. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames. Plants, Potted; Container gardening. POT-PLANTS IN ROOMS 3 form. It cannot absorb solid matter. It has nothing corre- sponding to the mouth and channels by which food is conveyed to the digestive apparatus in an animal, there to be prepared for distribution throughout the system. The food materials must be dissolved in water, so that they can be absorbed by the tips of the roots, from which they pass into the various cells through the cell walls until they reach. Fig. I.—Plant (left) recently moved from larger pot ; another (righ
. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames. Plants, Potted; Container gardening. POT-PLANTS IN ROOMS 3 form. It cannot absorb solid matter. It has nothing corre- sponding to the mouth and channels by which food is conveyed to the digestive apparatus in an animal, there to be prepared for distribution throughout the system. The food materials must be dissolved in water, so that they can be absorbed by the tips of the roots, from which they pass into the various cells through the cell walls until they reach. Fig. I.—Plant (left) recently moved from larger pot ; another (right) lifted from the ground ; and a third (centre) which has been grown in the same pot for some time. the leaves. There, under the influence of light, and with the addition of carbonic acid obtained from the air, they are transformed into sap, which is real plant food, the material of growth. Water is therefore essential, but the amount varies with the species and with the season. Some species—aquatics and subaquatics—can live in water; others, the majority, are killed if there is too much. Their roots cannot grow or continue in a healthy condition without air, and if the soil is sodden the interstices between its particles are filled with. 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 Davidson, Hugh Coleman, b. 1852. London, C. Lockwood
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