. Elementary botany. Botany. ROOTS. 417 large root-cap is evident. The banyan tree of India is a classic example of prop roots for supporting the wide-reaching branches. The mangrove in our own subtropical forests of Florida is a nearer example. 798. Buttresses are formed at the junction of the root and trunk, and therefore are part root and part stem. Splendid. Fig. 449. Buttresses of silk-cotton tree, Nassau. of buttresses are formed on the silk-cotton tree. They are sometimes formed on the elm and other trees in low swampy ground. 799. Fleshy roots, or root tubers.—These are enlar
. Elementary botany. Botany. ROOTS. 417 large root-cap is evident. The banyan tree of India is a classic example of prop roots for supporting the wide-reaching branches. The mangrove in our own subtropical forests of Florida is a nearer example. 798. Buttresses are formed at the junction of the root and trunk, and therefore are part root and part stem. Splendid. Fig. 449. Buttresses of silk-cotton tree, Nassau. of buttresses are formed on the silk-cotton tree. They are sometimes formed on the elm and other trees in low swampy ground. 799. Fleshy roots, or root tubers.—These are enlargements of the root in the form of tubers, as in the sweet potato, the dahlia, etc. They are storage reservoirs for food. Portions of the roots become thick and fleshy and contain large quantities of sugar, as in the sweet potato, or of InuVin (a carbohydrate) in the root- tubers of the dahha and other composites. 800. Water roots and roots of water plants.—These are roots which are developed in the water, or in the soil. Water-roots are sometimes formed on land plants where the root comes in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. New York : H. Holt
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