. Foundations of Botany. Botany. STEMS 71 86. Annual, Biennial, and Perennial Plants. — Annual plants are those which live but one year, biennials those which live two years or nearly so. Some annual plants may be made to live over winter, flower- ing in their second summer. This is true of winter wheat and rye among cultivated plants. Perennial plants live for a series of years. Many kinds of trees last for centuries. The Californian giant redwoods, or Sequoias (Fig. 32), which reach a height of over 300 feet under favorable circumstances, live nearly 2000 years; and some. 1? ?f«tyi Fig. 36.
. Foundations of Botany. Botany. STEMS 71 86. Annual, Biennial, and Perennial Plants. — Annual plants are those which live but one year, biennials those which live two years or nearly so. Some annual plants may be made to live over winter, flower- ing in their second summer. This is true of winter wheat and rye among cultivated plants. Perennial plants live for a series of years. Many kinds of trees last for centuries. The Californian giant redwoods, or Sequoias (Fig. 32), which reach a height of over 300 feet under favorable circumstances, live nearly 2000 years; and some. 1? ?f«tyi Fig. 36. — A Portion of the Branch of Fig. 35. (Natural size.). 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 & company
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