The Root of the Alfalfa 



A very prominent characteristic of the alfalfa plant is that 

 it sends down a relatively gigantic root to really astonishing dis- 

 tances in search of water. This specimen is placed beside a twenty- 

 four inch ruler. Note the rugged character of the root, and also 

 the bends in it, which indicate where it was forced to 

 make its way around a. stone or some other obstacle. 



