Botany of the Southern states . ropagates itself in no par-ticular direction. The Tulip, Arum,Gladiolus, &c, afford examples. (3.) The tuber is an irregular fleshybody produced at the ends of the fiberssent out from the root. They consist inthe Potato, which is the best example ofthis variety, of buds imbedded in cellu-lar substance, consisting principally of starch, which is to be-come the food for the development of the buds. The buds arewhat are commonly called the eyes of the potato, and theyform that part of it which is used by the farmer for propagatingthis useful vegetable. (4.) The bul
Botany of the Southern states . ropagates itself in no par-ticular direction. The Tulip, Arum,Gladiolus, &c, afford examples. (3.) The tuber is an irregular fleshybody produced at the ends of the fiberssent out from the root. They consist inthe Potato, which is the best example ofthis variety, of buds imbedded in cellu-lar substance, consisting principally of starch, which is to be-come the food for the development of the buds. The buds arewhat are commonly called the eyes of the potato, and theyform that part of it which is used by the farmer for propagatingthis useful vegetable. (4.) The bulb is a leaf-bud inclosed in scales or concentric lay-ers, and is found either at the base or summitof the stem, or in the axils of the leaves; anddiffers in no respect from the buds hereafter tobe described, but in separating itself from theparent, and forming an independent Onion and Lily form examples of this va-riety. Fig. 37 gives an illustration of the tree-onion, as it is called, bears bulbs on. Cormus root.
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