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appear like flende" threads or hairs, like the 

 roots of Grafs^ as at Cy fig. i. fingle at fig. 2. 

 and branchiiig at fig. i. 



Bulbous roots are of the five following forts, 

 I. Solid, Soliday as fig. 3, thefe are of a thick 

 flefhy folid fubftance, as the Tiirfjep^ repre- 

 fented at fig. 4. which is cut horizontally 

 through the middle. 2. Coated, Timicata, as 

 the Oniony fee fig. 5. which are compofed of 

 inany lamina, or coats, clofely furroundingeach 

 other, as is reprefented fig. 6. where it is cut 

 through the middle. 3. Scaled, Squainofa, as 

 the Lily^ fee fig. 7. thefe are compofed of 

 many flciliy fcales lying over each other. 4. 

 Double, Duplicatay as in fome Species of Or-- 

 chis, fee fig., 8. where there are two folid bulbs 

 joined 3 thefe are alfo called Tefticulated roots. 

 4. Clullered, Aggregata^ as the JVhite Saxi- 

 frage^ fee fig. 9. thefe are alfo called Granulous 

 roots, having fome appearance of grain. 



A tuberous root is one that is compofed of 

 many flefhy tubers, as the Garden Ranunculus ^ 

 which fwell more than the ftalk, fee fig. 10. 

 when thefe adhere clofely to the ftalk, tliey are 

 termed feffiUsy i. e. filing clofe ; or if they are 

 fufpended by threads, as the Peony, and He- 

 moracalis, they are called pendulous, fee fig. 11. 

 thefe are of different figures. 



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