Earlier editions entered under Stern, now deceased.

Includes index.

What is plant biology -- The nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits, and seeds -- Water in plants -- Plant metabolism -- Growth -- Meiosis and alternation of generations -- Genetics -- Plant breeding and propagation -- Evolution -- Plant names and classification -- Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and viruses -- Kingdom Protista -- Kingdom Fungi -- Introduction to the plant kingdom: Bryophytes -- The seedless vascular plants: Ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants: Gymnosperms -- Seed plants: Angiosperms -- Flowering plants and civilization -- Ecology -- Biomes.