. The natural history of the farm; a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature. Natural history. THE EDIBLE WILD ROOTS OP THE FARM 63 So, if we go out to examine the plants producing nature's root crops we wUl find them a mixed lot of solanums, legumes, aroids, etc., growing in all kinds of situations, wet and dry, in sun and in shade, and producing food reserves that have little in common either in character or in content. Study 7. Wild Root Crops of the Farm This study will consist in an examination of the edible and poisonous roots found growing wild on the fa
. The natural history of the farm; a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature. Natural history. THE EDIBLE WILD ROOTS OP THE FARM 63 So, if we go out to examine the plants producing nature's root crops we wUl find them a mixed lot of solanums, legumes, aroids, etc., growing in all kinds of situations, wet and dry, in sun and in shade, and producing food reserves that have little in common either in character or in content. Study 7. Wild Root Crops of the Farm This study will consist in an examination of the edible and poisonous roots found growing wild on the farm. Such exotics pig. 36. The root 1 . .,- , - ^ and the under- as parsmp, carrot and chicory, will be found ground -nuts" of growing as weeds in the field. The native ^ °^ ^^^"" ' root crops will have to be sought in the woods and thickets and in swampy places. The equipment needed will be a knife, a bag and a stout digging tool of some sort. The program of work will consist of a trip to selected places where the wild roots may be found in abtmdance, the examina- tion of them one by one as to all their parts, measuring of the roots, slicing of them, tasting of them, testing of them, etc., and recording their characters. The record will consist of: 1. A table prepared with headings as indicated on pages 64 and 65 and carefully filled out for about a dozen species. 2. Simple sectional diagrams representing the structure of (1) some wild tuber; (2) a scaly bulb; (3) a solid bulb or corm; (4) a fleshy rhizome and (5) a true fleshy 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 Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956. Ithaca, N. Y. , The Comstock Publishing Company
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