. The elements of structural botany with special reference to the study of Canadian plants [microform]. Botanique; Botany; Plant anatomy; Physiologie végétale; Plant physiology; Botanique. Fi|f. v)utside appearances iiiiclcrj,'i(iiuiil .•.l«iii is calliMl !i ,«/<,/ <fiH or , ami may .liiiKk-t always he distiii^'uislicd irum a tiiu- loot by llii- presRiK'f .if liiuls. Tii(! Solomon's Seal and Toothwort of (.'anadian woods, and till' Canada Tliistlo, are common iustanci-s of plants prodiiciiif,' llicst! stems. Fif;. l.'{7 shows a ili'zome. IT'li. Take now an . f)nion, a
. The elements of structural botany with special reference to the study of Canadian plants [microform]. Botanique; Botany; Plant anatomy; Physiologie végétale; Plant physiology; Botanique. Fi|f. v)utside appearances iiiiclcrj,'i(iiuiil .•.l«iii is calliMl !i ,«/<,/ <fiH or , ami may .liiiKk-t always he distiii^'uislicd irum a tiiu- loot by llii- presRiK'f .if liiuls. Tii(! Solomon's Seal and Toothwort of (.'anadian woods, and till' Canada Tliistlo, are common iustanci-s of plants prodiiciiif,' llicst! stems. Fif;. l.'{7 shows a ili'zome. IT'li. Take now an . f)nion, ami compare it with a Potato. You will not find any such rmer as are jtresented b\ the latter. Tlfe Onion is sm tli, and has no buds upon surface. From the nnder side there .sprinj,' roots, and this ciicMinstance will pro1)al)ly suggest thai the ()iii(in must be a stem of .-^ome sort. Out the Onion throutd' from top to liot- tom (Fig. l;{?^). It will then be seen to be made up of a number of coats. Strip ofl' one or two, and ob- .serve that wliilst they are somewhat tieshy whei" the Onion is broade-i, they liccoine thinner to wards th<! top. Tlie long, green tubes which jivoject from tiic top of the Onion during ils growth are, in fact, the prolongations of these coats. I'.ut the tubes are tin; leaves of the plant itself. Th(i mass of our (liiion, therefore, coii'.': Fijr. 137. —.\ rliizoiue. Fig. IjS.— . lion oi bulli iif the 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 Spotton, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1844-1933; MacSwain, John. Toronto : W. J. Gage
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