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it, nml so mnko props or lulditioTiiil tnmks. flrowinj? in this way, ihovo in no 

 limit to the extent of the hnmchrs, iiml n sin^'le iJimyaii will spreiid ovrrHevernl 

 aciis of ;.'riiunil tiiitl have hniKlriMJH of trunks idl niiitle from iirri.-il roots. 



S6. Aerial Rootlets, oi- stuli roots on n smnll smh', lire pro<l»ic«(l iiv srvenil woody 

 vines to clinil) l)y. Kn^jlish Ivy, our J'oison Ivy, and Tnunpett 'reaper aro 

 Wrll knoVNli cases of the >ol't. 



Nj. Air-PldiltS. Hoots whi( h iM'M'r reach I he ;,'ioMiid aic idso pi(»dnced hy j'ei'tuin 

 l»lanis wlio.M- seeds. loil«:cd upon the l)ou<,dis or trunks of trees, high up in tho 

 air. j^'row there, and make an 

 /,'/(//'/////', as it is called (from 

 two (Ireek words meaning' a 

 plant on a jdant ), or an Air- 

 /'hmf. The latter name ro- 

 tVis to the plant's ;,'ettinj.' its 

 li\in;,' alto^'ellier tVoiii the 

 :iir ; as it must, for it lias no 

 connection with the jltiouikI 

 at any lime. And it' these 

 plants can li\e on air, in this 

 wav, it is easv to understand 

 that common \e;,'et ahles Lfet 

 pai1 of what they li\-e on di 

 rcctly from the air. In warm 

 countries there are many \-er\- 

 hanilsomo and curious aii- 

 plants of tho Orchis family. 

 A iritat numher ar" culti- 

 vated in hotdionses, mertdy 

 fixed u[)()u pieces of wood 

 and liun;^' tip. They take no 

 nourishment from tho houfjlis of llie tiee they hajijten to <:vn\v upon. 



^8. Parasitic Plants are those wliich strike their roots, or what answer to root.s, 

 into the hark or wood of the species they ^mow on, and feed npon its sap. Tho 

 Mistletoe is a woody parasitic plant, whicli en<,'rafts itself when itAl/'/iViC^ frou) 

 the seed iipoii the branches of Uaks, Hickories, or oihvf^A'i'^r^]i '^At^ifA;^ 









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Aii-iilaiits lif tlp> Ori'lils faintly. 



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