. The diseases of crops and their remedies : a handbook of economic biology for farmers and students. Plant diseases. LEGUMINOUS CROPS. 21 The twining stem of dodder is of a yellowish colour, containing (in the spring and summer) clusters of pinkish, funnel-shaped flowers, and is provided with suckers (Kg. 5 B) which are used for extracting nourishment from the host upon which it lives. The seeds of dodder have a rough surface, and are smaller than those of the clover plant. The seeds of both clover and dodder are of a brown colour, but the former have a smooth ®1 s Fig. 5.—Cloveb Do
. The diseases of crops and their remedies : a handbook of economic biology for farmers and students. Plant diseases. LEGUMINOUS CROPS. 21 The twining stem of dodder is of a yellowish colour, containing (in the spring and summer) clusters of pinkish, funnel-shaped flowers, and is provided with suckers (Kg. 5 B) which are used for extracting nourishment from the host upon which it lives. The seeds of dodder have a rough surface, and are smaller than those of the clover plant. The seeds of both clover and dodder are of a brown colour, but the former have a smooth ®1 s Fig. 5.—Cloveb Doddek {Ciiscuta trifolii). A. Dodder entwined round clover. B. Suckers. 0. Clusters oi dodder flowers. D. Seeds of dodder, x 2. When the dodder has settled upon the clover plants, it, at first, grows at about the same rate as the host; but after a time the increase of its branches and suckers far exceeds the growth of the clover. The suckers pierce through the cellular tissues to the central pith of the clover stems; and there the parasite is nourished at the expense of the host. "The dodder completely drains out the elaborated juices of the clover, and kills it by ;. 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 Griffiths, A. B. (Arthur Bower), 1859-. London : G. Bell
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