. Pharmaceutical botany. Botany; Botany, Medical. 22 PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY Underground Stems.—A rhizome is a creeping underground stem, more or less scaly, sending off roots from its lower surface and stems from [its upper. The rhizome grows horizontally, vertically or ob- liquely, bearing a terminal bud at its tip. Its upper surface is marked with the scars of the bases of aerial stems of previous years. The TxiBER is a short and excessively thickened underground stem, borne usually at the end of a slender, creeping branch, and having numerous eyes or buds. Ex.: Tubers of the Potato, Aconite,
. Pharmaceutical botany. Botany; Botany, Medical. 22 PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY Underground Stems.—A rhizome is a creeping underground stem, more or less scaly, sending off roots from its lower surface and stems from [its upper. The rhizome grows horizontally, vertically or ob- liquely, bearing a terminal bud at its tip. Its upper surface is marked with the scars of the bases of aerial stems of previous years. The TxiBER is a short and excessively thickened underground stem, borne usually at the end of a slender, creeping branch, and having numerous eyes or buds. Ex.: Tubers of the Potato, Aconite, 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 Youngken, Heber W. (Heber Wilkinson), 1885-1963; Stewart, Francis Edward, 1853-1941. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's son & co
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