. South African botany. Botany. 36 SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANY outside. A last noticeable feature of the section is a layer of cells between the endodermis and the vascular bundles, known as the Pericycle. It forms the outer- most tissue of the vascular cylinder, and new lateral roots take their origin in this tissue. 23. The Root of the Mealie.—A transverse section of. Pith-- lYood Basf-"'^. Pencyc/e Endodermli Cortex-'-' Epidtrmii -'" Fig. 21.—Mealie Root. a young mealie root (fig. 21) is very similar to that of the bean described in the preceding paragraph. The xylem bundles are more num
. South African botany. Botany. 36 SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANY outside. A last noticeable feature of the section is a layer of cells between the endodermis and the vascular bundles, known as the Pericycle. It forms the outer- most tissue of the vascular cylinder, and new lateral roots take their origin in this tissue. 23. The Root of the Mealie.—A transverse section of. Pith-- lYood Basf-"'^. Pencyc/e Endodermli Cortex-'-' Epidtrmii -'" Fig. 21.—Mealie Root. a young mealie root (fig. 21) is very similar to that of the bean described in the preceding paragraph. The xylem bundles are more numerous, however, varying from twelve to twenty, or more. No secondary thickening takes place in monocoty- ledonous roots. Secondary thickening occurs in most dicotyledonous 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 Storey, Francis W; Wright, K. London, New York, Longmans, Green
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