. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. 106 OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTANY. Spiraea. If little tubers here and there are attached to the fibres, the root is tubercular, as in Squirrel-corn,. Fig. 888. Fibro-tuberous root of Peony. Fig. 839. Fibro-tuberous root of Spirffia filipundula. Fig. 840. Fibro-tuberous root ef Mourning Geranium. 223. All these fleshy forms, whether tuberous or fibro-tu- berous, are filled with starch, deposited there in store, for use in the future growth of the plant. Many other forms


. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. 106 OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTANY. Spiraea. If little tubers here and there are attached to the fibres, the root is tubercular, as in Squirrel-corn,. Fig. 888. Fibro-tuberous root of Peony. Fig. 839. Fibro-tuberous root of Spirffia filipundula. Fig. 840. Fibro-tuberous root ef Mourning Geranium. 223. All these fleshy forms, whether tuberous or fibro-tu- berous, are filled with starch, deposited there in store, for use in the future growth of the plant. Many other forms of roots are described in larger works. LESSON XXVIII. OP THE STEM OH ASCENDING AXIS. 224. The stem tending upward in its growth is often called the ascending axis. It does not in all cases continue to arise 233. Wliat purpose do fleshy roots serro ? Less. XXVIII. What is the subject of this lesson?. 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 Wood, Alphonso, 1810-1881. New York : A. A. Barnes


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