. Beginners' botany. Botany. Fig. 39. — Roots of Barley at A and Corn at B. Carefully trace the differences. features. The character of the root system often governs the treatment that the farmer should give the soil in which the plant or crop grows. Roots differ not only in their form and habit, but also in color of tissue, character of bark or rind, and other features. It is excellent practice to try to identify different plants by means of their roots. Let each pupil bring to school two plants with the roots very carefully dug up, as cotton, corn, potato, bean, wheat, rye, timothy, pumpkin,
. Beginners' botany. Botany. Fig. 39. — Roots of Barley at A and Corn at B. Carefully trace the differences. features. The character of the root system often governs the treatment that the farmer should give the soil in which the plant or crop grows. Roots differ not only in their form and habit, but also in color of tissue, character of bark or rind, and other features. It is excellent practice to try to identify different plants by means of their roots. Let each pupil bring to school two plants with the roots very carefully dug up, as cotton, corn, potato, bean, wheat, rye, timothy, pumpkin, clover, sweet pea, raspberry, strawberry, or other common plants. Root Systems of Weeds. — Some weeds are pestiferous because they seed abundantly, and others because their underground parts run deep or far and are persistent. Make out the root systems in the six worst weeds in your 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan company
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