. The essentials of botany. Botany. Fig. IV.—Conical root. Fig. V.—Spindle-shaped root. Fig. VI.—Turnip-shaped root. Color.—While the youngest rootlets are usually white, as they grow older they generally become yellowish or brownish on the surface. Structure.—Roots may be soft in structure, or they may be woody; the former may be fleshy, as in the turnip, or thread-like, as in wheat and oats. The wood and bark resemble those of the stem, but the pith is wanting. Examine the tip of the root and notice the blunt end, which, under a lens, shows a root-cap. Duration.—Many annual-stemmed plants ha

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. The essentials of botany. Botany. Fig. IV.—Conical root. Fig. V.—Spindle-shaped root. Fig. VI.—Turnip-shaped root. Color.—While the youngest rootlets are usually white, as they grow older they generally become yellowish or brownish on the surface. Structure.—Roots may be soft in structure, or they may be woody; the former may be fleshy, as in the turnip, or thread-like, as in wheat and oats. The wood and bark resemble those of the stem, but the pith is wanting. Examine the tip of the root and notice the blunt end, which, under a lens, shows a root-cap. Duration.—Many annual-stemmed plants have annuel roots;. 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 Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. New York : H. Holt and company, ;

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