. Botany for secondary schools; a guide to the knowledge of the vegetation of the neighborhood. Plants. 20. Simple stems of sorghum. and side branches either do not start, or, if they start, they soon perish. Mul- leins are usually simple. So are palms. 43. Branched stems may be of very different habit and shape. Some stem systems are narrow and erect: these are said to be strict. Others are diffuse, open, branchy, twiggy. 44. Stems vs. Roots.—Roots sometimes grow above ground (31- 33); so, also, stems sometimes grow underground, and they are then known as subterranean stems, rhi- zomes, or ro
. Botany for secondary schools; a guide to the knowledge of the vegetation of the neighborhood. Plants. 20. Simple stems of sorghum. and side branches either do not start, or, if they start, they soon perish. Mul- leins are usually simple. So are palms. 43. Branched stems may be of very different habit and shape. Some stem systems are narrow and erect: these are said to be strict. Others are diffuse, open, branchy, twiggy. 44. Stems vs. Roots.—Roots sometimes grow above ground (31- 33); so, also, stems sometimes grow underground, and they are then known as subterranean stems, rhi- zomes, or rootstocks. (Figs. 22, 23.) 45. Stems normally bear leaves and buds, and thereby are they dis- tinguished from roots. The leaves, however, may be reduced to mere. 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, Macmillan
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