. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. LILIACE.'E '47 edible portion ol the plant. Tin' scales borne on these llcshy shoots arc true leaves. At lenthi^, the stems become much branched. The filiform cladophylls (Fig. 98) are mostly clustered in the axils of the minute scales. They perform the function of lea\es, as is evidenced by their green color. From the time of seeding, it is usually four years before the rootstock is vigorous enough to allow cuttings to be Fii;. 99.— asparagus (Asparagus ofTicinalis). .1, young shoot or "spear"; B
. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. LILIACE.'E '47 edible portion ol the plant. Tin' scales borne on these llcshy shoots arc true leaves. At lenthi^, the stems become much branched. The filiform cladophylls (Fig. 98) are mostly clustered in the axils of the minute scales. They perform the function of lea\es, as is evidenced by their green color. From the time of seeding, it is usually four years before the rootstock is vigorous enough to allow cuttings to be Fii;. 99.— asparagus (Asparagus ofTicinalis). .1, young shoot or "spear"; B. thick, fibrous roots and young shoots arising from "; However, good crops ha\-e been produced two years after seeding. The plant may ])c. [)ropagated by divison of the root stocks, but the common method is by seeding. Leaf.—The true leaves (Fig. 98) are minute scales sub- tending the whorls of clado[)hylls. Thi-y flo not i)erform leaf functions. Flower.—The llowers are .-^mall. drot)i)ing, greenish-\-i'll(jw and usually solitary, but sometimes in twos or more at the. 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 Robbins, Wilfred William, 1884-1952. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston
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