Roots 



not reached perhaps a quarter its proper size for want 

 of water, will be quite bitter; and the reason seems to be 

 that the salts, which would have been enough for a large 

 cabbage, are compressed into a very small one. Or, in 

 other words, the roots have not been able to find 

 enough water to dilute the food which they have 

 gathered, as well as to keep pace with the transpiration 

 of the leaves, and to allow of their proper growth. 



