Supported with numerous illustrations, this work of lasting value provides copious details about the structure and growth of various plants from field as well as garden, and the relationship of these details to animal life. Nature lovers and investigators, as also the students of horticulture and floriculture could discover solutions to many unsolved problems elating to a vast variety of plants including: weeds, grasses, flowers etc-besides the species specific botanical and other information. Drawing widely from the generally recognised principles of evolution, the volume seeks to interpret the meaning of the diverse forms of all familiar plants in a simple language, keeping away as far as possible from the complex and technical terminology.