44 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE 



sec on a young plant? 4. Suppose the roots of a plant are cut 

 off, what happens to the plant? 5. What are the flowers, fruit, 

 and seed of a plant called? 0. Why are they so named? 

 7. When a young plant begins to grow, do all oi its parts grow 

 in the same direction? 8. Which part grows into the soil and 

 which towards the light? 9. What is the main root called? 

 1*0. What are its branches called? 11. What sort of roots have 

 turnips? 12. What do we call roots like the sweet potato? 

 13. What are the stems of trees called? 14. Tell in what dif- 

 ferent ways the stems of plants grow. 15. What purpose do 

 they serve? 16. In what ways are all leaves alike? 



PROBLEM 



Make a list of all the plants you know that have fleshy roots. 

 Make a list of all the plants you know that have fibrous roots. 



