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. The Bulbous root consists of a flat plate or 
— off from its under surface a bundle of fibres, or | 
brous root (which is the true root), and supporting on i 
upper surface the bulb, which is a peculiar kind of bud. 
| The bulb is found in perennial plants, and is a reservoir | 
._ nutritious matter for the new plant (which is contained 
the centre of the bulb in the form of a bud), during the 
_ riod when vegetation is suspended, and before the roots 
able to draw sufficient nourishment for the development 
the bud. Indeed it is a sort of subterranean stem. 
: - seales are thicker and more fleshy the nearer they are to 
centre, where the bud is lodged. The bulb was den 
ed by Linneus, “ the winter quarters of the future pl 
105. The Wild Tulip (Tulipa sylvestris) throws 0 
its root a long stout fibre, at the extremity of whicl 
grows. This bulb or bud soon becomes an entire 
pendent plant, at a considerable distance from the pa 
At the base of the bulbs of the Snow-drop (Galanthe 
lis), or Lily, may be observed small bulbs, which 
become detached from the parent, and form 
plants. Bulbs often grow on the stem, as: t 
Lily, in which situation they ate termed bulbils. 
106. In Ranunculus bulbosus, the bulb - th 
son is formed above the old one——in He 
