. The commonly occuring wild plants of Canada, and more especially of the province of Ontario : a flora for the use of beginners. Botany; Botany; Plants. ELEMENTS OF STEUCTTJRAL BOTANY. 67 themselves by clinging to any suppoii that may happen to be withiQ their reach. In some instances the stem itself winds round the support, assuming a spiral form, as in the Morning-Glory, the Hop, and the Bean, and is therefore distinguished as tinning. In other cases the stem puts forth thr€fad-like leafless branches c:i''."l tendrils (Fig. 97), wliich grasp the support, as in the Virginia Creeper, the
. The commonly occuring wild plants of Canada, and more especially of the province of Ontario : a flora for the use of beginners. Botany; Botany; Plants. ELEMENTS OF STEUCTTJRAL BOTANY. 67 themselves by clinging to any suppoii that may happen to be withiQ their reach. In some instances the stem itself winds round the support, assuming a spiral form, as in the Morning-Glory, the Hop, and the Bean, and is therefore distinguished as tinning. In other cases the stem puts forth thr€fad-like leafless branches c:i''."l tendrils (Fig. 97), wliich grasp the support, as in the Virginia Creeper, the Grape, and the Pea (Fig. 98), or sometimes the leaf-stalks serve the same purpose, as in the Clematis or Virgin's Bower. In these cases the stems are said to climb. The stems of wheat and grasses generally are known as cubm. They are jointed, and usually hollow except at the joints. Fig. ga 91. Besides the stems which grow above ground, there. 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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