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gain^ of siiinll size, but among tlioiii aro ppveval flowering plant?. The 

 Indian I'ipe is common in woods, where its short stems push up m 



20. An Pi)ipliytic Orehitl \\it\\ inunoron? arri:il roitts ftT tlie 

 absori'tidU I'f rain and dew. — Schi.^U'EH.i 



little groups tlirougdi the leaf mold. The pale hue of its stem, leaves, 

 and flower remind one of tlie toadstools in comjiany with which it 

 grows. Tlie roots ai'e adapted to absorb organic matters in sohdiou 

 from vpgetablp nmld. 



60- Parasitic roots. — Part of the roots of the Yellow Oerardia are, 

 or may In-, transtormeil by tin- ili'Vidopnaud of suclo'i's near their 

 ti]is. by which they grow fast to the routs of olhc'r ]ilants and steal 

 nourishment (Fig. :jl)). At the same time the ( lerardia, possessing 



' A. F. ^V. Scliimper, " Pflanzen-rieographle," 1808. An account of 

 plants in the world-wide aspects of distribution and adaptatioti. 



