28 Plants and their Ways in South Africa 



Asparagus, Carrots, many Pelargoniums, and others have 

 fleshy roots for storehouses. 



Fig. 33. — Corms with their "tunics." i, Antholyza 7'evoluta\ 2, Gladiolus alatus ; 

 3, Lapcyroiisia pappci ; 4, Babiana ; 5, Synnotia bicolor ; 6, Romnlca longifolia ; 

 7, Hypoxis ovata. 



Just as stems are found under ground, roots often grow 

 above ground. The Rubber Tree has its large root only partly 



Fig. 34. — White potato. 



Fig. 35. — The bracing 

 roots of Indian corn. 



buried. Roots borne above ground are not always for the 



