. The first book of botany : designed to cultivate the observing powers of children. Conical Root. Fusiform Root. Napiforra Root. Oonical Eoots are tap-roots, which taper gradu-ally downward, and so are shaped like a cone. Fu^siroRM, OR Spindle - SHAPED Roots, are tap-roots enlarged in the middle of their length, andtapering toward both ends. Fig. 237. A Nap^iform, or Turnip-shaped Root (Fig. 238),is a tap-root, more or less globnlar in form. The kinds of tap-root illustrated in this exerciseare equally continuations of the stem, with thatshown in Fig. 234. By reference to Fig. 116, i
. The first book of botany : designed to cultivate the observing powers of children. Conical Root. Fusiform Root. Napiforra Root. Oonical Eoots are tap-roots, which taper gradu-ally downward, and so are shaped like a cone. Fu^siroRM, OR Spindle - SHAPED Roots, are tap-roots enlarged in the middle of their length, andtapering toward both ends. Fig. 237. A Nap^iform, or Turnip-shaped Root (Fig. 238),is a tap-root, more or less globnlar in form. The kinds of tap-root illustrated in this exerciseare equally continuations of the stem, with thatshown in Fig. 234. By reference to Fig. 116, it willbe seen that these stems are made up of nodes, andare just as really stems as those in which the intervalsbetween the nodes are considerable. 6 122 THE FIRST BOOK OF BOTANY. EXEECISE of Fibrous Moots* Fig. 239. Fig. 240.
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