. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. 359 the fruit is matured. Runners may branch. New branches from the main perennial stem appear, of course, above the old ones, hence there is a tendency for the short stem to become more and more exposed above the ground Roots do not extend over a depth of 2 feet in the soil, and horizontally, scarcely beyond the area covered by the leaves. Practicallv all roots arc within the first foot of ,cif .slra\v!)crry (Frai;aria cliilnoiisis). A1j'A-c. iwu i)crfcct, ilowLTs; below two pistillate llowers.


. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. 359 the fruit is matured. Runners may branch. New branches from the main perennial stem appear, of course, above the old ones, hence there is a tendency for the short stem to become more and more exposed above the ground Roots do not extend over a depth of 2 feet in the soil, and horizontally, scarcely beyond the area covered by the leaves. Practicallv all roots arc within the first foot of ,cif .slra\v!)crry (Frai;aria cliilnoiisis). A1j'A-c. iwu i)crfcct, ilowLTs; below two pistillate llowers. ;—The leaves are alternate and arise in a tuft; the petioles are usually much longer than the leaf blades, which are divided into three leaflets (trifoliate); sheathing, mem- branous, adnate stipules which increase in size as the leaf grows, occur at the base of the petiole. Inflorescence and Flowers.—The white tlowers are in small racemes or corymbs on long, erect, leafless scai)es. 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 Robbins, Wilfred William, 1884-1952. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston


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