. Foundations of botany. Botany; Botany. 154 FOUNDATIONS OF BOTANY serve to store and to distribute it), they allow oxygen and carbonic acid gas to escape, and, above all, tbey regu- late the evaporation of water from the plant. 164. Leaf of " India-Eubber ; ^ — Study with the micro- scope, as the lily leaf was studied, make the same set of sketches, note the differences in structure between the two leaves, and try to discover their meaning. How does the epidermis of the two leaves compare ? Which has the larger stomata 1 Which would better withstand great heat and long drought
. Foundations of botany. Botany; Botany. 154 FOUNDATIONS OF BOTANY serve to store and to distribute it), they allow oxygen and carbonic acid gas to escape, and, above all, tbey regu- late the evaporation of water from the plant. 164. Leaf of " India-Eubber ; ^ — Study with the micro- scope, as the lily leaf was studied, make the same set of sketches, note the differences in structure between the two leaves, and try to discover their meaning. How does the epidermis of the two leaves compare ? Which has the larger stomata 1 Which would better withstand great heat and long drought ? 165. Chlorophyll as found in the Leaf. — Slice off a little of the epidermis from some such soft, pulpy leaf as. Pig. 119. — Section througli Lower Epidermis of Leaf of Lidia-Eiibber Plant (i^cus elastica). (Magnified 330 diameters.) 0, opening of pit; p, pit leading to stoma; s, stoma, -with two guard-cells; w, water-storage cells of epidermis ; a, an air space; around and above tbe air spaces are cells of the spongy parenchyma.' that of the common field sorrel,^ live-for-ever, or spinach; scrape from the exposed portion a very little of the green pulp ; examine with the highest power attainable with your microscope, and sketch several cells. 1 Ficus elastica, a kind of fig tree. 2 Rumex 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 Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917; Eastwood, Alice, 1859-1953. Boston, Ginn & Co.
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