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succession, I will give the list of the minor and constit- 

 uent parts, with their names as determined in Proserpina, 

 and reference to the pages where the reasons for such 

 determination are given, endeavouring to supply, at the 

 same time, any deficiencies which I find in the body of 

 the text. 



I. THE ROOT. 



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Origin of the word Root 27 



The offices of the root are threefold : namely, 



Tenure, Nourishment, and Animation 27-34 



The essential parts of a Root are two : the Limbs 



and Fibres 33 



I. THE LIMB is the gathered mass of fibres, or at 



least of fibrous substance, which extends itself 



in search of nourishment 32 



II. THE FIBRE is the organ by which the nourish- 



ment is received 32 



The inessential or accidental parts of roots, which 

 are attached to the roots of some plants, but 

 not to those of others, (and are, indeed, for the 

 most part absent,) are three : namely, Store- 

 Houses, Refuges, and Ruins 34 



III. STORE-HOUSES contain the food of the future 

 plant 34 



