. Botany, an elementary text for schools. Botany. KINDS OF STOEEHOUSES 33. 4j. A aiultiplier ouiou. 77. KINDS OF STOREHOUSES.—Short and much thick- ened or swollen parts of roots or steins are known as tubers. These may be stem tubers, as the potato, oi** root tubers, as the sweet po- tato (43). Most tubers are sub- terranean. 78. Many tubers are stem at the top and root in the remain- in^' jiart: these are called crown tubers, l)ecause the upper part ^, comes to the surface of the (([' ground, ov is a crown. Leaves and stems arise from the upper part. Beet, radish, parsnip, turnip, salsify, c
. Botany, an elementary text for schools. Botany. KINDS OF STOEEHOUSES 33. 4j. A aiultiplier ouiou. 77. KINDS OF STOREHOUSES.—Short and much thick- ened or swollen parts of roots or steins are known as tubers. These may be stem tubers, as the potato, oi** root tubers, as the sweet po- tato (43). Most tubers are sub- terranean. 78. Many tubers are stem at the top and root in the remain- in^' jiart: these are called crown tubers, l)ecause the upper part ^, comes to the surface of the (([' ground, ov is a crown. Leaves and stems arise from the upper part. Beet, radish, parsnip, turnip, salsify, carrot, dahlia roots, are examples. These tuhci-s air usually much longer than broad, luid generally taper downwards. Fig. 44. 79. A much thickened part wliich is comi)()sed of scales or ]»lates is a bulb. The bidb iiia\' ])e scaly, as in tin' lil\'; or it may l)e tuni- cated, — niaile up of plates or layers williin layers, as the oni(tn. 80. Small which are borne amongst the foliage oi' llowers are known as bulblets. Sncli ;ifc t lie " to]i onions," niiil llic Utile lilllKs wllicli llir tiger lily (Fig. oO) lieai's on its stem, linllis wliicji gi-ow around the main linll> or which an' fornii'd li\ lie- hreaking apart of the main Imlli, are known as bulbels. .Many Imlhons jilants pi-opagalc l>v nutans o|' Imlliels. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York Macmillan
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