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BOTANY.
THE ORGANS OF GROWTH.
" Thus from the root
Springs lighter the green stalk, from thence the leaves
More airy; last the bright consummate flow'r
Spirits odorous breathes."—Milton.
Plants consist of roots, stems, branches, leaves,
and flowers.
The Moot is the plant's lower extremity, by which
it is fixed to the ground. Most roots terminate in
delicate fibres, called radicles or rootlets, which imbibe
nourishment for the plant from the soil.
All parts of the root (says Hugo Reid) have the
power of emitting rootlets; and hence the primary root
divides into many branches under ground in the same
manner as the stem in the air. The root is thus
enabled to draw more nutritious matter for the sup-
port of the plant, having more absorbing mouths or
spongioles, and the command of a greater extent of
soil. The depth to which many roots descend, and
the extent to which they spread, are surprising; the
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THE ORGANS OF GROWTH.
" Thus from the root
Springs lighter the green stalk, from thence the leaves
More airy; last the bright consummate flow'r
Spirits odorous breathes."—Milton.
Plants consist of roots, stems, branches, leaves,
and flowers.
The Moot is the plant's lower extremity, by which
it is fixed to the ground. Most roots terminate in
delicate fibres, called radicles or rootlets, which imbibe
nourishment for the plant from the soil.
All parts of the root (says Hugo Reid) have the
power of emitting rootlets; and hence the primary root
divides into many branches under ground in the same
manner as the stem in the air. The root is thus
enabled to draw more nutritious matter for the sup-
port of the plant, having more absorbing mouths or
spongioles, and the command of a greater extent of
soil. The depth to which many roots descend, and
the extent to which they spread, are surprising; the
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