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list of climbers. In this case the stems are too v.eak to 

 stand alone, but h\ interlacing with one another they may 

 keep an npright position. There are stems, also, wliich 

 climb by twining about their support, as the liop vine and 



Tin. 51. A cluster uf tfiiiilax, showins: ttie tendrils w hicli enable it to climh, and also 

 the prickles. — After Keener. 



morning glory ; ctliors which jiut out tendrils to grasp the 

 support (see Figs. 51, 5"2), tis tlie grapevine and ^tar 

 cucund)er i tind still cithers which climb liy sending out 

 stickers to tict tis hohlfasts. as the woodbine (.^ee Figs. 53, 

 54). In all these cases there is an attempt to reach towards 



