. Elements of botany. Botany; Botany. 206 ELEMENTS OF BOTANY. stomata from becoming clogged with water, and the hairy net- work on the under side of the leaf (into which they often open) may sometimes serve to prevent them from becoming clogged with dust, and certainly often hinders too rapid transpiration. In regions where there is a long rainless season, many plants produce bulbs in which their nourishment, acquired. Fig. 185. — Arctic Willow. The greater part of a pistillate plant, about natural size. during the growing season, is buried until the next rainy period comes round. Desert plant


. Elements of botany. Botany; Botany. 206 ELEMENTS OF BOTANY. stomata from becoming clogged with water, and the hairy net- work on the under side of the leaf (into which they often open) may sometimes serve to prevent them from becoming clogged with dust, and certainly often hinders too rapid transpiration. In regions where there is a long rainless season, many plants produce bulbs in which their nourishment, acquired. Fig. 185. — Arctic Willow. The greater part of a pistillate plant, about natural size. during the growing season, is buried until the next rainy period comes round. Desert plants are commonly fleshy and often leafless, in the latter case offering to the dry, scorching air only a small surface of green bark through which transpiration and. 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 Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Boston, Ginn


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