baker] 



DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD ROOT 



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Fig. I . Blood root plant showing rhizome. 



Fig. 7. Two leaves from two buds on the same rhizome which measured 

 9 cm. and weighed 9 gm. 



Fig. 6. Outlines showing variations in the lobing of the leaves and also how 

 the leaf lobing varies with the weight and length of the rhizome, which in turn 

 depends on age 



A. weight of rhizome i gm, length 3 cm. 



B. weight of rhizome 2 gm. length 53^ cm. 



C. weight of rhizome 3 gm, length 4, 2 cm. 



D. weight of rhizome 2>/2 gm, length 6 cm. 



