THE ASCENDING AXIS 



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Fig. 341. Spotted Prince's Pine, entire plant: the stem is a "leaf-stem." 

 Fig. 342. Diclytra {D. cuculluria)^ whole plant; it has a "scale-stem." 



in growing, but often becomes oblique or horizontal. There- 

 fore we have, besides erect sterns^ stems p?'Ostrate^ procumbent^ 

 trailing, when running along flat on the ground, or over 

 bushes, as the Partridge-berry, White Wintergreen (Fig. 343) ; 

 and, also, stems decumbent., first arising and afterwards re- 

 dlining on the ground, as the Poor-man's-weather-glass (Fig, 

 344). 



225. There are, also, subtei'ranean stems, never arising 



224. What of the direction of the growth of stems ? Flow does the stem 

 of White Wintergreen grow ? How the stem of Anagallis ? - - . 



