. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. H2() THE PAirrS OF A to show not a little variety and complexitj' in tlio different parts which compose it, and one is aware that much more complexity of sti'ucture ^vould appear upon further studj". But why the plant should liave such a complex structure may not he at first so obvious. We are helped to an under- standing of the matter, however, by remembering that wherever there is much variety of work to be performed, it is an advantage to have the labor divided among different sets of vv'orkers, e
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. H2() THE PAirrS OF A to show not a little variety and complexitj' in tlio different parts which compose it, and one is aware that much more complexity of sti'ucture ^vould appear upon further studj". But why the plant should liave such a complex structure may not he at first so obvious. We are helped to an under- standing of the matter, however, by remembering that wherever there is much variety of work to be performed, it is an advantage to have the labor divided among different sets of vv'orkers, each fitted for their special share and cooperat-. Fli;. 2S0.—Flax Bud cut vcrtn-allj- :iiiil luurh cularecd to shiiw tlic dcvolop- nii'ut of the leaves from i)rutrusious arisiug at the side of the flome- like steiu-tip whieh i-ousists of foriuati\'o material. (Orisinal.) ing with the rest. This principle is sliown clearlj' in the com- munity to which we belong, where th labor of meeting the needs of the jieople as a whole is di\'ided among farmers, miners, manufacturers, merchants, soldii^-s, teachers, and many other classes, while in each class the W(irk is divided and subdivided again and again. The degree of sjiecialization and c(jo))eration found in such advanced communities as our own chiefly distinguishes them, as we know, from such h^ss advanced communities as the Indian tribes which preceded us upon the American c()ntin<'iit; and we say that this was. 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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