. Nature-study; a manual for teachers and students. Nature study. LESSONS WITH PLANTS 309 arc multiplied. One of these is the root-stalk, so called because it looks like a root. Bloodroots, Solomon's-seal, many common grasses and other plants have such organs. In the first two mentioned cases, the true roots spring from a root- stalk which is thick with a supply of food. Common June grass and many other grasses have long, slender Fig. 114. Cross Sc-ctiun of winic Lim .knowing liarK, oLipwoud, Heartwood, and Yearly Rings. Pull up some June grass root-stalks, examine the joints, sc
. Nature-study; a manual for teachers and students. Nature study. LESSONS WITH PLANTS 309 arc multiplied. One of these is the root-stalk, so called because it looks like a root. Bloodroots, Solomon's-seal, many common grasses and other plants have such organs. In the first two mentioned cases, the true roots spring from a root- stalk which is thick with a supply of food. Common June grass and many other grasses have long, slender Fig. 114. Cross Sc-ctiun of winic Lim .knowing liarK, oLipwoud, Heartwood, and Yearly Rings. Pull up some June grass root-stalks, examine the joints, scales, and roots, and note the spears of grass rising from the joints. Cut the root-stalk into as many joints or sections as have rooted, and plant each to see if it will grow independently. By means of such stalks the grass spreads rapidly. Golden- rod and the cultivated goldenglow have fine root-stalks. The Jack-in-the-pulpit has a short, rounded root-stalk, called a 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 Holtz, Frederick Leopold, 1870-. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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