LESSON 3.] GROWTH OF THE PLANT FROM THE SEED. 19 



produce additional stems, that is, branches. The branching plant 

 we will consider in the next Lesson. 



36. The subjoined figures (Fig. 47) give a view of some forms 

 of simple-stemmed vegetation. The figure in the foreground on 

 the left represents a Cycas (wrongly called in the conservatories 

 Sago Palm). Behind it is a Yucca (called Spanish Bayonet at the 

 South) and two Cocoanut Palm-trees. On the right is some Indian 

 Corn, and behind it a Banana, 



