. High school botanical note book [microform]. Botany; Botanique. noTAXICAL TERMS. (c) Roots originate eiidntjpnousli/, tliiit is to say, tliey do not (levclopo from tlio oxtpi-ior or surface of the botly, but always ia the ilw'por tissues, and even- , tually break their way throu-li the overlying layers till i they reach the surface. (J) They do not, as a rule, produce leaves or buds. (e) They tend, as a rule, to grow downwards into tlie soil, avoiding the light. (f) The minute structure of the root is less perfect in its development than that of the stem. The functions of the
. High school botanical note book [microform]. Botany; Botanique. noTAXICAL TERMS. (c) Roots originate eiidntjpnousli/, tliiit is to say, tliey do not (levclopo from tlio oxtpi-ior or surface of the botly, but always ia the ilw'por tissues, and even- , tually break their way throu-li the overlying layers till i they reach the surface. (J) They do not, as a rule, produce leaves or buds. (e) They tend, as a rule, to grow downwards into tlie soil, avoiding the light. (f) The minute structure of the root is less perfect in its development than that of the stem. The functions of the root are (a) To fix the plant in its jdace. (b) To act as an absorbent of the nutritious contained in the soil. (c) In special cases to serve as a storehouse of food for the plant. B.—Caulomk: including the stem and all its wiuivalents, ; such as branches, runners, tendrils, tliorns, etc., as already described. In contrast to tlio root, tlu- stem is always preceded by a bud. A bud is an early stage of tlio development of a stem or branch, and is found on dissection to consist of many rudimentary leaves crowdec' on a short axis. This axis i subseipicntly duveloptis t/iroKi/hoKf its /rnroduced in some irregular manner. (d) Accessorji, when jiroduced as extra or additional buds beside the regular axillary bud, so that there are really several buds in the axil. The functions of the caulomo are (a) To bear leaves and Howers. (b) To serve as a medium for the conveyance of the no'.u'isliing liipiids nbsorljed by tlic root. 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 Spotton, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1844-1933. Toronto : W. J. Gage
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