. A guide to the wild flowers [microform]. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. FIG. 52. FIG. 53. FIG, 54. The Scape is a Icallcss peduncle, or the llower-stalk of a plant that has no stem. The Root proper grows downward in the ground and bears nothing but rootlets and root-branches. Its principal function in life is to absorb the nourishment from the soil. Aerial Roots are produced in the ojien air and serve the plant by acting as holdfasts, or heljiing it lo climb. Parasites intermingle their roots with the roots or stems of other plants and drain from them their sustenance. Tho
. A guide to the wild flowers [microform]. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. FIG. 52. FIG. 53. FIG, 54. The Scape is a Icallcss peduncle, or the llower-stalk of a plant that has no stem. The Root proper grows downward in the ground and bears nothing but rootlets and root-branches. Its principal function in life is to absorb the nourishment from the soil. Aerial Roots are produced in the ojien air and serve the plant by acting as holdfasts, or heljiing it lo climb. Parasites intermingle their roots with the roots or stems of other plants and drain from them their sustenance. Thorns are modified branches. Their purpose is to guard the plant from animals that would strip it of its stem and bark. 4. 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 Lounsberry, Alice; Rowan, Ellis, 1858-1922. Toronto : W. Briggs
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