; l. 5, for -- read 0. § 52, for emerged read been evolved out of nothing, or been produced from it by addition; but it is, &c. § 54, for removing read suppressing.

14, § 59, l. 8, for posits itself read itself posits.

16, for presentation read passim, representation.

32, § 134, for Disintegrated read Dissevered.

32, § 137, for never read nowhere.

37, § 161, l. 7, for it read there.

38, § 164, for inventive _read passim throughout

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