[Chap. II 



THE PARTS OF PLANTS 



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TERMINAL BUD 



LEAF BLADE 

 AXILLARY BUD 

 PETIOLE 



ROOT HAIRS 

 ROOT CAP 



GROWING POINT 



Fig. 10. Some external and internal structures of plants. 



campus or in nearby gardens and conservatories for the purpose of learn- 

 ing to distinguish the parts of plants will be much more profitable than a 

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Roots, for example, are usually thought of as cylindrical, more or less 



